The correct original Hawaiian pronunciation has a long OO sound ("ooh-kooh-lay-lay"), but the common American pronunciation is a long U ("you-kooh-lay-lee").
Ukulele
From the string
It varies depending on the type of ukulele. The Tenor has a wider range than a concert or a soprano.
Because you blow with one and you strum the strings on the other. The reverberations of the metal makes the sound in the horn while it is the wood resonating to the strings that makes the sound for the ukulele.
· Ukulele · Uilleann Pipes (bagpipes)
The sound of a ukulele. Ululate.
The first U has a long U (long YOO) sound, as appears from certain spellings including cute, fuel, feud, huge, human, mule, mute, few, and view. Also in some words that start with a U, such as unit, use, uniform, and ukulele. This is a long OO with a Y-consonant sound in front, as in the word you.The second U is normally a schwa, however, if stressed it has the same (yoo) sound.
No, the word "flute" does not have a long u sound. It is pronounced with a long "u" sound followed by a "t" sound.
Ukulele
It has a long "u" sound.
An object that begins with a 'yoo' sound is a ukulele.
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
· Ukulele · Uilleann Pipes (bagpipes)
Yes, the word "universe" starts with a long U sound.
No, unicorn does not start with a short U sound. It starts with a long U sound.
The YOO sound in "use" is a long U (long OO) sound. It sounds like (yooz).