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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").
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What caused the Ukulele to make sound?
From the string
What instrument begins with u?
Ukulele
What is the ukulele's sound range?
It varies depending on the type of ukulele. The Tenor has a wider range than a concert or a soprano.
Why doesn't a trumpet sound like an ukulele?
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.
Does it matter if you have a hole when making an ukulele?
That depends on the type of instrument you are talking about. An electric ukulele used pickups and no sound hole is required. However, an acoustic ukulele is going to need to have holes to provide volume by allowing the sound to project out of the instrument.
What words have to do with sound and start with the letter u?
The sound of a ukulele. Ululate.
What kind of vowel sound does the U have in accumulate?
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.
What musical instrument start with U?
Ukulele
Object that begin with you sound?
An object that begins with a 'yoo' sound is a ukulele.
Musical instruments starting with the letter U?
· Ukulele · Uilleann Pipes (bagpipes)
Does flute have a long u 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.
Does huge have a short u sound or a long u sound?
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.
Is universe a long U sound?
Yes, the word "universe" starts with a long U sound.
does tulip have a long u sound?
Yes, the word "tulip" has a long 'u' sound, as in "too- lip."
Does scoop have a long U sound?
No, "scoop" does not have a long U sound. The word "scoop" has a /u/ sound, which is a short vowel sound.
Does PURE have a long U vowel sound?
No, the word "pure" does not have a long U vowel sound. It has a short U sound, as in "puh-yoor."
Does tulip have a long or short vowel sound?
The U is a long U (long OO) sound as in too. But the I has a short I sound.
