English pronunciation
How to pronounce “tsunami”
Phonetic spelling
soo-NAH-mee
IPA /suˈnɑmi/
Syllable stress
soo·nah·mee
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t s u n a m i
“tsunami” is spelled T-S-U-N-A-M-I. It is pronounced soo-NAH-mee, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
The tsunami devastated the coastal town.
We watched a documentary about the 2004 tsunami.