How to pronounce "melakukan" in English
me·la·ku·kan
Hear native speakers say melakukan in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “melakukan”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
me
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
la
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ku
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
kan
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "melakukan" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "melakukan is" sounds like "melakukan-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "melakukan" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“suka dan duka ketika melakukan perjalananku sendirian.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“And if you want to make it into a sentence, that pretty much will be like, Saya akan melakukan APA untuk siapa Dan tejwani APA?”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
Practice Speaking “melakukan”
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suka dan duka ketika melakukan perjalananku sendirian.
Hear it in context: “melakukan”
2 clipsThe English word “melakukan”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (me · la · ku · kan). SayItVid indexes 2 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “melakukan” in natural connected speech across American (US: 2 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @4:40
“jalan keluar dan mengeksplore dan belajar ketika melakukannya. suka dan duka ketika melakukan perjalananku sendirian. titik tertinggi di hidupku adalah ketika aku berada di atas panggung.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @9:49
“for whom, and for what impact you want to make in this world. And if you want to make it into a sentence, that pretty much will be like, Saya akan melakukan APA untuk siapa Dan tejwani APA? Saya akan melakukan APA untuk siapa Dan tejwani APA?”
Pronounce: “melakukan”
- Syllables:
- me · la · ku · kan
- Hear it in context
- melakukan
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"melakukan" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "melakukan" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about melakukan
How many syllables are in “melakukan”?
“melakukan” has 4 syllables: me · la · ku · kan.
How can I hear “melakukan” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “melakukan”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).