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by noja 2555 days ago
Is the American pronunciation of "communal" correct there? https://forvo.com/search/communal/en_usa/
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No, this is wrong. It sounds like it's being mispronounced by a native German speaker. There is no hard initial vowel sound; the first syllable is not emphasized like that. There are three syllables in the word: com-mun-al and it's pronounced "kəˈmyo͞on(ə)l,ˈkämyənəl/" so the stress is on the second, not the first syllable.
She does put the stress on the second syllable.
No, it doesn't even sound like an American.. while the two downvoted ones do sound "correct".
Nope, the other one is right: https://forvo.com/search/communal/en_other/
Not in my experience.