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How to speak Uber Uber is a well-known carpooling company, but how we should pronounce the "U" in the word? [ju:] or [u] ?
Jul 12, 2015 7:39 AM
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oo, as in pool.
July 12, 2015
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It's with the [u:] sound. The word "uber" has been in use for years as slang, and it's taken from the German word "über". No "yu" sound in any case.
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, French
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