Pronounce Kamala

[HelenWheels]

apparently it is like Comma, as in a sentence and La

however we pronounce comma differently in UK
i guess it should be pronounced as they do in America rather than we would in UK?

It’s like Pamela, with a K.

not pamela surely?
How to pronounce 'Kamala' - A lesson from her nieces - BBC News

I thought the kids made it sound like camel-la

Yes like Pamela but beginning with a K.

How Smithy would pronounce it.
😉😁😁.

From what I've seen at the DNC and every other news video over the last 4 years it's Carmel with a short A on the end.
You are right, the English ( and Australian, where I'm from) pronunciation of comma are very different to the American.

It’s not Pamela with a K but nor is it like comma with a UK accent (as we use a very different vowel sound in that word). In my non-rhotic accent the first syllable should rhyme with farm. The “ala” is pronounced like the last two syllables in Pamela though.

Comma-la. Would have never read Kamala like that. There's no O so how do you pronounce Kama as comma

I’m in the US (but British) and it sounds like the American version of comma. So when I say it to sound closest to how she says it I say ‘kah-ma-la’.

It’s not a short -a like in Pamela.

yes to UK people it is more like Kharma La

Yes, I heard it as Karma-La, at least from the way the nieces explained it.

It means 'horrible' in Finnish

Ah well, trump means fart here in the UK.

It's US accent Vs UK accent

'Comma' in US sounds like 'Calmer' in the UK.

I am going to say 'Calmer-la'

She says it is Karma and Law combined.

This.

once again MN posters believe UK=England and think we all have one accent and way to pronounce words

I’d pronounce it Kam-arla.

It’s Karma-La

It’s a brand of marshmallow in Australia.

once again?

No only that but accents vary so much in England, even if it were just England you couldn't br sure what production was being commented on.

I was wondering which American accent was being referred to as well.

But I doubt that different accents are making the name Kamala sound so different it's impossible to recognise.

differing british accents not really the question
it is difference between UK and US.
her name is only being mentioned on The News and the video is linked

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Love it!! Though funnily enoungh, i think this is the best description.

Kaa muh la

Pamela with a K

Pah muh la

And comma i pronounce

Caw muh

Scottish and rhotic