The word "Jamaeca" is spelled with the J sound, as in "jump," followed by the long A sound, as in "day," and then the M sound, as in "mango." The second syllable begins with the long A sound again, followed by the E sound, as in "bed," and then the K sound, as in "kite." The final syllable starts with the short E sound, as in "bet," and ends with the A sound again. In phonetic transcription, this word would be written as /dʒəˈmeɪkə/.