15 Countries and Cities You've Been Mispronouncing Your Entire Life
Let’s face it, we’ve all mispronounced something in our lives. It’s only human after all, but when you’re in the company of friends it can be a tad embarrassing if you pronounce Gren-ITCH as Green-WITCH. To avoid any future blunders, here’s a handy list of 15 countries and cities you’ve probably been mispronouncing your entire life.
Seoul
Don’t say: see-oohl
Say: soul
Phuket
Don’t say: foo-ket (and don’t get that muddled up with the profanity either)
Say: POO-ket
Beijing
Don’t say: bay-zhinngg
Say: bey-JING
Colombia
Don’t say: co-LUM-bee-uh
Say: co-LOHM-bee-uh
Dubai
Don’t say: du-BYE
Say: du-BAY
Iraq
Don’t say: EYE-RACK
Say: EE-ROCK
Qatar
Don’t say: kuh-TAR
Say: CUT-TER
Greenwich, London
Don’t say: green-witch
Say: grEN-ITCH
Oaxaca
Don’t say: walks-ah-kuh
Say: WUH-HAWK-UH (we were a little confused too)
Antigua
Don’t say: an-TEE-gwah
Say: an-TEE-GUH
Reykjavik
Don’t say: RYE-kah-vik
Say: RAY-kah-vik
Budapest
Don’t say: boo-duh-pest
Say: boo-duh-PESHT
Worcester, England
Don’t say: were-chester
Say: WOOS-ter
Edinburgh, Scotland
Don’t say: edin-BOROUGH
Say: edin-BUR
Melbourne, Australia
Don’t say: mel-BORN
Say: melb’n
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