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
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Don’t say: see-oohl
Say: soul
Phuket
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Don’t say: foo-ket (and don’t get that muddled up with the profanity either)
Say: POO-ket
Beijing
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Don’t say: bay-zhinngg
Say: bey-JING
Colombia
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Don’t say: co-LUM-bee-uh
Say: co-LOHM-bee-uh
Dubai
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Don’t say: du-BYE
Say: du-BAY
Iraq
Don’t say: EYE-RACK
Say: EE-ROCK
Qatar
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Don’t say: kuh-TAR
Say: CUT-TER
Greenwich, London
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Don’t say: green-witch
Say: grEN-ITCH
Oaxaca
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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
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Don’t say: RYE-kah-vik
Say: RAY-kah-vik
Budapest
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Don’t say: boo-duh-pest
Say: boo-duh-PESHT
Worcester, England
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Don’t say: were-chester
Say: WOOS-ter
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Don’t say: edin-BOROUGH
Say: edin-BUR
Melbourne, Australia
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Don’t say: mel-BORN
Say: melb’n