Very true Leila, very true. M-E-H-I-K-O. I forgot that one yet it's the most confusing.
But why M-E-SH-I-K-O ? I think Americans generally say: M-E-K-S-I-K-O On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:55 AM, Leila Sheikh <calabashtz88@yahoo.com> wrote:
Mexico- Mehiko
but the original way is Meshiko
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Date: Monday, October 28, 2013 12:45:09 AM GMT-0400
Subject: [Mabadiliko] General Pronunciation
Today I've decided to take a different angle to pronunciation. I want to
try something else - how to pronounce names of places, especially
countries.
Let's dispense with the introduction and get right into it. How do we
pronounce names of countries and States?
Chile ----- CH-I-L-E
Uruguay ----- U-R-U-G-U-A-I
Paraguay ---- P-A-R-A-G-U-A-I
Ecuador ----- E-K-W-A-D-O
Brazil ------ B-R-A-Z-I-L ( Locals say B-R-A-S-I-l)
Argentina ----- A-J-E-N-T-I-N-A ( locals say A-GH-E-N-T-I-N-A)
(GH is a sound somewhere between a G and an H sound, a very soft G)
Cuba ---- K-Y-U-B-A (locals say K-U-B-A)
San Juan --- S-A-N H-U-A-N
Let's now try States in North America
Quebec (in Canada) ---- K-E-B-E-K
Niagara ----- N-A-Y-A-G-R-A
Illinois ----- I-L-I-N-O-I
Iowa ----- A-Y-O-W-A
Arkansas ----- A-K-I-N-S-O
Kansas ----- K-A-N-S-A-S
Virginia ------ V-A-G-I-N-I-A
Maryland ------ M-E-R-I-L-A-ND
New Hampshire ------- N-Y-U-H-A-M-SH-A-Y-A
Other places
Leicester (UK) ----- L-E-SH-T-A
Grosvenor (UK) -------- G-R-O-V-E-N-A
Los Angeles ------- L-O-S A-NJ-E-L-E-S
Buenos Aires ------ B-U-E-N-O-S A-I-R-E-S
Paris ------ P-A-R-I-S
(Locals say P-A-R-I-S but the R comes from the throat, not tongue)
Geneva ------ J-E-N-E-V-A
That is enough for today. Your questions are welcome.
Courage,
Oduor Maurice wod Ugenya Ukwala
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