How to pronounce Names, said slowly
Names people often get wrong, each said at normal speed and slowly, with its stress, the common mistake, where it comes from and a source for every fact.
- VietnameseThị[tʰi˧˨ʔ]Not
thigh, but tee, low and clippedHow to say Thị → - EnglishStephen/ˈstiːvən/Not
STEF-en, but STEE-vuhnHow to say Stephen → - SpanishJorge/ˈxoɾ.xe/Not
George, but HOR-hehHow to say Jorge → - PortugueseJoão/ʒuˈɐ̃w̃/Not
JOE-ow, but zhoo-OW, through the noseHow to say João → - FrenchYves/iv/Not
eves, but EEVHow to say Yves → - PolishMichał/ˈmi.xaw/Not
MY-kul, but MEE-hawHow to say Michał → - FrenchJacques/ʒak/Not
JACK-ess, but ZHAHKHow to say Jacques → - Mandarin ChineseXi/ɕi³⁵/Not
zhee, but shee, risingHow to say Xi →
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