Saturday 29 March 2014

Everyday I hear how difficult English is to pronounce so  here are a few words from other languages, just to give you food for thought, eyes down and try these:)

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch, which is a place name from Wales, of which they are justly very proud.

Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, yes it is as easy as it looks! This is the name of a lake in Massachusetts. Maybe easier to say after wetting your whistle!

Muckanaghederdauhaulia is a town name in Ireland. Literally the ‘pig-shaped hill between two seas’.



TAUMATA­WHAKA­TANGI­HANGA­KOAUAU­O­TAMATEA­TURIPUKAKA­PIKI­MAUNGA­HORO­NUK from New Zealand. An easy to roll of the tongue Maori name, and for those who must know it means: the summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one. 
Nice.

After such tongue twisting honorificabilitudnitatibus it's time for breakfast.
              


            





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