With this collection, you will not be confused when mispronouncing the name of the place you are traveling.

When traveling, many of you have problems with incorrect pronunciation of place names there. This makes visitors feel confused because each tourist destination has its own name and not everyone pronounce correctly in the local language in that country.

However, with this collection of pronunciation pictures with Thrillophilia - you will be completely confident. If visiting a land and pronouncing the name of that place, you will surely receive many sympathies from the local people.

Here are the places we often pronounce wrong:

The image on the left is the wrong pronunciation and on the right is the correct pronunciation of place names!

Bangkok, Thailand

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Bangkok pronounces "Bang-kok" (left picture) wrong, actually the right reading is "Bahng-Gawk" (right picture).Bangkok is the Thai capital.Thai people do not call Bangkok Bangkok, but Krungthep.

Phuket, Thailand

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Many people who visit this largest island in Southeast Asia with an area of ​​nearly 600 km2 often misread "Foo-kit" or "Fuh-ket" (left picture), but the correct reading must be "Poo-get" (right picture).

Beijing, China

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Beijing's capital is often misread as "Bay-zhhhing" (left picture) while the correct name is "Bey-Jing" (right picture).
Beijing has a history of more than 3,000 years, of which more than 1,000 years is the capital of the feudal dynasty.

Melbourne, Australia

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People often read Melbourne as "Mel-Born" (left picture). But actually the correct reading is "Melb'n" (right picture).
Melbourne was once voted by The Economist as the "World's Most Liveable City" based on criteria such as culture, weather, cost of living and social conditions in 2002 and 2004.

Brisbane, Australia

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Known as the "new world city" , Brisbane is known as the youngest, most dynamic, friendly and fastest-growing city in Australia. Pronounced the name of this city "Bris'bn" (right picture), not "Bris-Bayne" (left picture).

Reykjavik, Iceland

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Iceland's capital is often mispronounced as "Rake-ja-vik" (left), but the correct reading is "Rey-kya-vik" (right picture). Reykjavik also has a unique museum - Phallological - the only place to collect and display the 'precious' samples of all mammals found.

Dubai, the United Arab Emirates

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Did you know, Dubai owns the tallest building in the world Burj Khalifa with 163 floors and can see 95km away but often mispronounced as 'Doo-Bye' (left picture). The standard reading must be 'Du-Bay' (right picture).

Budapest, Hungary

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Many tourists often call Hungary's capital Budapest 'Boo-da-pest ' (left picture) but the reality must be 'Boo-da-pesht' (right picture). Budapest is always considered the "champion" city in the world in terms of the number of mineral water baths with temperatures from 21 to 78 degrees C.

Yosemite National Park, USA

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Yosemite has recently been named for the latest operating system OS X 10.10 Yosemite for MAC users worldwide. But people often mistakenly pronounce Yosimite as "Yo-se-mi-nee" or "Yo-se-might" (left), the standard reading should be "Yoh-sem-it-ee" (right picture) .

Iraq

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Many people often confuse, pronouncing Iraqi as "Eye-rack" but they must read "ee-Rock" correctly.Although often threatened by extremist Islamist groups, Iraq has a magnificent beauty with two rivers of the Tigris and Euphrates - where the Mesopotamian civilization originated.

Pakistan

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Pakistan owns many peaks with elevations above 7,000m, attracting adventurers and climbers from all over the world. The correct pronunciation of Pakistani words is "Pah-kee-stahn" (right picture), not "Pak-uh-stan" or "Pak-ee-stan" (left picture).

Colombia

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Located in South America, Columbia is famous for its high desert and mountain terrain, suitable for those who love adventure and adventure. However, many people confuse, read Colombia as "Co-bee-a" (left), but the correct reading must be "Co-lohm-bee-a" (right picture).

Montreal, Canada

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Many tourists often mistakenly read Montreal as "Mon-tree-all" (left), but in fact, they must read "Mun-tree-all" (right picture).Montreal is also known as the 2 cities in the 1-by-nineteenth-century tunnel system, which is located on the street with more than 250,000 users every day.

Qatar

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As a country in the Middle East, Qatar is known as the richest and "coolest" country in the world when Qatar citizens have never had a headache to earn a living "for money". However, most tourists often pronounce Qatar as 'Kah-Tar' (left picture) while the standard pronunciation must be 'Kuh-Ter' (right picture).

The River Thames, England

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Many people often confuse and read the name of the River Thames as "Thayms" (left picture) but the reading of "Tems" (right picture) is really accurate.Did you know, there are 21 different rivers in London and all of them are big flows into the Thames?

Versailles, France

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Built from the Renaissance. Versailles is one of the 5 most beautiful and largest castles in the world with 700 rooms, 67 stairs, 6,000 paintings, 5,000 interior decorations and 2,100 statues . Many Versailles readers are "Ver-saylz" (left picture), the correct reading is "Ver-sye" (right picture).

Worcestershire, England

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Worcestershire city - home to Baldelli Poppy flower field - symbolizes hope and eternal life is often misread as "Wor-chester-shyr" (left picture). But the correct reading must be "Wusta-sheer" (right picture).

Helena, USA

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Helena is the capital of Montana, USA with huge natural resources and a majestic landscape that reads correctly "Hell-en-a" (right picture) rather than "Hel-ay-na" (figure left).

La Jolla, USA

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Coming to La Jolla, visitors have the opportunity to have fun and swim with Mako sharks - the fastest shark in the ocean. But please pronounce La Jolla as "La Hoy-a" (right picture) instead of "La Jol-la" (left picture)!

Kissimmee, USA

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Kissimmee - Kissimmee is a place with many theme parks for families such as Walt Disney World Theme Park, Universal Film Studio and SeaWorld . Many visitors confuse Kissimmee pronunciation "Kiss -a-mee " (left picture) without knowing, the correct reading must be " Ka-sim-mee " (right picture).