Interesting City Names That Are Hard To Pronounce

EaseMyTrip May 23, 2022

Travelling is always a fun and cherished pastime for many. There are many beautiful places across the globe that are open for tourist but can get hard to pronounce as it is native to a particular language. Here is a list of 8 places across the globe that are extremely fascinating to visit but will take you a little while and effort to pronounce but it is definitely worth visiting. Happy Exploring.

  • Ptuj – Slovenia

Ptuj is a small Slovenian town that is considered as the oldest city in Europe.   The 4-letter word city looks easy to pronounce but most of the people get it wrong. The correct pronunciation is P – TOO -EE.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Oaxaca is correctly pronounced as Wa-hah-kah. This vibrant and colourful state is located in the southwestern part of Mexico

Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Greenland

This interesting town located on the coast of the Labrador Sea of Greenland is correctly pronounced as - Keck-er-tar-wahs-see-aaht.

  • Milngavie, Scotland

Located close to Glasgow city, the  town of Milngavive is correctly pronounced as – mill- guy. This place is also the starting point of Scotlands furst long distance walking route which is called the west Highland Way.

  • Xi’an, China

A history lovers paradise, Xi’an is correctly pronounced as – shee-ahn. The place has a lot of interesting history and culture and is said to the home ground of the Chinese civilization.

  • Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Located on the isle of Anglesey, this quaint Welsh town is known all over the world because of its long, difficult, and unpronounceable name. It is said that in the 1880s a tailor wanted to make his village famous so he decided to implement the name. However, since it is very difficult to pronounce, the locals have shortened it to Llanfair PG.

  • Wytrzyszczka, Poland

Pronounced as vit-shisht-ka, this village is located in the southern Poland. On your visit here, you can see Tropsztyn castle looking over the Dunajec river.

So how many were you able to pronounce? We hope that through this article it is now easier for you to pronounce these city names. So the next time you visit these places you don’t need to ask the locals how to pronounce the name you could be the first and teach others with you the correct pronunciation. To get the best deals on your flight tickets, log on to EaseMyTrip and grab the best deals.

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