Monday, November 4, 2013

South American Countries: Pronunciation

This table shows you how to pronounce the names of each country in General American English. The symbols follow standard IPA usage, not obsolete KK (60+ year-old Northeastern US English):



Name
English
Pronunciation
Argentina
/ˌɑrʤənˈtinə/
Bolivia
/bəˈlɩviə/
Brazil
/brəˈzɩl/
Chile
/ˈʧɩli/
Colombia
/kəˈlʌmbiə/
Ecuador
/ˈɛkwəˌdɔr/
Guyana
/giˈjɑnə/
Paraguay
/ˈpærəˌgwaɩ/
Peru
/pəˈru/
Suriname
/ˈsʊriˌnɑm/
Uruguay
/ˈjʊrəˌgwaɩ/
Venezuela
/ˌvɛnəˈzweɩlə/

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