04 February 2008

from Niu y ooc to Phi lip pin

There's a wonderful, big, pacific-centered map in my room with countries like Papua New Guinea and Vietnam dead center and all the words in Vietnamese. I look it over while I brush my teeth and try not to gag on my toothpaste while I figure out the phonetically-spelled names. It's kind of like the game "Mad Gab" if that means anything to you. So I thought I'd share a few with you... If anyone posts a comment with them all correct, I'll send you something. Really. :-)

(pronunciation hint: â - "uh," d & r - "z," x - "s," ô - "oh," o - "aw," and ơ - "uoh".. or something)

US cities:
Xin xin nơ ti
Oa sinh tôn
Bo xtân
Niu y ooc
Giăc xân
Niu o liên
Hơ xtân
Lôt an giơ let
Pooc lân
Xi a tơn
Fac gô
Mi ni ơ pô lit
Si ca gô
Uyn stân xa lem
Bât tơ
Fi la đen fi a

World countries:
Phi lip pin
Ô xtrây li a
Mi an ma
Ka dắc xtan
Mô dăm bích
Ca mơ run
Cốt di voa
Hôn đu rat
Ác hen ti na
Ê cu a đo
Vê nê duy ê la
Mông cổ
Tác dích ki xtan
Dam bi a
Ma rốc
Ai len

2 comments:

  1. Anna...here is my guess. I'm still missing two, but I'll get back to them :).

    US cities:
    Xin xin nơ ti - Cincinnati
    Oa sinh tôn - Washington
    Bo xtân - Boston
    Niu y ooc - New York
    Giăc xân - Charleston
    Niu o liên - New Orleans
    Hơ xtân - Houstan
    Lôt an giơ let - Los Angeles
    Pooc lân - Portland
    Xi a tơn - Seattle
    Fac gô - Fargo
    Mi ni ơ pô lit - Minneapolis
    Si ca gô - Chicago
    Uyn stân xa lem -
    Bât tơ -
    Fi la đen fi a - Philaelphia

    World countries:
    Phi lip pin - Phillipines
    Ô xtrây li a - Austraila
    Mi an ma - Myanmar
    Ka dắc xtan - Kazakstahn
    Mô dăm bích - Mozambick
    Ca mơ run - Camaroon
    Cốt di voa - Kosivo
    Hôn đu rat - Honduras
    Ác hen ti na - Argentia
    Ê cu a đo - Ecuador
    Vê nê duy ê la - Venezuela
    Mông cổ - Monaco
    Tác dích ki xtan - Tazhikistan
    Dam bi a - Zambia
    Ma rốc - Marocca
    Ai len - Ireland

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  2. Excellent on most, but a few aren't right...

    Giăc xân - NOT Charleston
    Cốt di voa - NOT Kosivo
    Mông cổ - NOT Monaco

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