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
04 February 2008
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Anna...here is my guess. I'm still missing two, but I'll get back to them :).
ReplyDeleteUS 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
Excellent on most, but a few aren't right...
ReplyDeleteGiăc xân - NOT Charleston
Cốt di voa - NOT Kosivo
Mông cổ - NOT Monaco