It is possible to be an inveterate traveler who visits hundreds of places, but constantly make mistakes in their names. Not everyone can show off excellent geographical knowledge, because there are many difficulties not only in terms of translation, but also in terms of pronunciation. We offer you to get acquainted with 10 geographical names, which all distort and cannot remember in any way because of their accented features.
Marmaris
Marmaris is a famous Turkish resort visited by thousands of tourists every year. However, not all tourists know how to pronounce its name correctly. Many people mistakenly emphasize the last vowel "and", drawing a parallel with "barberry". In fact, the stress should be at the beginning of the word. The correct option is Mármaris.
Florida
Florida is the name of an American state with Spanish roots, which means "blooming land" in Spanish . Americans put stress on the first syllable, and this is the correct option.
Rhodes
Rhodes is one of the largest Greek islands, a real pearl of the Mediterranean, under the protection of UNESCO. In this case, the stress is the same, it is placed on the first syllable ─ Ródos.
Bali
Bali is a world famous resort. Locals put stress on the first syllable in its name, while foreigners are used to calling it Bali.
Washington
Many foreigners pronounce the capital of the United States with an emphasis on the last syllable ─ Washington. However, in English, its name is pronounced with an emphasis on the first vowel, just like the surname of the first American president, George Washington.
Goa
It would seem, what can be difficult in a name of three letters? Many people stress the second vowel "a", although all dictionaries assure that it is correct to pronounce Goa.
Sidney
The correct name of one of the largest Australian cities is Sidney, and no Sydney , as foreigners are used to calling it.
Barbados
Barbados is a small island nation located in the east of the Caribbean Sea. Many people pronounce its name with an accent on the last syllable, which is a gross mistake. It is correct to say Barbados.
Sri Lanka
The name of the Asian country of Sri Lanka is constantly distorted. The common variant of stress on the first syllable does not coincide with the normative one, which sounds like Sri Lanka ′.
Rostock
The German city of Rostock is visited annually by millions of tourists from all over the world. Foreigners are used to calling him Rostock, but the correct version is with an emphasis on the first vowel "o".
