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Short Pronunciation List as of May 9, 2008
 
  The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
- Indicates Audio File

Name Origin Pronunciation

ABBAS, MAHMOUD Palestinian mah-MOOD   ah-BAH-SS Indicates mp3 audio file

AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD Iran mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD Indicates mp3 audio file

AHMED, HIRO IBRAHIM Iraq HEE-roh ee-brah-HEEM AHH-mehd Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-HAWTHI, ABDEL MALEK Yemen AB-dehl MAL-ehl al hah-OO-thee Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMAL Iraq NOOR-ee kah-MAHL al MAL-ih-kee Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-MASRI, ABU AYYUB Egypt AH-boo ah-YOOB al MAHSS-ree Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-MUHAJER, ABU HAMZA Iraq AH-boo HAHM-zah al moo-HAH-jeer Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-SADR, MOQTADA Iraq MUHK-tah-dah ah SAH-drr Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-ZARQAWI, ABU MUSAB Jordan AH-boo MOO-sahb al zahr-KAW-wee Indicates mp3 audio file

AL-ZAWAHIRI, AYMAN Egypt EYE-mahn al zah-WAH-ree Indicates mp3 audio file

BAN KI-MOON South Korea BAHN GHEE-MOON Indicates mp3 audio file

COWEN, BRIAN Ireland BR-EYE-ahn COW-wehn Indicates mp3 audio file

DALAI LAMA Tibet dahl-eye  LAH-mah Indicates mp3 audio file

DAVUTOGLU, AHMET Turkey AH-meht dah-voo-TOH-loo Indicates mp3 audio file

KARZAI, HAMID Afghanistan haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE Indicates mp3 audio file

LUKASHENKO, ALEXANDER Russia ahl-ehk-SAHN-derr   loo-kah-SHEHN-kaw Indicates mp3 audio file

MEDVEDEV, DMITRIY Russia d-MEE-tree mehd-V(y)EHD-yehf Indicates mp3 audio file

MEHSUD, BAITULLAH Pakistan by-too-LAH meh-SOOD Indicates mp3 audio file

MESHAAL, KHALED Palestinian KHAH-lehd MEH-shall Indicates mp3 audio file

MUGABE, ROBERT Zimbabwe RAH-behrt  moo-GAH-beh Indicates mp3 audio file

MUSHARRAF, PERVEZ Pakistan perr-VAYSS   moo-SHUHR-RUHF Indicates mp3 audio file

MYANMAR Burma MEE-ahn-mahr Indicates mp3 audio file
  Notes: Myanmar is another name for Burma.

NASRALLAH, HASSAN (SHEIK) Lebanon SHAKE   HAH-sahn  nahs-RAH-lah Indicates mp3 audio file

OKAH, HENRY Nigeria HEHN-ree OH-kah Indicates mp3 audio file

PIERRE, ERIC Haiti eh-REEK pee-AIR Indicates mp3 audio file

ROGGE, JACQUES Belgium ZHAHK ROH-guh Indicates mp3 audio file

SALEH, AMRULLAH Afghanistan ahm-roo-LAH sah-LEH Indicates mp3 audio file

STUBB, ALEXANDER Finland ah-lehk-SAND-err STOOB Indicates mp3 audio file

TAKSIM SQUARE Turkey TAHK-sihm Indicates mp3 audio file
  Notes: place in Istanbul

TALABANI, JALAL Iraq jah-LAHL   tah-lah-BAH-nee Indicates mp3 audio file

TALEBAN Afghanistan tah-lee-BAHN Indicates mp3 audio file

TKESHELASHVILI, EKA Georgia EH-kah tKEHSH-eh-lahsh-VEE-lee Indicates mp3 audio file

TSVANGIRAI, MORGAN Zimbabwe MOHR-gehn   CHAHN-gih-R-EYE Indicates mp3 audio file
  Notes: This pronunciation comes from a recording of Mr. Tsvangirai saying his own name.

WILDERS, GEERT Netherlands HAIR-T WIHL-dehrs Indicates mp3 audio file

YATIM, RAIS Malaysia rah-IHSS yah-TIHM Indicates mp3 audio file

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