I always find it amusing when I have to pronounce loan words from Spanish the English way. For example chorizo /tʃɔːˈriːzəʊ/. Let’s have a look at some English words of foreign origin.

 

Japanese

Anime  /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/

Karaoke /ˌkær.iˈəʊ.ki/

Tsunami /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/

Latin

Et cetera /ɪt ˈset.ər.ə/

Carpe diem /ˌkɑː.peɪˈdiː.em/

In vitro  /ˌɪn ˈviː.trəʊ/

Spanish

Patio /ˈpæt.i.əʊ/

Paella /paɪˈel.ə/

Macho /ˈmætʃ.əʊ/

German

Diesel /ˈdiː.zəl/

Alzheimer /ˈælts.haɪ.məz/ 

Kindergarten /ˈkɪn.dəˌɡɑː.tən/ 

French

Déjà vu /ˌdeɪ.ʒɑː ˈvuː/

Restaurant /ˈres.tər.ɒnt/

Cliché /ˈkliː.ʃeɪ/

Italian

Graffiti /ɡrəˈfiː.ti/

Dolce vita /’dɒltʃeɪ vitə/

Ghetto /ˈɡet.əʊ/

 

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