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British English Pronunciation
American English pronunciation
PROPER NAMES
Abebe Bikila /ǝ'bi:bi: bi:'ki:la:/ /a'bibi bi'kila/ an Ehthiopian marathon runner
Africa/'æf.rı.kǝ/ /'æf.rı.ka/ the continent that is to the south of the Mediterranean Sea, to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west of the Indian Ocean
Alana Smith /ǝ'lænǝ smıθ/ /ɑ'lænǝ smıθ/ an American skateboarder
Alton /'æltɒn/ /'ɔltǝn/ a city on the Mississippi River in Illinois, in the US
America /ǝ'mer.ı.kǝ/ /ǝ'mer.ı.kǝ/ (also the Americas): the fourth largest continent
Angelina Jolie /ænʤə'li:nǝ 'ʤǝʊli:/ /ænde'linə ,ʤoʊ'li/ an American actor
Antarctica (n) /,æn'tɑ:ktıka/ /,æn'tɑrktıkǝ/ a content in the Southern Hemisphere
Arabic /'ærǝbık/ /'ærǝbık/ the language of Arab people
Argentia /,ɑ:ʤǝn'ti:ǝ/ /ɑ:r'ʤǝntʃǝ/ a Canadian seaport in Newfoundland
Argentina/,a:ʤǝn'ti:nǝ/ /,a:rʤɛn'ti:nǝ/ a country in South America
Asia/'eıʤǝ/ /'eıʤa/ the continent that is to the east of Europe, the west of the Pacific Ocean, and the north of the Indian Ocean
Athens /'æθınz/ /'æθǝnz/ the capital of Greece
Australasia /,ɒstrǝ'leıʤǝ/ /,ɔ:strǝ'leıʤǝ/ the continent and islands to the east of the Indian Ocean, the west of the Pacific Ocean, and the south of Asia
Australia /ɒ'streıli:ǝ/ /ɔ'streıljǝ/ a large island country and continent in the south-west Pacific Ocean
Bangladesh /,bæŋglǝ'dɛʃ/ /'bæŋlǝ,dɛʃ/ a country in South Asia
Barcelona /bɑ:sı'lǝʊnǝ/ /bɑrsı'loʊna/ a famous city in Spain
Beyoncé /bı'jɒnseı/ /bı,jɔn'seı/ an American singer
Boston /'bɒstǝn/ /'bɑstǝn/ the capital and largest city in the US state of Massachusetts
Brad Pitt /'bræd pıt/ /'bræd pıt/ an American actor
Brasilia /brǝ'zıl yǝ/ /brɑzil yǝ/ the federal capital of Brazil
Brazil /brǝ'zıl/ /brǝ'zıl/ a country in South America
Brighton /braıtn/ /'braıtǝn/ a large coastal town in England
Brisbane /'brız beın/ /'brızbǝn/ a seaport in and the capital of Queensland, Australia
Cairo /'kaıroʊ/ /'kaıroʊ/ the capital of Egypt
California /,kælǝ'fɔniǝ/ /,kælǝ'fɔrnjǝ/ a state in the west of the US
Canada /'kænǝdǝ/ /'kænǝdǝ/ a large country in the northern half of North America
Caribbean /,kærı'bi:ǝn/ /kǝ'rıbiǝn/ from the region of the Caribbean Sea and its islands
Central Park /'sɛntrǝl pa:k/ /'sɛntrǝl park/ the large park in the middle of Manhattan in New York City
China /'tʃaınǝ/ /'tʃaınǝ/ a country in eastern Asia
Chris Hemsworth /krıs 'hɛmzwз:θ/ /krıs 'hɛmzwзrθ/ an Australian actor
Clonakilty /'kləʊnə'kılti/ /kloʊnǝ'kılti/ a town in County Cork, Ireland
Covent Garden /'kɒvǝnt 'gɑ:dn/ /'kɑvǝnt 'gɑrdǝn/ a fashionable area in central London, England
Daniel Radcliffe /'dænjǝl 'rædklıf/ /'dænjǝl 'rædklıf/ an English actor
Death Valley /dɛθ 'væli/ /dɛθ 'væli/ a desert in the US states of California and Nevada
Edinburgh /'ɛdınbrǝ/ /'ɛdənbəroʊ/ the capital city of Scotland
Edo Wonderland /ɛdǝʊ 'wʌndǝlænd/ /ɛdoʊ 'wʌndǝr,lænd/ a Japanese cultural theme park, in Nikko, Japan
Egypt /'i:ʤıpt/ /'i:ʤıpt/ a country in North Africa
Emma Watson /'ɛmǝ 'wɒtsǝn/ /'ɛmǝ 'wɑtsǝn/ an English actor
Eton College /'i:tn 'kɒlıʤ/ /'iton 'kalıʤ/ a public school for boys in Berkshire, England
Europe /'jʊǝrǝp/ /'jʊrǝp/ the continent that is to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, to the north of the Mediterranean, and to the west of Asia
France /'frɑ:ns/ /'fræns/ a country in Europe
Greece /gri:s/ /gris/ a country in Southeast Europe
Greenwich /'grenıtʃ/ /'grenıtʃ/ a town in South East London, England
Harrods /'hærǝdz/ /'hɛrǝdz/ a large, fashionable and expensive department store
Illinois /,ılı'nɔı/ /,ılǝ'nɔı/ a state in the US Midwest
India /'ındiǝ/ /'ındiǝ/ a country in southern Asia
Inge Sorensen /'ıngǝ 'sɒrǝnsɛn/ /'ıngǝ 'soʊrɛnsɛn/ a Danish swimmer who won a medal in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Ireland /'aıǝlǝnd/ /'aıǝrlǝnd/ a province of the United Kingdom occupying the north-east part of Ireland
Istanbul /'ıs tɑn,bʊl/ /'ıs tɑn,bul/ a port in northwestern Turkey
Italian /ı'tæliǝn/ /ı'tæliǝn/ (a person) from Italy
Italy /'ıtǝli/ /'ıtǝli/ a country in southern Europe
Jackson's Island /'ʤæksǝnz 'aılǝnd/ /'ʤæksǝnz 'aılǝnd/ a fictional island on the Mississippi River in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Jamaica /ʤǝ'meıkǝ/ /ʤǝ'meıkǝ/ a large island country in the Caribbean
Japan /ʤǝ'pæn/ /ʤǝ'pæn/ a country consisting of a group of islands in eastern Asia
Jennifer Lawrence /'ʤɛnəfər 'lɔrǝns/ /'ʤɛnəfər 'lɔrǝns/ an American actor
Johnny Depp /'dɒni ,dɛp/ /'dzɑni dɛp/ an American actor
Keanu Reeves /ki:'ɑ:nu: ri:vz/ /ki'ɑnu rivz/ an American actor
Kingston /'kıɳstǝn/ /'kıɳstǝn/ the capital of Jamaica
Lady Gaga /'leıdi 'gɑ:gɑ:/ /'leıdi gɑgɑ/ an American singer
Lionel Messi /'laıən(r) 'mɛsi/ /'laıənǝl 'mɛsi/ a famous Argentinian footballer
London /'lʌndǝn/ /lʌndǝn/ the capital of England
Marathon /'mǝrǝθǝn/ /'mɛrǝ,θɑn/ an historic town in Greece
Martin Odegaard /'ma:tın 'əʊdǝgɑ:d/ /'martǝn 'oʊdǝgɑrd/ a Norwegian footballer
Mawsynram /'mɔ:sınræm/ /'mɔsınræm/ a village in India; the wettest place on Earth
Mexico City /'meksıkǝʊ sıtı/ /'meksikoʊ sıtı/ the capital and largest city of Mexico
Miami /maı'æmi/ /maı'æmi/ a city in Florida, in the US
Mississippi /,mısə'sıpi/ /,mısı'sıpi/ a state in the south of the US
Morocco /mǝ'rɒkǝʊ/ /mǝ'rɑ:koʊ/ a country in North Africa
Nelson's Column /'nɛlsnz 'kɒlǝm/ /'nɛlsǝnz 'kɑlǝm/ a tall column with a statue of Lord Nelson in the middle of Trafalgar Square, London
New York /nju: 'jɔ:k/ /nu 'jɔrk/ a city in the US
Newfoundland /nju(:)'faʊndlǝnd/ /'nufǝndlǝnd/ an island in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newport /nju: 'jɔ:k/ /nu 'jɔrk/ a city in South Wales
Neymar /'neımar/ /'neımar/ a famous Brazilian footballer
Nikko /'ni:kǝʊ/ /'nikoʊ/ a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
North Pole /,nɔ:θ 'pǝʊl/ /,nɔ:rθ 'poʊl/ the point on the surface of the earth that is furthest north
Norway /'nɔ:weı/ /'nɔr,weı/ a country in northern Europe
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Notting Hill /'nɒtıɳ hıl/ /'natıɳ hıl/ an area of London, England, famous for the Notting Hill Festival
Olympics /ǝ'lımpıks/ /ǝ'lımpıks/ an international sports festival held every four years in a different country
Oxford /'ɒksfǝd/ /'ɑksfǝrd/ a historic university city in England
Paris /pærıs/ /'pɛrıs/ the capital of France
Park Hang-seo /pɑ:k hæŋ-'sɔ:/ /park hæŋ-'sɔ/ a South Korean football manager (manager of the Việt Nam nationalteam)
Persia /'pз:ʃǝ/ /'pзrʤǝ/ the old name for the country of Iran
Rafael Nadal /ræfaı'æl na'dɑ:l/ /ræfaı'æl na'dɑl/ a famous Spanish tennis player
Rio /'riǝʊ/ /'rioʊ/ short for Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil
Robert Downey Jr. /'rɒbǝt 'daʊnee 'ʤu:njǝ/ /'rɒbǝrt 'daʊni'ʤunjǝr/ an American actor
Robert Wadlow /'rɒbǝt 'wɒ,dlǝʊ/ /'rabǝrt 'wɒ,dloʊ/ the tallest man in history
Russian /'rʌʃn/ /'rʌʃn/ (a person) from Russia
Scotland /'skɒtlǝnd/ /'skɑtlǝnd/ a country in the northernmost part of the UK
Shanghai /ʃæɳ'haı/ /'ʃæɳ'haı/ a large city in China
South Africa /saʊθ 'æfrıkǝ/ /sauθ 'æfrǝkǝ/ the country at the southern tip of Africa
South Pole /,saʊθ 'pǝʊl/ /,saʊθ 'poʊl/ the point of the earth that is furthest south
Spain /speın/ /speın/ a country in south-western Europe
Spanish /'spænıʃ/ /'spænıʃ/ from or connected with Spain
Sydney /'sıdnı/ /'sıdnı/ a city in Australia
Taylor Swift /'teılǝ swıft/ /'teılǝr swıft/ an American singer
Texas /'tɛksǝs/ /'tɛksǝs/ a state in the US
the IMAX /ði 'aı,mæks/ /ði 'aı,mæks/ a cinema which allows you to watch films on very large screens
the Mississippi River /ðǝ ,mısǝ'sıpi 'rıvǝ/ /ðǝ,mısı'sıpi 'rıvǝr/ the second-longest river in the US
the Philippines /ðə 'fılı,pi:nz/ /ðǝ 'fılǝ,pinz/ a country consisting of a group of islands in South East Asia
The Savoy /ðǝ sə'vɔı/ /ðǝ sə'vɔı/ a very comfortable and expensive hotel in London, England
The Shard /ðǝ ʃɑ:d/ /ðǝ ʃɑrd/ a skyscraper and the tallest building in the UK
the UK /ðǝ ,ju:'keı/ /ðǝ ,ju:'keı/ a country off the north-western coast of mainland Europe consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
the USA /ðǝ ,ju: es 'eı/ /ðǝ ,ju: es 'eı/ a large country in North America consisting of 50 states and the District of Columbia
the West End /ðǝ wɛst ɛnd/ /ðǝ wɛst ɛnd/ the theatre district of London
Tokyo /'tǝʊkiǝʊ/ /'toʊki,oʊ/ the capital of Japan
Tokyo Disneyland /'tǝʊkiǝʊ 'dızni:,lænd/ /'toʊki,oʊ 'dızni, lænd/ the first Disney amusement park to be built outside the US, in Japan
Tom Schaar /'tɒm ʃa:/ /'tɒm ʃar/ an American professional skateboarder
Turkey /'tз:ki/ /'tз:rki/ a country in western Asia and south- eastern Europe
Usain Bolt /u:'seın bǝʊlt/ /u:'seın boʊlt/ a famous Jamaican sprinter (fast runner)
Wales /weılz/ /weılz/ a country in the west of the United Kingdom
Washington /'wɒʃıɳtǝn/ /'wɒʃiɳtǝn/ a state in the US
Witney /'wıtni:/ /'wıtni/ a historic market town near to Oxford, England
Yiruma /ji'rumæ/ /ji:'ru:ma:/ a South Korean pianist and composer
York /jɔ:k/ /jɔrk/ a city in the UK
