Since this is my world of words, it's fair to say I have quite a few favorite words. So I sat down and made a list of the first 34 words that came to my mind. And today I want to share this list with you, guys. It only contains words I love the sound of, and not the meaning of.
In the case of definitions, I would go with the all-time favorite Greek word "Λαθραναγνώστης", which is pronounced "lathranagnostis". A quick google translation gives you these two answers: poacher and illegal reader. Make of it whatever you will. In reality, lathranagnostis is a person who reads a text that, let's just say, does not belong to them. For instance, when the person sitting next to me in the metro reads a book, and I glance at their pages pretending I'm not, I'm a lathranagnostis. Of course that would only happen B.C. (Before Coronavirus), as I tend to avoid public transport nowadays (and people altogether, but that's a story for another time).
But since this post is about pronunciations, back to my list. Here, you will only find the words I find fun to say, and therefore I will not mention the meaning of these words, but I'd rather (try and) label how to pronounce them.
Disclaimer: Some of these words I have only heard other people say. I do not claim to speak all languages mentioned below.
So without further ado, this is the list I came up with:
canoodle /kəˈnuːd(ə)l/
bubble /ˈbʌb(ə)l/
murmur /ˈməːmə/
pace /ˈpatʃe/ (Italian)
Jigglypuff /ˈʤiglipʌf/
recordarse /rekɔr'darsɛ/ (Spanish)
acordarse /akɔr'darsɛ/ (Spanish)
ang /aŋ/ (Tagalog)
ng /naŋ/ (Tagalog)
mga /ma'ŋa/ (Tagalog)
Hakuna Matata /hɑˈkunɑ mɑˈtɑtɑ/
razon /ra'son, ra'θon/ (Spanish)
ricochet /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ,ˈrɪkəʃɛt/
piano /pɪˈanəʊ/
Azkaban /ázkəban/
Onision /ʌ'nisiən/ (youtuber - let's be clear here. I find
the name of onion banana
boy funny, I'm not a fan of
his content, and neither
do I condone his behavior)
shade /ʃeɪd/
ορνιθοτροφείο /orniθotro'fɪo/ (greek)
cherry /ˈtʃɛri/
sakura /'sakura/ (Japanese)
blossom /ˈblɒs(ə)m/
bandera /ban'dɛra/ (Spanish)
kisha /'kɪʃa/ (Albanian)
Schule /'ʃuːle/ (German)
gentile /ˈʤɛntɪlɛ/ (Italian)
candle /ˈkændl/
mirror /ˈmɪrə/
mumble /ˈmʌmb(ə)l/
shit /ʃɪt/
cherche /'ʃeγʃ/ (French)
yll /ɪl/ (Albanian)
estrella /es'treya/ (Spanish)
rabbit /ˈrabɪt/
bloom /bluːm/
Below you will find some proper nouns (just names) that didn't make it to my list.
Honorable mentions:
Hermione
Martha
Athena (weird my middle name’s on this list, totally not intentional)
Jorge
Eros Ramazzotti
Giovanni
Ariadne
Grace
I would love to know what you think of my list. Do you have any favorite words?
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