NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VERSION WITH TRANSLATION

Monday, April 19, 2010

Parting Shot: How to Say Eyjafjallajoekull - The Home Of THAT Volcano

The volcano that has erupted under a glacier in the Eyjafjallajoekull area of Iceland, has been causing a cloud of volcanic ash to spread - which in turn led to airports in Europe being shut down last week.

Here is the 360 Degrees guide on how to say the glacier's name. Eyjafjallajökull (or Eyafallajökull) is pronounced AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl (-uh) , that is -ay as in day, -fy as in few, -oe as in French coeur, -uu as in boot, the -tl as in atlas. The (-uh) is "a" as in ago.

Stressed syllables are in capital letters.

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