Many of us make little or no attempt to communicate in anything other than English or hand gestures when we travel abroad. However, it is only polite that we should at least try to pronounce their place names correctly. Below is an alphabetical guide to some of the more common tongue-testers. TIP: Where the letter 'G' is used in the phonetics column it is meant to be a hard sound as in 'Grab'. |
| Aegina | Egg - inna |
| Albufeira | Albu - fu -era |
| Alcudia | Al - coodia |
| Arenal | Ari - nal |
| Arenal d'en Castell | A - rin - nal Den Cast - ell |
| Ayia Napa | Eye - a Nappa |
| Benalmadena | Benal - Mad - enna |
| Bugibba | Bu - jee- ba |
| Cala' n Blanes | Callan Blar - nays |
| Cala'n Bosch | Callan Bosk |
| Cala d'Or | Calla Door |
| Cala Llonga | Calla yonga |
| Cala Mesquida | Calla Mess-skweeda |
| Cala Millor | Calla Ma-yor |
| Cala Ratjada | Calla Rat - jarda |
| Caleta de Fuste | Calleta dee Fusty |
| Costa Teguise | Costa Ter - geezy |
| Ciutadella | Thueta - della |
| Los Delfines | Loss Delfee -ness |
| Ermones | Err - Mowness |
| Es Can� | Ess Canna |
| Estellenchs | Estell - en - chess |
| Estepona | Ester - po - na |
| Felisia | Fell - ee -sia |
| Fethiye | Fet - he - eye |
| Figueritas | Fig - er - ritass |
| Fuengirola | Fu - engi - roller |
| Funchal | Fun - sharl |
| Los Gigantes | Loss Gi - gantees |
| Glyfada | Gly - farda |
| Gouves | Goo - vez |
| Gumbet | Gum - bay |
| Icmeler | Ik - meller |
| Illetas | E - yetass |
| Ixia | Ik - sier |
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| Laganas | Lag - anna |
| Los Delfines | Loss Del - fee - ness |
| Los Gigantes | Loss Gi - gantess |
| Lido di Jesolo | Leedo di Jess - ollo |
| Majorca | Ma - Yorka |
| Marbella | Mar - baya |
| Mellieha | Mell - eeya |
| Mijas | Me - hass |
| Mojacar | Mow - hacka |
| Nabuel | Na - bull |
| Nerja | Nerka |
| Paleokastritsa | Pal - ee - owe - car - stritsa |
| Playa d'en Bossa | Plya den Bossa |
| Playa del Ingl�s | Plya dell In - glez |
| Playa Jandia | Plya Handia |
| Playa de los Pocillos | Plya de loss Pok - ee - lioss |
| Port el Kantauoui | Port el Kan - too - ee |
| Portinatx | Portinax |
| Puerto Rico | Pwerta Reeko |
| Praia da Rocha | Prya de Rosha |
| Puerto de la Cruz | Pwerto de las cruise |
| Puerto de Pollensa | Pwerto de Poy - eensa |
| Punta Prima | Punta Preema |
| Rethymnon | Ri thimnon |
| Riccione | Richy - owe - nay |
| Rocquetas de Mar | Rock - etass de Marr |
| Santa Eulalia | Santa Who - lar - lea |
| Side | Siddi |
| Sitges | Sit - jez |
| Skanes | Scar - nez |
| Sliema | Sleema |
| Son Bou | Son Boo |
| Spetse | Spetsay |
| Tigne | Tinnay |
| Tsilivi | Silly - Vee |
| Zakynthos | Zak-in - Thos |
| Zante | Zantay |
