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8. Beijing
Don't say: Bay-jihng

Rather: Bey-Jihng

The name Beijing, which means "Northern Capital" (from the Chinese characters 北 for north and 京 for capital), was applied to the city in 1403 during the Ming dynasty to distinguish the city from Nanjing (the "Southern Capital".

7. Iran
Don't say: Eye-rahn

Say: Ee-rahn

Iranians have always called it Iran, meaning "the land of Aryans" and Iranshahr. In Middle Persian sources, the name Arya and Iran is used for the pre-Sassanid Iranian empires as well as the Sassanid empire.

6. Maldives
Never say: Mall-Dives

Say: Mawl-deevz or mol-deevz.

Maldives is a combination of "Malé Islands", from Malé, the name of the main island plus -diva, -dive, "island".

5. Budapest
Don’t say: boo-duh-pest

Say: boo-duh-PESHT

Budapest, formed in 1872 was the merger of two cities on opposite shores of the Danube, Buda (probably from a word originally meaning "water" + Pest, a Hungarian word meaning "furnace, oven, cove."

4. Greenwich, London
Don’t say: green-witch

Say: grEN-ITCH

Meaning "green harbour" or "green trading place." The word was derived from Old English Grēnawīċ, Grēnewīċ before adopting Greenwich. It was a Royal Observatory founded on June 22, 1675, by King Charles II.

3. Qatar
Don’t say: Kuh-TAR

Say: CUT-TER

The term 'Catara' (inhabitants, Cataraei) was exclusively used until the 18th century, after which 'Katara' emerged as the most commonly recognised spelling. Eventually, modern derivative Qatar was adopted as the country's name.

2. Iraq
Don’t say EYE-RACK. Say EE-ROCK

There are several suggestions for the origin of the name of Iraq; one dates back to the Sumerian city of Uruk (or Erech). Another suggestion is that Iraq comes from the Aramaic language, meaning "the land along the banks of the rivers."

To avoid any more travel blunders, here's a list of 10 countries you need to pronounce appropriately.
It’s easy for us to mispronounce some names of places in the world, especially when we don't even speak that language.
To avoid any more travel blunders, here's a list of 10 countries you need to pronounce appropriately.
1. Dubai
It is not Du-BYE. Rather say Du-BAY. Doo (Rhymes with new) Bay (Rhymes with day) Doo-bay.

Dubai is an Arabic word that means rich settlement, so many people pronounce it according to spelling, this is wrong in Arabic.

Bad guy

South African Man, Glenn Rick MaJozi, shares on facebook:

My room mate just came back with his girlfriend. They have been here staring at me for 4 hrs. They think I will go outside to give them privacy. I cannot support evil. No way!
Let me even start selecting my movies

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Kingwizzy16:
Beautiful baby




I seriously need a girlfriend
If you're a single lady in Lagos Email me

I have a girl for you here in Maiduguri. Are you interested?

A young Nigerian lady has publicly shamed her prospective employer as she shares the chat she had with him after he demanded to sleep with before he'll give her the job.

A young lady identified with her Twitter handle as Proudly Black (@hottdamii), has taken to the social networking platform to reveal how the man who could have been her employer, demanded to sleep with her at a hotel before he will give her the job.

The lady went further to shared the screenshot of the chat she had with the man and then told Nigerian women that the best thing to do is to employ themselves, adding that some men are heartless.

Here are the chats she posted on her page below;

Auladimeji:
apart from copy and paste what else do you do for a living

Fucccking pusssy

Meanwhile... BREAKING_NEWS They are now in lagos state oooo! This happened in someone's Estate this Morning in ipaja. A lady called an Aboki as we all call them, a shoe maker to help fix her slippers. She allowed him stay in their compound, while she went back inside to continue with what she was doing. When he was fixing her slippers, he added something under before stitching it back. Luckily for the Lady, her landlord was at the balcony watching the ABOKI without his knowledge. When he was through, he called her to tell her that he has finished. She came out, he told her to try it on her leg to make sure it was OK. Her landlord shouted from upstairs 'no oh, don't put your leg in that slippers I'm coming. He came downstairs; forced the Aboki to put his leg in the slippers, the Aboki refused. Then he alerted neighbours. So,they all gathered, forced him to wear the slippers. Immediately he put his leg in the slippers, Guess what happened?? Hmmmmmmmmmm !!!!! The slippers cut... He did not sew it well...

Sabadon:
if you want to be a bigot get ur facts well conehead is synoinumous to afonja flat head is ipob tnk me later

Thanks for the correction

oldninja:
This is unnecessary

It's necessary

[quote author=Papaaldrich post=67153170][/quote]Shutup

MetalJigsaw:
And you're blaming the government for your hardship with this your tribalism infested mentality.

I'm only saying the truth.

It's their work.



The Developers.

South Yeasterners.

Flat Head.



What else again sef?

seunadeolu:
You and Meek Mill should go to church on Sunday for thanksgiving . It's ain't easy to spend 5months in the wilderness

You are invited to my Thanksgiving service

fuckpro:
...nothing is wrong with that dress

Can she bend and pick something from the floor in that gown without revealing her backside?

Ok

Evil mother. How can you do this to your own biological daughter.



They should burn her face with an hot iron too so as to feel the pain her daughter is passing through.

Chai

The gown is short and figure revealing.

Auntie... are you trying to seduce God with your figure hugging gown?

Baba go and sit down

Ini my bae

Wow

I listened to the song and I must confess it's a Nice song.

Savages everywhere

FFK my Man