How to pronounce Himalayas?

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Pronunciation of Himalayas in Dallas, TX, USA

Himalayas is pronounced as

h ih m ah l y uh s

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
ah sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
y sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Himalayas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ h ih m ah l y uh s ]

h ih m ah l y uh s
hat it me car let yes up so

Type of Name:

Name of the mountain range

Language:

Asian/Indo Pak

Meaning:

abode of snow

Additional Information:

http://www.indopedia.org/index.php?title=Himalayas

You get funny looks when using the western pronunciation with a local.... this is the local pronunciation.


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Pronunciation of Himalayas in US

Himalayas is pronounced as

h IH m uh l AY uh s

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ay sounds like the 'ie' in 'tie'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Himalayas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ h IH m uh l AY uh s ]

h IH m uh l AY uh s
hat it me up let lie up so

Comments:

Pronunciation of Himalayas in US

Himalayas is pronounced as

h IH m uh l AI uh s

h sounds like the 'h' in 'hat'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
l sounds like the 'l' in 'let'
ai sounds like the 'ai' in 'pain'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Himalayas is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ h IH m uh l AI uh s ]

h IH m uh l AI uh s
hat it me up let pain up so

Comments:

Pronunciation of Himalayas in Dallas, TX, USA

/himaal-ya/

him - rhymes with 'Dim'
ALL - rhymes with 'fall'
yas - rhymes with 'does'

http://www.indopedia.org/Himalayas.html


Type of Name:

Name of the mountain range

Language:

Asian/Indo Pak

Meaning:

abode of snow

Additional Information:

http://www.indopedia.org/index.php?title=Himalayas

You get funny looks when using the western pronunciation with a local.... this is the local pronunciation.


Comments: