Iceland Volcano’s Name: Eyjafjallajokull Pronunciation
Due to the second activity on Eyjafjallajökull volcano since April 14, there are thousands of flights have been cancelled not only in Europe but also some flights from Asia, America and other continents. More over, it was also reportedly more than ten thousands of air travelers still stranded after a plume of ash cloud spreading across thousands of miles.
No need to repeat the same news in every single post, actually there’s an interesting thing from the Iceland volcano’s name Eyjafjallajokull. Pronunciation is so difficult for some of us. Even, many people still don’t know what’s the right pronunciation of Eyjafjallajokull volcano. Did you know that?
According to some sources like Yahoo News and The Associated Press, Iceland volcano name should be simply pronounced as “ay-yah-FYAH’-plah-yer-kuh-duhl”. However, it’s too complicated and not easy for us to pronounce it, right? In my personal opinion, Iceland volcano name contains too many syllables.
Meanwhile, NPR which checked Eyjafjallajokull pronunciation to Iceland’s embassy in Washington D.C. found it as “AY-yah-fyah-lah-YOH-kuul.”
Which one do you prefer to pronounce Iceland volcano’s name? Share your ideas here.
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25/07/2010 at 11:56 pm
To Malcolm:
The ‘t’ sound that you heard in the narrator’s pronunciation is, in fact, correct. I just returned from Iceland and have been studying basic Icelandic for a few months now. When a double-L is present between two vowels, it is pronounced much like english ‘tl’. Moreover, when a double-L occurs at the end of a word, it carries a strange, aspirated ‘t’-like sound not heard in the English language. Therefore, the pronunciation is roughly eh-ya-fyat-la-juh-ku(aspirated t).
31/08/2010 at 1:09 am
It is pronounced ya-fit-yalurkle
31/08/2010 at 1:10 am
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