Si-ca-gô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Chicago.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˧ kaː˧˧ ɣo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧ ɣow˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧ ɣow˧˧] ~ [sɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧ ɣow˧˧]

Proper noun

Si-ca-gô

  1. Chicago

Usage notes
  • This phonetic spelling is used in geography textbooks. Most Vietnamese (including those who seemingly have experience in English), however, are not aware of how Chicago is pronounced in English, therefore they typically pronounce it as *Chi-ca-gô.
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