How to pronounce Eyjafjallajokull volcano of Iceland
Can you pronounce 'Eyjafjallajokull'? Actually it is not an English word and people (especially newsreaders) are confused as how to pronounce the word. Eliza Geirsdottir Newman, an Icelandic musician, came forward to help people to pronounce the name Eyjafjallajokull, that has rocked the entire Earth.
Eyjafjallajokull is pronounced as ay-uh-fyat-luh-yoe-kuutl , which means “island-mountain-glacier”. Eliza Geirsdottir Newman performed her song for Al-Jazeera where she sang " “Eyjafjallajokull is a long, long name/ For such a small glacier, with such notorious fame/ And Eyjafjallajokull has caused quite a stir/ And no-one can fly anywhere except the birds/ Please stop it Eyjafjallajokull.”(www.telegraph.co.uk)
Check the video and start to practice how to pronounce 'Eyjafjallajokull'.
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