Commonly mispronounced places across the world

YOU may have been there but do you know how to say it? You may be embarrassing yourself.

AUSSIES love to travel but when it comes to pronunciation we may not be as worldly as we think.

Here are 18 places that you may not know you are saying wrong:

1. Bangkok, Thailand

It’s NOT “Bang-kok”, it’s “Bahng-Gawk”.

2. Budapest, Hungary

It’s NOT “Boo-da-PEST”, it’s “Boo-da-PESHT”.

3. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

It’s NOT “Doo-BYE”, it’s “Du-BAY”.

4. Pakistan

It’s NOT “PAK-uh-Stan”, it’s “PAH-kee-Stahn”. Picture: B.K. Bangash

5. Beijing, China

It’s NOT “Bay-zhhhing”, it’s “Bey-Jing”. Picture: CHINA OUT/AFP

6. Carnegie Hall, New York, US

It’s NOT “CAR-na-gee”, it’s “ker-NEGG-ee”. Picture: AP Photo/Carnegie Hall

7. Reykjavik, Iceland

It’s NOT “RAKE-ja-vik”, it’s “REY-kya-vik”. Picture: Icelandair via AP Images

8. Niger, Western Africa

It’s NOT “NYE-jer”, it’s “nee-ZHAIR”. AP Photo/Jerome Delay

9. Thames River, UK

It’s NOT “THAYms”, it’s “TEMs”. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

10. Yosemite, US

It’s NOT “Yo-se-MIGHT”, it’s “Yoh-sem-it-ee”.

11. Qatar

It’s NOT “Kah-TAR”, it’s “Kuh-Ter”. Picture: AFP/LIONEL BONAVENTURE

12. Phuket, Thailand

It’s NOT “Foo-kit”, it’s “Poo-get”. Picture: Sophie Devitsakis

13. Colorado, US

It’s NOT “CALL-uh-ROD-o”, it’s “CALL-uh-RAD-o”.

14. Versailles, France

It’s NOT “Ver-SAYLZ”, it’s “Ver-SYE”. Picture: Lonely Planet Images.

15. Louisville, Kentucky, US

It’s NOT “Loo-iss-vill”, it’s “Loo-i-vul”. Picture: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images

16. Montreal, Canada

It’s NOT “MON-tree-ALL”, it’s “MUN-tree-all”. Picture: Tourisme Montreal.

17. Lafayette, Louisiana, US

It’s NOT “Lah-FEY-et”, it’s “Laff-EE-yet”. Photo by Melanie Stetson Freeman /The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images

18. Colombia, South America

It’s NOT “Co-LUM-bee-a”, it’s “Co-LOHM-bee-a”. Picture: AFP/STR