weekly photo challenge: letters
Letters, letters, letters!! We couldn’t go past this for the photo challenge this week: containing 37 letters in its Maori name is the village in Rotorua, New Zealand.
We won’t even attempt to pronounce it 🙂
Letters, letters, letters!! We couldn’t go past this for the photo challenge this week: containing 37 letters in its Maori name is the village in Rotorua, New Zealand.
We won’t even attempt to pronounce it 🙂
wise monkeys abroad 
May 10, 2014 at 1:48 am
That’s quite a mouthful! Merci, too, for visiting my blog.
May 10, 2014 at 6:44 am
Certainly is a mouthful 🙂
May 6, 2014 at 9:47 pm
That reminds me of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a village in Wales a couple of hours from where Rich grew up. It’s often called Llanfair PG for short. (And Rich can actually say it!)
May 6, 2014 at 9:52 pm
Rich can actually say it?? Now that is more impressive than the village name itself!
May 6, 2014 at 9:55 pm
It took a while to get there. He built up to it syllable by syllable!
May 6, 2014 at 9:57 pm
We are in awe right now! How does one even pronounce this syllable: “pwllgw”?
May 6, 2014 at 10:57 pm
The ‘w’ sort of sounds like ‘oo’, but the double l is something uniquely Welsh. It’s kind of done on the sides of the tongue, with it pressed against the roof of your mouth… not very helpful, huh?!
May 7, 2014 at 6:08 am
Maybe we got to hear it before we can completely understand it 🙂
April 29, 2014 at 2:49 am
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April 28, 2014 at 7:36 pm
You won this challenge, hands down!
April 28, 2014 at 7:45 pm
Hehehe – thanks!! What do we win?? 😉
So have you attempted to pronounce it, yet?
April 27, 2014 at 11:08 pm
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April 27, 2014 at 8:08 pm
That is QUITE the mouthful! By the way, do you know the real name of Bangkok? 🙂
April 27, 2014 at 8:12 pm
No… Why?? Is it more of a mouthful? 😉
April 27, 2014 at 8:14 pm
Lol… just a bit! It’s: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam 😀
April 27, 2014 at 8:21 pm
For real??? Seriously?? Goodness gracious, how would one fit that on a postcard 😉
April 27, 2014 at 11:21 am
I would love to hear it spoken in the native tongue. I wonder if it can be pronounced without one having to take a breath… 🙂
April 27, 2014 at 11:29 am
It’s quite amazing hearing it pronounced! But we didn’t attempt it 😉
April 27, 2014 at 2:17 am
hahaha…and still it is not the longest..I believe the longest named place is one Maori village with 80+ letters! 🙂
April 27, 2014 at 7:22 am
For real??? That’s incredible!!!! Wonder if it needs to be said in one breath 😉
May 1, 2014 at 9:37 pm
I am practicing under water swimming to see if it can be said in one breath! 😛 😀
May 1, 2014 at 9:42 pm
HAHAHA – you brought a huge smile to our faces. Good luck with that 😉
Let us know how you go!!
Hope you are well and enjoy your weekend ahead!!
May 1, 2014 at 9:48 pm
😀 Happy weekend to you guys as well! 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 6:59 pm
I’m going to show this to the next person who complains that Finnish words are long and difficult.
April 26, 2014 at 7:02 pm
😉 LOL – thanks for stopping by!
April 26, 2014 at 6:50 pm
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April 26, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Nice one for this challenge. That whole place is a good experience and easy when you remember the ‘WH’ is an ‘F’ sound as pointed out by The Eternal Traveller above
April 26, 2014 at 3:37 pm
It is a great experience there 🙂 we really enjoyed it there! Ok, now with that in mind, let us try pronouncing it again 😉
April 26, 2014 at 10:11 am
I read about this place which is a sanctuary of hot water springs that spring out randomly. I read about it long ago in school and always wanted to visit it, but never could thus far. It was a delightful thing to see your post. And yes it is a mouthful!
April 26, 2014 at 11:05 am
It’s a really fascinating place so glad we were able to visit 🙂 Thanks for swinging by!
April 26, 2014 at 11:51 pm
Very impressive! Thanks for sharing 🙂
April 27, 2014 at 7:25 am
Pleasure!! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 7:57 am
been there…a few times
April 26, 2014 at 7:56 am
And I thought that Wales had the longest names in the world – it looks like New Zealand beats them!
April 26, 2014 at 8:09 am
LOL – Tanzalongs has just shared with us one for Wales – that is one hell of long one 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 7:45 am
Not quite as long as the village name of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch in Anglesey – Wales – unfortunately I have no photo. So yours wins 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 8:07 am
OMG! Wow – is that for real?? Will have to find out how that is pronounced!!! You must visit and get a photo 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 6:44 am
I’ve just attempted to say that, thrice. Let’s just say, I’ve gone back to my coffee! 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 8:04 am
Maybe after a few more coffees 😉 Hope you are enjoying the long weekend 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 9:15 am
Hahaha, yes that would definitely help! Unfortunately uneventful weekend (I have a rotten cold 😦 ) but it’s Melbourne’s finest weather (not) so indoors is looking good! 🙂 Heat & humidity sounds so much more inviting 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 11:06 am
We have just landed in Melbourne for a wedding! Definitely cold and dreary… Brrrrr!!!
April 26, 2014 at 12:44 pm
Fingers crossed there’s a break in the clouds for you and the bride!
April 26, 2014 at 6:17 am
I’ve been there too. I loved hearing the Maori man say it.
April 26, 2014 at 6:19 am
How cool is it when they say it?! We tried once and that was a big FAIL 😉
April 26, 2014 at 6:23 am
Especially with the ‘f’ sound at the beginning.
April 26, 2014 at 6:14 am
Perhaps we’ll see this when we visit NZ next year. 🙂
janet
April 26, 2014 at 6:16 am
Oooh – make sure you if you are in Rotorua that you do. It’s a very interesting Hangi vilage 🙂
April 26, 2014 at 6:04 am
Cool post! 🙂
http://psychosomaticallyinlove.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/weekly-photo-challenge-letters/
April 26, 2014 at 6:17 am
Thanks 🙂