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Romanization/anglicization can be tough for many languages. Thai for example has vowels that do not have an equivalent in English, and presents the added diffi
by thedailymail 8y ago
Romanization/anglicization can be tough for many languages. Thai for example has vowels that do not have an equivalent in English, and presents the added difficulty of being tonal, which means even if the pronunciation is anglicized, the tonality will be lost. Former example, the name of the former king of Thailand was typically written "Bhumibol Adulyadej" but the pronunciation is closer to the alternate "Phumiphon Adunyadet" and neither really hits all the notes in the way it actually sounds when spoken (although I admit I can't think of a better way to write it in the English alphabet).
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Bhumibol_Adulyadej.ogg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Bhumibol...