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"What's Hot" includes pronunciations of names and topics that are relevant in recent news.
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AL-ABADI, HAIDER |
H-EYE -dehr al ah-BAH-dee |
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AL-HUSSEIN, ZEID RA'AD |
ZAYD RAHD ahl hoo-SAYN |
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AL-SISSI, ABDEL FATTAH |
AHB-dehl FAH-tah ah SEE-see |
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DUTERTE, Rodrigo |
roe - DREE - go doo - TARE - tay |
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EBOLA |
EH-boh-lah The virus that was first found here is pronounced by many as ee-BOH-lah. This is the preferred VOA pronunciation for the disease. |
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ERDOGAN, RECEP TAYYIP |
reh-JEHP t-eye-YIHP ERR-doh-ahn |
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EREKAT, SAEB |
SAH-EHB eh-rah-KAHT |
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FIVE, Kaci Kullmann |
KAH-see COOL-mahn FEE-va |
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GHANI, ASHRAF |
ahsh-RAHF gah-NEE |
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HERZOG, ISSAC (YITZHAK) |
EYES-ihk HEHRT-zawg (yiht-SAHK) |
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HOUTHI |
HOO-thee |
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MADURO, NICOLAS |
nee-koh-LAHS mah-DOO-roh |
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MASSOUM, FOOUAD |
foo-AHD mah-SOOM |
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NETANYAHU, BENJAMIN (BINYAMIN) |
behn-yah-MEEN neht-an-YAH-hoo |
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PRAYUTH CHAN-OCHA |
prah-YOOT chahn oh-CHAH |
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Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein |
ZAYD - RAHD al hoo - SAYN |
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PUTIN, VLADIMIR |
vlah-DEE-meer POO-tihn |
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ROIVAS, TAAVI |
TAH-vee ROY-vuhss |
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ROUHANI, HASSAN |
hah-SAHN roh-hah-NEE |
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SALAM, TAMAM |
tah-MAM sah-LAM |
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SCHINAS, Margaritis |
mahr - gahr - EE - tis SKEE - nuhs |
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SHEKARAU, IBRAHIM |
ee-BRAH-heem sheh-kah-RAH-OH |
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TAALAS, Petteri |
PET - TER - EE TAHL - ahs |
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TSARNAEV, DZHOKAR |
joh-HAHR (ts)ahr-N-EYE-ehv |
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TSARNAEV, TAMERLAN |
tah-mehr-LAHN (ts)arh-N-EYE-ehv |
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UBAIDAH, AHMED UMAR ABU |
AHH-mehd OO-mahr AH-boo oo-BAY-dah |
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VAZQUEZ, TABARE |
tah-bah-RAY VAHS-kehss |
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WIDODO, JOKO (JOKOWI) |
JOH-koh WEE-doh-doh (joh-koh-WEE) |
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YANUKOVICH, VIKTOR |
VEEK-tohr yah-noo-KOH-vihch |
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YATSENYUK, ARSENIY |
ahr-SEHN-yee yaht-sehn-YOOK |
