Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pronouncing Place Names
Rememberthat j ispronouncedas“y,”and c ispronounced“ts.”Forthespecialchar-
acters, č is “ch,” š is “sh,” ž is “zh,” and đ is similar to “j.”
Name
Pronounced
Bohinj
BOH-heen
Bovec
BOH-vets
Brijuni (Islands)
bree-YOO-nee
Brtonigla
bur-toh-NEEG-lah
Cavtat
TSAV-taht
Cetinje
TSEH-teen-yeh
Dubrovnik
doo-BROHV-nik
Grožnjan
grohzh-NYAHN
Herzegovina
hert-seh-GOH-vee-nah
Hum
hoom
Hvar
hvahr
Istria
EE-stree-ah
Jadrolinija (Ferry Company)
yah-droh-LEE-nee-yah
Kobarid
KOH-bah-reed
Kor č ula
KOHR-choo-lah
Krka
KUR-kuh
Lipica (Lipizzaner Stud Farm)
LEE-peet-suh
Ljubljana
lyoob-lyee-AH-nah
Me đ ugorje
medge-oo-gor-yeh
Mljet (National Park)
muhl-YET
Motovun
moh-toh-VOON
Mostar
MOH-star
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