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Here’s an alphabetized thread on how to pronounce the name of the countries in the Caribbean.
** I’ll try to type the phonetics in a way that’s as reader friendly as possible.
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** I’ll try to type the phonetics in a way that’s as reader friendly as possible.
And don’t forget to retweet. Let’s do this!
Anguilla 
Pronounced: An-gwii-la
Pronounced: An-gwii-la
Antigua & Barbuda 
Pronounced: An-tee-gah
Pronounced: Bar-bew-dah
Surprise! It’s NOT An-tee-gwah nor Bar-boo-dah
Pronounced: An-tee-gah
Pronounced: Bar-bew-dah
Surprise! It’s NOT An-tee-gwah nor Bar-boo-dah
Aruba 
Pronounced: Ah-rue-bah
Pronounced: Ah-rue-bah
The Bahamas 
Pronounced: The Ba-haa-mas
FYI: please include THE when referring to The Bahamas.
Pronounced: The Ba-haa-mas
FYI: please include THE when referring to The Bahamas.
Barbados 
Pronounced: Bar-bay-dos
Pronounced: Bar-bay-dos
Belize 
I think y’all should have this pronunciation down
I think y’all should have this pronunciation down
Bermuda 
Pronounced: Bur-mew-dah
(Bermuda is actually located over 900 miles from any Caribbean island as it sits alone in the Atlantic Ocean, its located ~884 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina USA)
Pronounced: Bur-mew-dah
(Bermuda is actually located over 900 miles from any Caribbean island as it sits alone in the Atlantic Ocean, its located ~884 miles east of Charleston, South Carolina USA)
Bonaire 
Pronounced: Boh-nair/Bon-air
Pronounced: Boh-nair/Bon-air
British Virgin Islands (BVI) 
Pronounced: Yea, you got this one.
Pronounced: Yea, you got this one.
Caribbean Netherlands 
Made up of:
Bonaire
Pronounced: Boh-nair/Bon-air
Sint Eustatius
Pronounced: Sint U-stay-shus
Saba
Pronounced: Say-bah
Made up of:
Bonaire
Pronounced: Boh-nair/Bon-air
Sint Eustatius
Pronounced: Sint U-stay-shus
Saba
Pronounced: Say-bah
Cayman Islands 
Pronounced: Kay-man Islands
(Pretty straight forward)
Pronounced: Kay-man Islands
(Pretty straight forward)
Cuba 
*Now this one depends on whether you want to pronounce it with the language accent or not
Pronounced: Cue-buh/Coo-bah
*Now this one depends on whether you want to pronounce it with the language accent or not
Pronounced: Cue-buh/Coo-bah
Curaçao 
Pronounced: Cure-ah-souw
Pronounced: Cure-ah-souw
Dominica 
Pronounced: Dom-mee-knee-kah
Fun fact: The Commonwealth of Dominica is not the Dominican Republic 
and they are not pronounced the same either.
Pronounced: Dom-mee-knee-kah
Fun fact: The Commonwealth of Dominica
is not the Dominican Republic and they are not pronounced the same either.
Dominican Republic
Pronounced: Duh-MINI-can Republic
Fun fact: The Dominican Republic is a totally different country from Dominica . And both countries have different pronunciations, and if someone tells you they’re the same, that person is a liar 
Pronounced: Duh-MINI-can Republic
Fun fact: The Dominican Republic
is a totally different country from Dominica . And both countries have different pronunciations, and if someone tells you they’re the same, that person is a liar
Grenada 
Pronounced: Gree-nay-dah
**No, its not Gruh-nah-dah, trust me. It’s not.
Pronounced: Gree-nay-dah
**No, its not Gruh-nah-dah, trust me. It’s not.
Guadeloupe 
Pronounced: Gwah-deh-loop
Pronounced: Gwah-deh-loop
Guyana 
Pronounced: Guy-ana
Nope, its not “Gee-yana”
Pronounced: Guy-ana
Nope, its not “Gee-yana”
Haiti 
Pronounced: Hay-tee
Pronounced: Hay-tee
Jamaica 
Pronounced: Jah-may-kah
(But you knew this already)
Pronounced: Jah-may-kah
(But you knew this already)
Martinique 
There’s two ways the Caribbean pronounces it
Pronounced: Mar-tin-neek/Mart-neek
There’s two ways the Caribbean pronounces it
Pronounced: Mar-tin-neek/Mart-neek
Montserrat 
Pronounced: Mont-sir-rat
Pronounced: Mont-sir-rat
Puerto Rico 
(Yea, y’all got this one too)
(Yea, y’all got this one too)
Saint Barthélemy 
(Also known as St. Barts)
Pronounced: Saint Bar-thay-leh-mee
(Also known as St. Barts)
Pronounced: Saint Bar-thay-leh-mee
Saint Kitts & Nevis 
Pronounced: Saint Kits (yea, easy one)
Pronounced: Knee-vis
Yes, I can guarantee you it is NOT “Neh-vis”
Fun fact: St. Kitts’ original name is St. Christopher, a name given by the bad mind colonizer himself. But we dash it way because, you know.
Pronounced: Saint Kits (yea, easy one)
Pronounced: Knee-vis
Yes, I can guarantee you it is NOT “Neh-vis”
Fun fact: St. Kitts’ original name is St. Christopher, a name given by the bad mind colonizer himself. But we dash it way because, you know.
Saint Lucia 
Pronounced: Saint Lou-sha
I’ve heard some say “Loo-see-ah”, and no its not correct.
Fun fact: This is only country in the world named after a woman, that woman being Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a Christian martyr who was killed during the Persecution of 304 AD
Pronounced: Saint Lou-sha
I’ve heard some say “Loo-see-ah”, and no its not correct.
Fun fact: This is only country in the world named after a woman, that woman being Saint Lucy of Syracuse, a Christian martyr who was killed during the Persecution of 304 AD
Sint Maarten (Dutch) 
/ Saint Martin (French) 
Pronounced: Sint Mar-ten (Dutch)
Pronounced: Sahn Marh-tahn (French) doh fight me for my French phonetics)
**These two counties share the same land mass. Sint Maarten in the south of the island, Saint Martin in the north.
/ Saint Martin (French) Pronounced: Sint Mar-ten (Dutch)
Pronounced: Sahn Marh-tahn (French) doh fight me for my French phonetics)
**These two counties share the same land mass. Sint Maarten in the south of the island, Saint Martin in the north.
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 
Pronounced: Saint Vin-cent and the Gren-ah-deans
Pronounced: Saint Vin-cent and the Gren-ah-deans
Suriname 
Pronounced: Sue-ree-nam
Pronounced: Sue-ree-nam
Trinidad and Tobago 
Pronounced: Trini-dad
Pronounced: Tuh-bay-go
Pronounced: Trini-dad
Pronounced: Tuh-bay-go
Turks & Caicos Islands 
Pronounced: Turks and Kay-Kos
Pronounced: Turks and Kay-Kos
United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 
Yea, y’all got this one too. 10 points
Yea, y’all got this one too. 10 points
And you’ve reached the end of my thread. Congrats, you now know how to pronounce the countries of the Caribbean
**if you have a better phonetic spelling of a country than I do, feel free to quote and add it.
**if you have a better phonetic spelling of a country than I do, feel free to quote and add it.
This thread was brought about because some citizens of other countries on the globe love to tell us how to INACCURATELY pronounce the name of the places we live in
I also asked several West Indians (like myself) to assist with the phonetics, including the actual residents of these Caribbean countries. So if the phonetics off, it was a group effort.
Big up my Caribbean massive of course. Meh love meh region
