How to say: Vitaly Churkin
A guide to words and names in the news, from Martha Figueroa-Clark of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Pronunciation Unit.
"Today's pronunciation is , pronounced vi-TAA-lee CHOOR-kin.
"The surname might at first look as though it ought to be pronounced as CHUR-kin (-ch as in 'church' and -ur as in 'fur') but the vowel sound is closer to -oo' (as in 'boot')."
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