LIST OF NAMES MOST LIKELY TO BE MISPRONOUNCED, WITH THEIR PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION.

AguapronouncedAh´gwah. Spanish Americans often mispronounce this word by leaving out the g, calling it ah´wa.
Aguajito”Ah-gwah-hee´to.
Alameda”Ah-lah-may´dthah.
Los Ángeles”Loce Ahng´hell-ess.
Asunción”Ah-soon-see-on´, with the o long, as in hope.
El Cajón”El Kah-hon´, with the o long, as in hope.
Camino Real”Kah-mee´no Ray-ahl´.
Cañada”Kahn-yah´dtha, with the d slightly softened like th in then.
Carpintería”Kar-peen-tay-ree´ah.
Carquínez”Kar-kee´ness.
Conejo”Ko-nay´ho.
Corral”Kore-rahl´.
Dolores”Do-lo´ress.
Farallones”Fah-rahl-yo´ness, in Spanish-American, Fa-rah-yo´ness.
Los Gatos”Loce Gah´tos, the o long, as in hope.
Guadalupe”Gwa-dah-loo´pay.
La Jolla”La Hole´yah, or in Spanish-American, Ho´yah.
La Joya”La Ho´yah.
La Junta”La Hoon´tah.
Laguna Seca”Lah-goo´nah Say´cah.
Lagunitas”Lah-goo-nee´tas.
Matilija”Mah-tee-lee´hah.
Merced”Mare-sedth´, with the d slightly softened like th in then.
Mesa”May´sah.
Ojo”O´ho, with the j strongly aspirated.
Pájaro”Pah´hah-ro.
Paso Robles”Pah´so Ro´blace.
Portolá”Por-to-lah´.
Punta Arenas”Poon´tah Ah-ray´nas.
Rodéo”Ro-day´o.
Salinas”Sah-lee´nas.
San Gerónimo”Sahn Hay-ro´nee-mo.
San Jacinto”Sahn Hah-seen´to.
San Joaquín”Sahn Wha-keen´.
San José”Sahn Ho-say´.
San Juan Bautista”Sahn Whan Bau-tees´ta.
San Julián”Sahn Hoo-lee-ahn´.
San Luís Obispo”Sahn Loo-ees´ O-bees´po.
San Martín”Sahn Mar-teen´.
San Quintín”Sahn Keen-teen´, colloquially spelled Quentin.
Santa Fé”Sahnta Fay´.
Santa Inez”Sahnta Ee-ness´.
San Ysidro”Sahn Ee-see´dro, also spelled Isidro.
Suñol”Soon-yole´.
Vallejo”Val-yay´ho, in Spanish-American Vah-yay´ho.
Las Vírgenes”Las Veer´hen-ess.

MAP OF THE MISSIONS.

Used by the courtesy of Father Engelhardt.