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Texas is rich in cultural diversity. While standard and intuitive pronounciation is often used, mispronouncing colloquial names is a dead give away that you aren’t familiar with the local area.

Want to blend in?

Step 1: Don’t listen to your GPS. It doesn’t know how to speak Texan.
Step 2: Read this list of commonly mispronounced names of Texas places, and practice!

Humble	Suburb of North Houston — Locals call it “um-bull”
Mexia	City in Texas — Locals call it “muh-hay-uh”
Tuam Street	Street in Houston — Locals call it “two-um”
Manchaca Road	Street in Austin — Locals call it “man-shack” road
Fuqua Street	Street in Houston — Locals call it “few-kway”
Nacogdoches	City in Texas — Locals call it “nak-ah-doh-chuss”
Kuykendahl Road	Street in Houston — Locals call it “kerr-kun-doll”
Refugio	City in Texas — Locals call it “re-fury-oh”
Manor Road	Street in Austin — Locals call it “main-er” road
Palacios	City in Texas — Locals call it “pah-lay-shus”
Pedernales	State Park in Texas — Locals call it “purd-nah-liss”
Elgin	City in Texas — Locals call it “el-gun”
Buda	City in Texas — Locals call it “byoo-dah”
Bosque	County in Texas — Locals call it “boss-key”
Boerne	City in Texas — Locals call it “burn-knee”
Waxahachie	City in Texas — Locals call it “wox-uh-hatch-ee”
Bowie	City in Texas — Locals call it “boo-ee”
New Braunfels	City in Texas — Locals call it “new brawn-fulls”
Guadalupe	River in Texas — Locals call it the “gwa-dah-loop”
Bexar	County in Texas — Locals call it “Bear”
Study Butte	City in Texas — Locals call it “stew-dee byoot”
Gruene	City in Texas — Locals call it “green”
Burnet	City in Texas — Locals call it “burn it”
Nevada	City in Texas — Locals call it “nuh-vay-duh”
Balmorhea	City in Texas — Locals call it “bal-more-ray”
Pflugerville	City in Texas — Locals call it “flu-gur-ville”
Palestine	City in Texas — Locals call it “pal-ess-steen”
Waco	City in Texas — Locals call it “way-co”
Llano	City and County in Texas — Locals call it “lan-oh”
Miami	City in Texas — Locals call it “my-am-uh”
Leakey	City in Texas — Locals call it “lay-kee”
Iraan	City in Texas — Locals call it “ira-ann”
Dumas	City in Texas — Locals call it “doo-miss”
Goldthwaite	City in Texas — Locals call it “goalth-wait”
Amarillo	City in Texas — Locals call it “am-ah-rill-oh”
Marathon	City in Texas — Locals call it “mare-uh-thun”
Pecos	City in Texas — Locals call it “pay-cuss”
New Berlin	City in Texas — Locals call it “new burr-luhn”
Jourdanton	City in Texas — Locals call it “jer-den-tuhn”
San Marcos	City in Texas — Locals call it “san mar-cuss”
Salado	City in Texas — Locals call it “suh-LAY-doe”
Lake Buchanan	Lake in Texas — Locals call it “lake Buck-CAN-nun”
Blanco	City in Texas — Locals call it “blank-oh”
Agua Duce	City in Texas — Locals call it “ah-wuh DEWL-sih”
Quitaque	City in Texas — Locals call it “KIT-uh-kway”
Bolivar	Community in Texas — Locals call it “BALL-ih-vur”
Natalia	City in Texas — Locals call it “Nuh-Tal-yuh”
Knippa	Town in Texas — Locals call it “kuh-NIP-uh”
Erath	County in Texas — Locals call it “EE-rath”
Luckenback	Town in Texas — Locals call it “LEW-kin-bock”
Montague	County in Texas — Locals call it “mahn-tayg”
Lorena	City in Texas — Locals call it “loh-ree-nuh”
Aquilla	City in Texas — Locals call it “uh-KWILL-uh”
Uvalde	City and County in Texas — Locals call it “you-vhal-dee”
Tivoli	Community in Texas — Locals call it “tih-VO-luh”
Alvarado	City in Texas — Locals call it “al-vuh-ray-doe”
Seguin	City in Texas — Locals call it “si-GHEEN”
Anahuac	City in Texas — Locals call it “AN-uh-wack”
Bedais	City in Texas — Locals call it “BEE-dice”
Celina	City in Texas — Locals call it “suh-LIE-nuh”
Nocona	City in Texas — Locals call it “nuh-COE-nuh”
Marquez	City in Texas — Locals call it “mar-KAY”
Latexo	City in Texas — Locals call it “luh-TEX-oh”
Lillian	Community in Texas — Locals call it “LIL-yun”
Tulia	City in Texas — Locals call it “TOOL-yuh”
Jiba	Community in Texas — Locals call it “HEE-buh”
Santa Elena	Community in Texas — Locals call it “san-tuh LEE-nuh”
Quemado	Community in Texas — Locals call it “kuh-MAY-doh”
Cibolo	City in Texas — Locals call it “See-o-lo”
Coahoma	Town in Texas — Locals call it “kuh-HO-muh”
Muenster	City in Texas — Locals call it “MYEWNS-ter”
Carmine	City in Texas — Locals call it “kar-MEEN”
Levita	Town in Texas — Locals call it “luh-VIE-tuh”
Italy	City in Texas — Locals call it “IT-lee”
Lamesa	City in Texas — Locals call it “La-MEE-suh”
San Jacinto	Street in Houston — Locals call it “San Juh-SIN-toe”
Kamay	Town in Texas — Locals call it “KAY-im-ay”
Lancaster	City in Texas — Locals call it “LANG-kus-ter”
Plano	City in Texas — Locals call it “plane-oh”

For more fun, check out the Texas Almanac Pronounciation Guide. You too can learn to speak Texan and sound like a local no matter where you kick off your boots at night.