One-Syllable World Capital Cities

Name the five national capitals that have a one-syllable name.

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Continent	Capital
Europe	Bern
	Minsk
	Prague
	Rome
Asia	Seoul

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100 Recent Comments

Level 32

Sep 2, 2014

I'm wondering how to pronounce Seoul in English. In French, it is pronounced in 2 syllables...

Level 80

Sep 2, 2014

It's like "soul" or "sole".

Level 59

Nov 14, 2018

I pronounce it as 'See-Owl'

Level 76

Jun 6, 2019

say-ool here

Level 89

Sep 2, 2014

In french, we pronounce Seoul in two syllabes et Kiev in one :3.

Level 40

Aug 14, 2022

Seoul sound a bit like soul

Level 67

Nov 28, 2022

The thing about Seoul is that people who are not familiar with romanisation of Hangul tend to interpret it as 'se-oul', since -ou as a digraph makes more sense in most European languages than -eo. In Korean that's different however, and so it's not 'se-oul', but 'seo-ul'. That does make it nominally bi-syllabic, but both in Korean and in English, the two vowels virtually always merge into a single diphthong.

Level 55

Sep 2, 2014

In their original languages, Vienna (Wien) has one syllable, but Rome (Roma) has two.

Level 73

Sep 2, 2014

and Prague (Praha) has also two in Czech

Level 67

Dec 2, 2014

Note that this quiz states, "In English."

Level 73

Jan 5, 2018

yes, of course, these are just interesting facts :)

Level 79

May 26, 2018

Some of these really a matter of difference in accent than difference in language. Some a matter of whether you treat two vowels sounds as a dipthong or as two distinct syllables.

Level 63

Sep 2, 2014

Haven't had my coffee yet, and only got Minsk. Am proceeding to kick myself four times.

Level 73

Sep 2, 2014

Minsk is the only one I didn't get, so I suppose I only need to kick myself once.

Level 35

May 1, 2015

Does anyone else love kiwirage?

Level 66

Oct 1, 2015

Me :)

Level 93

Sep 2, 2014

I tried Skopje, because I've always pronounced it "scope" in my head. I just learned today it's pronounced "scopia."

Level 68

Jan 17, 2024

Silent J?

Level 55

Sep 2, 2014

Got 4/5, didn't get Prague and still cant imagine it as one. But i'm not English speaker. I was thinking Kiev and Praia. And I don't know how you say example Lome either.

Level 73

Apr 13, 2020

Lome is low-may.

Level 68

Jan 17, 2024

Not an English speaker but still default to silent E?

Level 71

Jan 21, 2025

so, that's why there's an accent (sometimes, at least)! In «Lomé», the e-acute shows that it still needs to be pronounced as an /e/ (that's how it'd be in French, but it's usually diphthongised in GA to /eɪ/) so overall it's /loʊˈmeɪ/ with two syllables

Level 32

Sep 5, 2014

4/5 I missed Prague. I'm happy with that though.....

Level 63

Sep 10, 2014

argh, missed Prague!

Level 57

Sep 11, 2014

what happened to perth, australia?

+14

Level 92

Sep 12, 2014

Perth isn't the capital of Australia, that's what happened.

Level 54

Apr 6, 2016

And the city's still there, as far as I know.

Level 70

Oct 20, 2016

Ah, I think you forget, it crumbled into the sea last December.

Level 70

Oct 20, 2016

Cities just do that sometimes.

Level 70

Oct 20, 2016

Atlantis...

Level 87

Mar 27, 2017

Atlantis is in the middle of Georga.

Level 77

Apr 4, 2017

You mean Atlanta in Georgia?

Level 70

Jun 15, 2017

I've just revisited this quiz and I see the joke. *Futurama*

Level 92

Jun 29, 2018

Rome is in Georgia too. Its the capital, that's why Atlantis didn't make the list.

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

I think he meant gorge. It explains why it is lost to us. Devoured by the sea. (it comes from thee latin gurge and actually meant whirpool, so not just "big hole").

Atlantis swallowed whole. If not by a natural gorge, than perhaps by a giant seamonster ;)

Level 19

Nov 17, 2014

done with 1:51, thanks for telling me

the answers comments

bern, minsk, prague, rome, seoul

Level 35

May 1, 2015

I know, right? I just read your comment, and got them all with 2:58 remaining.

Level 70

May 19, 2016

And reading comments takes all the fun out of a quiz, cheaters.

Level 70

Oct 20, 2016

I completely agree with cosmokim. I never read the comments before finishing the quiz.

+10

Level 60

Nov 14, 2018

What's the point of taking a quiz when you're gonna look up the answers before taking it anyway?

Seems like time wasted.

Level 27

Nov 29, 2014

5/5

Level 66

Jan 28, 2015

Why Antananarivo isn't a good answer?

Level 68

Nov 14, 2018

Also, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte?

Level 50

Nov 14, 2018

I kept thinking Bandar Seri Begawan

Level 85

Nov 14, 2018

Don't forget "Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit"

(a.k.a. Bangkok)

Level 66

Mar 16, 2015

I got them all...it took me a little while to get seoul

Level 23

Jun 22, 2015

Isn't Seoul a two syllable capital city.

Level 66

Oct 1, 2015

no. it's pronounced "soul"

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

Not in english apparently but in many ( most?) other languages it is/

Level 71

Aug 1, 2016

Missed just Minsk.

Level 87

Mar 27, 2017

4 of 5. What can I say? I am Seoul-less.

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

You need new shoes? Or did your reincarnation go wrong?

Level 34

Apr 4, 2017

What about Lome, Togo.

Level 65

Nov 14, 2018

Lomé is pronounce (LO-may) I'm pretty sure

Level 44

Dec 31, 2017

Another name for this game could be" name random european capitals and another asian capital game"

Level 76

May 26, 2018

what about kiev

Level 65

Nov 14, 2018

It's pronounced with two distinct syllables in English.

Level 49

Nov 14, 2018

MINSK. I kept visualising Russia, but forgot about a country right next to it.

Level 88

Nov 14, 2018

Lome is usually pronounced with one syllable

Level 44

Nov 14, 2018

Is that Chinese for Rome?

Level 45

Nov 14, 2018

@scrumpyone SCREAMING HAHAHAHA

Level 68

Nov 14, 2018

i know, right?

Level 75

Nov 14, 2018

I didn't get Prague... and I'm from Prague.

Level 65

Nov 14, 2018

Praha?

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

Are you got at remembering the capital Praia?

Level 56

Nov 14, 2018

the only one acceptable is Minsk and Bern, the others are two- syllable words

Level 68

Nov 14, 2018

bam!! you tell'm man!

Level 25

Nov 14, 2018

I looked in the comments for the answers and got it finished with 1:39 remaining.

Level 46

Nov 14, 2018

5/5 with 2:31 left.

Level 67

Nov 14, 2018

No need to kick myself... 5/5 with 1:53 left.

Level 65

Nov 14, 2018

Who else thought of Rome and Seoul last?

Level 21

Nov 15, 2018

I nearly ran out of time before I remembered Minsk...whew...

Level 51

Nov 15, 2018

Wha about Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte?

Level 47

Nov 15, 2018

Honestly thought I wouldn't get them but I did

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

I needed some time to warm up aswell, first 30 seconds nothing.. (might ve been less, but felt like a long time) then one, and still quite some time before a new one came, then several slightly faster, and a bigger pause for the last one.

Level 25

Nov 16, 2018

Is Seoul a 2 syllables or 1 syllable because I pronounce it as 2 syllables?

Level 76

Mar 14, 2020

Depends where you are from

Level 26

Nov 16, 2018

I got Minsk but not Seoul! The heck is wrong with me?

Level 59

Dec 17, 2018

Lome is also a capital city in Africa

Level 55

Dec 30, 2018

1:37 left. Nearly missed Prague until I started going over every European capital.

Level 60

Sep 13, 2019

Guess I've been mispronouncing Seoul all my life.

Level 95

Mar 14, 2020

Kyiv is one syllable.

Level 83

Sep 15, 2025

The updated version sure sounds that way to me (as opposed to Kiev), but I looked it up and found that it is still technically two syllables: KEE-eve.

Level 54

Mar 14, 2020

Kinda weird that stuff like Nassau, Seoul etc. were not included.

Level 54

Mar 14, 2020

Why tf did I think Nassau was one syllable

and seoul is in the list

I'm such a moron aren't I?

Level 85

Mar 1, 2021

Ha ha, nice monologue. It brought a smile to my face. It's the kind of thing I do !

Level 36

Apr 23, 2020

My life is a lie. My whole life, I pronounced "Seoul" as "Seal"

Level 64

Sep 9, 2023

But "Seal" is also one syllable?

Level 73

May 8, 2020

If Kyev is not included then Lomé should be. The monosyllabic pronunciation of Kyev is becoming much more common and Lome is often pronounced in English speaking countries with a silent e formation (although it is wrong)

Level 85

Sep 19, 2021

You literally just asked for an answer to be added, then immediately said it was wrong.

Level 64

Jun 4, 2020

what about Lome?

Level 80

Jun 17, 2020

Lomé. Two syllables.

Level 68

Mar 11, 2022

Given the change from Kiev /ki.yev/ to Kyiv /kiv/ that most people have been doing, I think it should be added

Level 71

Jan 21, 2025

What do you mean by /ki.yev/ ? Because /y/ is how the Germans pronounce the «ü» letter normally, if you wanted to show how «y» is pronounced in English it would be /j/, a palatal glide

And, /e/ is how the French pronounce «é», the vowel in PET is a /ɛ/

Level 83

Sep 15, 2025

I was going to suggest the same, but found out that it is actually still two syllables, KEE-eve.

Level 68

Mar 2, 2023

Fun quiz, ty

Level 70

Sep 2, 2023

Seoul has 2 syllables, being 서(Seo)-울(ul).

Level 64

Sep 9, 2023

In English, Seoul is pronounced with one syllable

Level 57

Sep 13, 2024

Both Seoul and Prague have two syllables (서울 Suh-ool) and Praha).

Level 58

Mar 4, 2025

Isn't Kyiv one syllable?

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