Teach Siri How to Pronounce Malaysian Names, Once and For All

Apple has added a new secret feature that allows you to teach Siri how to properly pronounce any name on your contact list, including your own.

If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it.

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As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle."

I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select.

Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go.

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Siri’s voice recognition is improved, and she has a host of new commands. But there’s still some things she can’t do. This isn’t because she doesn’t understand them, but because she’s prevented from doing it.

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