Ingleesh (competition inside!!!!!1!)

I get constantly caught out by loanwords, those words from one language that get incorporated into another with nothing but a shift in pronunciation. English is brilliant for it – pyjama, siesta, bungalow and countless more – but is by no means unique in its linguistic pilferings (or horrendous mispronunciations thereof).

Loanwords are responsible for the times I have looked most stupid in Argentina, because people tend to know they are saying something to me from my own language yet I clearly do not understand it. How stupid am I, right? Of course they’re not necessarily aware of how much they’re distorting the pronunciation – it can be like hearing English from a parallel dimension and it takes several shots to get your ear in.

Here are some of the more memorable ones, with contextual clues in [square brackets] to help you decipher them:

1. Chii-kei [pâtisserie]
2. Kata-reen [food]
3. Fool [sport]
4. Awrring [plumbing]
5. Cleep [stationery]
6. Dih-né [magic]
7. Deeshei [Fatboy]
8. CT [Etihad]
9. Leideedee [Paris]
10. Chii-pah [cocktail party]

Submit your answers in the comments below – first to get 10 out of 10 gets a cheap, poorly-pronounced prize.