get tongue around

get your tongue around/round something

to pronounce a difficult word or phrase I just can't get my tongue around some of those Welsh place names.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÁRia	MAH-ree-aw (Hungarian)	Hungarian, Slovak
Thoukydides	-	Ancient Greek
Orel	-	Hebrew
Munro	-	Scottish
Jamil	-	Arabic
Nell	NEL	English