The questions about Countries and their capitals are often asked in GK section of competitive exams. So here, we provide simple tricks to remember countries and their capitals. You will be able to memorize the capitals and countries easily by using the following simple tips.
Tricks to Remember Countries and their Capitals
Trick is a strategy that we used to make something handy. Like that we can utilize the tricks to memorize study notes which are confusing. Almost 195 countries are there in the world, grasping and memorizing each ever country, its capital is a tedious process. So we use tricks for ease of learning. We assure you that these tricks will turn out to be useful for all students who are preparing for various competitive exams. Check out the following list of countries and its capital.
Country name and Capital name are similar/alike
- Mexico – Mexico City
- Kuwait – Kuwait City
- Panama – Panama City
- Vatican City – Vatican City
- Guatemala – Guatemala City
- Djibouti – Djibouti City
- Singapore – Singapore
- Monaco – Monaco
- Luxembourg – Luxembourg
- Tunisia – Tunis
- Andorra – Andorra la Vella
List of Capital Names Ending with “Town”
- South Africa – Cape Town
- Guyana – George Town
- Sierra Leone – Free Town
- Barbados – Bridge Town
List of other countries and tricks to memorize
Korea’s Family
- South Korea – Seoul Seoul looks like “Soul” (Trick: South Korea’s Soul)
- North Korea – Pyongyang Pyongyang sounds like “Young-yang” (Trick: North People are “Young”)
Sweden – Stockholm
Sweden (sound relates to ”Sweat-den”) Stockholm (sounds like “Stock +Home”)
(Trick: Sweats are in Stock in our Home.)
Jamaica – Kingston
(Trick: Jamaica’s men are “Kings”)
Iran – Tehran (Trick: Both words ends with “ran”)
Bhutan – Thimpu
Bhutan sounds like “Boot+tan” Thimphu sounds like name “Tippu Sultan” (Trick: Tippu Sultan wear Boots..)
Canada – Ottawa
Ottawa sounds like “Oats” (Trick: Canadians like Oats..)
Denmark – Copenhagen
Mark (a name) Co-Pen(means Others Pen) (Trick: Mark uses others Pen.)
Hungary – Budapest
Hungary looks like “Hungry” Budapest sounds like “Buddha+pest (Trick: Buddha is very Hungry.)
Argentina – Buenos
Aires Aires look like “Airs” (Trick: Argentina’s Airs)
Australia – Canberra
Canberra sounds like “Cadbury”
(Trick: Australia’s companies manufacture’ Cadbury)
Malta – Valletta
(Trick: Malta – Letta)
Morocco – Rabat
Rabat sounds like “Robert” (Trick: Morocco’s Robert.)
Romania – Bucharest
(Trick: Romania people take “Rest”)
Poland – Warsaw
Land – War – Saw
(Trick – I SAW a WAR happened in poLand)
Czech Republic – Prague
Prague sounds like “Pray”
(Trick: Czech People “Pray” for God Daily)
Ukraine – Kyiv
Ukraine sounds like (“Uk+rain”) Kyiv sounds like (“key”)
(Trick: In Uk,while raining lost KEY)
Taiwan – Taipei
Taiwan sounds like (“Tie +One”) Taipei sounds like (“Tie +Pi”)
(Trick: TieOne – TiePi)
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Estonia – Tallinn
Estonia sound like “Yes +Stone”
(Trick: Stone is Tall)
Venezuela – Caracas
(Trick: Veny Travels in Car)
Congo- Brazzaville
Brazzaville – Brazil + Ville
(Trick: Congo’s to Brazil for hosting FIFA WorldCup)
New Zealand – Wellington
Wellington -Washington
(Trick: New Washington)
Bulgaria – Sofia
Bulgaria – Bulk +Area Sofia looks like “Sofa”
(Trick: Bulk of Sofa’s in that Area)
Brazil – Brasillia
(Trick: Brasillia – Brazil+lia)
Croatia – Zagreb
Croatia sounds like (“Coast +Asia”) Zagreb sounds like (‘za+Grey”)
(Trick: Coast Asia people like “Grey” Colour)
Cyprus – Nicosia
(Trick: Nicosia sounds like (“Nik +Asia”)
Bahrain – Al Manamah
(Trick: Bahrain has ‘rain’ in its last word; In Manamah take the word ‘man’. Now, Man stands in the rain.)
Cyprus – Nicosia
(Trick: Take cyp as ‘zip’ in Nicosia think as Nike t-shirt; Now Nike shirt has zip in it)
Israel – Tele Aviv
(Trick: In Is’rael’ all seen ‘Rally’ in television)
Cambodia – Phnom Penh
(Trick: Combo pack of ‘pens’ are given)
Iraq – Baghdad
(Trick: ‘Ira’ in this era my ‘dad’ was born)
Jordan – Amman
(Trick: ’Jo+man’= Joker man)
Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
(Trick: ‘kyr’ sounds like ‘Geer’,‘Shkek’ sounds like shake; now like milk shake,it is Geer shake.so shake the Geer to make geer shake)
Lebanon – Beirut
(Trick: Beirut sounds like Beetroot, Lebanon sounds like Non: Now it is Beetroot non…eat it..)
Maldives – male
(Trick: Add ‘E’ to the end of Mal.)
Syria – Damascus
(Trick: In Syria first 2 letters sounds like ‘see’. So see the ‘Dam’ when you go for picnic)
Qatar – Doha
(Trick: Qatar sounds like ‘katta’. Doha sounds for Dhokla food. Now it is Katta dhokla)
Yemen – Sana
(Trick: You remember the Robot movie heroine sana. She prayed to god for chiiti Robo at last said ‘Amen’)
Austria – Vienna
(Trick: in Austria take ‘tri’ means 3; Vienna Sounds like instrument ‘veena’. So,3 veenas that is tri vienna)
Philippines – Manila
(Trick: Philips TV was manufactured by a ‘Manu’ and Nila; Manu and Nila becomes Manila)
Oman – Muscat
(Trick: Oman as ‘Oh!Man!!” You Must cut the hair – Must cut, Muscat)
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Famous Countries & Capitals
- Afghanistan – Kabul
- Bangladesh – Dhaka
- China – Beijing
- Pakistan – Islamabad
- UAE – Abu Dhabi
- Vietnam – Hanoi
- Srilanka – Colombo
- Philippines – Manila
- Japan – Tokyo
- Italy – Rome
- France – Paris
- Spain – Madrid
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