Other languages have adopted this method, albeit with different words that sound similar to cheese to get the desired effect of shaping the mouth to form a smile. Argentina: "whiskey" ("whiskey", pronounced to end with an ee sound.) Bulgaria: "Zele" ("Cabbage") Brazil: "Digam 'X'''" ("Say 'X'") (the name of the letter "X" in Portuguese (/ʃis/) sounds a lot like the English word "cheese"). Catalonia: "Lluís" ("Lewis") China: 茄子 (qie2zi), meaning "eggplant". The pronunciation of this word is notably similar to that of the English word "cheese". In Hong Kong, the phrase is "一,二,三" ("yat yi saam") meaning "1, 2, 3." Colombia: "whiskey" ("whiskey", pronounced to end with an ee sound.) Croatia: "ptičica" ("little bird") Czech Republic: "sýr" ("cheese") Denmark: "Sig appelsin" ("Say orange") Finland: "Muikku", a species of fish known in English as the vendace. France and other French-speaking countries: "ouistiti" ("marmoset") Germany: Food-related words like "Spaghetti", "Käsekuchen" (cheesecake), or "Wurst" are used, mainly to make children laugh for the picture. Hungary: "Itt repül a kis madár" ("Here flies the little bird") "cheese" is also used, mostly by younger people. India: "paneer people also say hari" (Hindi: पनीर) Italy: "dì cheese" ("say cheese")Morocco: "Khbiz" ("bread") Iran: "سیب" (Saib), meaning "apple." Israel: "תגידו צ'יז" (tagidu tshiz), meaning "say cheese". Japan: "Sei, No..." ("Ready, Set..."). Also チーズ (chīzu), meaning "cheese", is used. Vietnam: "2... 3... Cười lên nào!" ("2... 3... Smile!"). And sometimes "i..i..i...." (pronounced like the name of the letter "E" in English). Korea: "kimchi" Most Latin American countries: "Diga 'whiskey'" ("Say 'whiskey'"). Netherlands: "Lach eens naar het vogeltje" ("Smile at the little bird"). The English word "cheese" is also often used. Nigeria: Many photographers prompt the subjects of their photographs to say "cheese" at the count of three Portugal: "Olha o passarinho" ("Look at the little bird"). Russia: The English word "cheese", or sometimes the Russian word "сыр" (pronounced seer) which means "cheese". Also "Скажи изюм" (pronounced Skazhi izyum), meaning "Say raisins" (used as the title of a 1983 novel by Vasily Aksyonov). Serbia: "птичица" ("Little bird") which sounds like pteecheetsa Slovakia: "syr" ("cheese") Spain: "di/decid patata" ("say potato"). Also, "mirar al pajarito" ("look at the birdie"), intended to make people look directly at the camera. Sweden: "Säg omelett" ("Say omelette") Turkey: "Peynir '' " ("cheese") 
Other languages have adopted this method, albeit with different words that sound similar to cheese to get the desired effect of shaping the mouth to form a smile. Argentina: "whiskey" ("whiskey", pronounced to end with an ee sound.) Bulgaria: "Zele" ("Cabbage") Brazil: "Digam 'X'''" ("Say 'X'") (the name of the letter "X" in Portuguese (/ʃis/) sounds a lot like the English word "cheese"). Catalonia: "Lluís" ("Lewis") China: 茄子 (qie2zi), meaning "eggplant". The pronunciation of this word is notably similar to that of the English word "cheese". In Hong Kong, the phrase is "一,二,三" ("yat yi saam") meaning "1, 2, 3." Colombia: "whiskey" ("whiskey", pronounced to end with an ee sound.) Croatia: "ptičica" ("little bird") Czech Republic: "sýr" ("cheese") Denmark: "Sig appelsin" ("Say orange") Finland: "Muikku", a species of fish known in English as the vendace. France and other French-speaking countries: "ouistiti" ("marmoset") Germany: Food-related words like "Spaghetti", "Käsekuchen" (cheesecake), or "Wurst" are used, mainly to make children laugh for the picture. Hungary: "Itt repül a kis madár" ("Here flies the little bird") "cheese" is also used, mostly by younger people. India: "paneer people also say hari" (Hindi: पनीर) Italy: "dì cheese" ("say cheese")Morocco: "Khbiz" ("bread") Iran: "سیب" (Saib), meaning "apple." Israel: "תגידו צ'יז" (tagidu tshiz), meaning "say cheese". Japan: "Sei, No..." ("Ready, Set..."). Also チーズ (chīzu), meaning "cheese", is used. Korea: "kimchi" Most Latin American countries: "Diga 'whiskey'" ("Say 'whiskey'"). Netherlands: "Lach eens naar het vogeltje" ("Smile at the little bird"). The English word "cheese" is also often used. Nigeria: Many photographers prompt the subjects of their photographs to say "cheese" at the count of three Portugal: "Olha o passarinho" ("Look at the little bird"). Russia: The English word "cheese", or sometimes the Russian word "сыр" (pronounced seer) which means "cheese". Also "Скажи изюм" (pronounced Skazhi izyum), meaning "Say raisins" (used as the title of a 1983 novel by Vasily Aksyonov). Serbia: "птичица" ("Little bird") which sounds like pteecheetsa Slovakia: "syr" ("cheese") Spain: "di/decid patata" ("say potato"). Also, "mirar al pajarito" ("look at the birdie"), intended to make people look directly at the camera. Sweden: "Säg omelett" ("Say omelette") Turkey: "Peynir " ("cheese") Vietnam: "2... 3... Cười lên nào!" ("2... 3... Smile!"). And sometimes "i..i..i....''" (pronounced like the name of the letter "E" in English).
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Vietnam: "2... 3... Cười lên nào!" ("2... 3... Smile!"). And sometimes "i..i..i...." (pronounced like the name of the letter "E" in English).
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Vietnam: "2... 3... Cười lên nào!" ("2... 3... Smile!"). And sometimes "i..i..i....''" (pronounced like the name of the letter "E" in English).