Break 'farouk' down into sounds: [FUH] + [ROOK] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them. Record yourself saying 'farouk' in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen.

Why is San Pedro pronounced Peedro?

24, the feast day of St. Peter of Alexandra, hence the name San Pedro. “San Pedro is my pronunciation pet peeve,” said Yolanda Ware, the facilities manager at KPCC, who read the pronouncer for this story. “It's obviously Spanish” — which would make the pronunciation san-PAY-droh.

How do you pronounce micheltorena?

There is no such thing as Michael Torrena: the street is Micheltorena, and it's pronounced Mitchell Torena.