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One should not pronounce any city with native pronunciation. That's stupid. In French most relevant cities of the Old Word have a different name, so it wouldn't even be possible to pronounce the native way.
Example:
London -> Londres
Roma -> Rome
Barcelona -> Barcelone
Wien (Vienna) -> Vienne
Napoli -> Naples
Cairo -> Le Caire
etc
It reminds me when at Subway (sandwich shop), people order their subs with some lettuce, tomatoes, black olives and, oh yeah, some "YaLáPeenos" (Jalapeños).
What??? Lol! Where is this?
Everyone here in CA pronounces them as halapenios, even the non Spanish speakers.
I always chuckle when I hear newscasters pronounce Beijing (北京) as if it is some town in France (or elsewhere).
I cannot even spell the way these idiots pronounce Beijing, but, they mispronounce the jing portion of the word. They pronounce the j sort of like the French je (I, me).
Bei (北) is pronounced like bay. It simply means north in Chinese.
Jing (京) is pronounced just like the jing in jingle. Jing is one of the Chinese words for capital.
Its kinda funny, because I never hear these newscasters pronounce the very same jing (京) in Nanjing (南京) incorrectly. Nanjing translates to South capital.
Last edited by Salmonburgher; 10-02-2015 at 05:35 AM..
Everyone here in CA pronounces them as halapenios, even the non Spanish speakers.
Because of the tilde over the ñ, I've always pronounced them as hahlapenyoes, or hollopenyoes.
No one ever looked askance at me, and I always got them on my plate, or in my sandwich, whether I was in Boston, or Bilbao.
I have played the Xbox game Forza Motorsport 6 recently. I find it interesting that the American presenter at least try to say Le Mans and Spa-Francorchamps correctly, but fail completely when pronouncing the German circuit Nürburgring.
How would you guys who are not from the UK pronounce "Gotham" "Featherstonehaugh" "Worcester" and "Gloucester"?
(Correct would be "Got-em" "Fan-shaw" "Woo-ster" and "Gloh-ster")
To folks from the UK: Is it really pretentious to get it right if man is not a Brit?
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Originally Posted by Salmonburgher
I always chuckle when I hear newscasters pronounce Beijing (北京) as if it is some town in France (or elsewhere).
I cannot even spell the way these idiots pronounce Beijing, but, they mispronounce the jing portion of the word. They pronounce the j sort of like the French je (I, me).
Bei (北) is pronounced like bay. It simply means north in Chinese.
Jing (京) is pronounced just like the jing in jingle. Jing is one of the Chinese words for capital.
Its kinda funny, because I never hear these newscasters pronounce the very same jing (京) in Nanjing (南京) incorrectly. Nanjing translates to South capital.
That's just consonant voicing between two vowels. It's due to analogy to other latinate loanwords in English. Unless the ones saying it were not speaking a western language that voices in this enviroment?
I just pronounce places the way that's most comfortable for me to say.
Havana, Cuba is Havana with a V...I don't say "La Habana" like in Spanish.
I dont say Barthelona ....rather Barcelona.
Spanish speakers will call New York "Nueva York"
Or Los Angeles--- I say Loss An-jell-us. not "Los An-helleez" as is said in Spanish.
I never pronounce cities in English with a native pronunciation unless I can't help it, like Beijing, or Bogotá. I can't pronounce it like pogoda, it's too painful to me
Everyone here in CA pronounces them as halapenios, even the non Spanish speakers.
Not everyone in the great state of Alabama, or LA (Lower Alabama) as it is known around here
Us spanish speakers pronounce it Jalapeños.
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