Princess Maxima said:L-e-t-y(like "pretty")-see-a
It's pronounced like Laetitia in Laetitia Maria.
Princess Maxima said:L-e-t-y(like "pretty")-see-a
Of course not as you would say that in english, but On-Ree with a nasal on the NDanielane said:The pronounciation is not ON-Ree but I'm unable to explain which she is.
juliamontague said:Of course not as you would say that in english, but On-Ree with a nasal on the N
Danielane said:I would say "LéTicia"...
moosey60 said:I'm pretty sure Eugenie is pronounced Ew-Janie.
Lady Jennifer said:I thought I heard Fergie say it like this- U-ja-Ni (the a is a little long), but I'm probably way off.
BeatrixFan said:I've always said Orange as in the fruit and Nassau as Nass-ow (as in the sound one makes when jabbed with a pin)
Layla1971 said:Maybe Dutch speakers can help me with this: how is Orange-Nassau pronounced?
Is the Orange part pronounced the same as orange(the fruit), and Nassau like the city in the Bahamas?
The Bahamas Nassau is pronounced Nass-awe like "awe" in 'you are in "awe" of someone'.
Maxie said:Well, in Dutch it is OranJe-Nassau, with a 'j' instead of a 'g'. So it's surely not pronounced like the english word 'orange'. Hmmm.
I'll try to explain it.
It's Ow-ra-nj-u - Nass-awe.
The nj part is pronounced as the first two consonants in the Russian word for no, 'njet'.
Hope this helps.
*Maxie, for all your questions concerning Dutch pronunciation*
Layla1971 said:Well, my father taught me some Russian, so you're comparing the 'nj' sound to Russian makes it easier.
I think it would be - Ow-ra-ny-u Nass-awe in english.
And thanks so much Maxie for helping us out all the time! We appreciate it very much!
Orange is already translated into english, in dutch it's oranie, or something like that.Layla1971 said:Maybe Dutch speakers can help me with this: how is Orange-Nassau pronounced?
Is the Orange part pronounced the same as orange(the fruit), and Nassau like the city in the Bahamas?
The Bahamas Nassau is pronounced Nass-awe like "awe" in 'you are in "awe" of someone'.
Emily said:Aimee is pronounced like "M-A" in English. I am still trying to get her last name, though! Is it like "sir hen" with a very hard "h" in English?
Layla1971 said:Just another question! After all the attention that I've given to Aimée's name, I was wondering how to pronounce "Floris", and I'm guessing it isn't pronounced at all like it's spelled!
Emilia said:Floris with a short i
Flo is like Flow without the w and ris is like risk without the k
Layla1971 said:Thanks very much Emilia, I can at least pronounce some names now!
...JuAnItA... said:How do you pronounce Queen Sonja's name??
...JuAnItA... said:How do you pronounce Queen Sonja's name??
Layla1971 said:I heard a Danish person speaking, and I'm sure I heard Queen Margrethe II pronounced 'Mar-ge-ray-tah', but I don't understand very much Danish.
Margrethe II said:Indeed Layla, that could very well be it.
I used a more simplified way as my mother does'nt know any other language apart from English (her mother language) & french. I wanted to make it as easy as possible. When I say it quick it comes out like I have written but when I say it slow it comes out like you have written.
Like I said, either close or exact. At least we are'nt calling her Margaret.lol.
"MII"
I cant find a word that explains how Margrethes name is pronounced but try something like this: Mah (Like the english Ma´)-grey-theLayla1971 said:I heard a Danish person speaking, and I'm sure I heard Queen Margrethe II pronounced 'Mar-ge-ray-tah', but I don't understand very much Danish.