When you are talking about people with Spanish names, do you pronounce the names like they would be said in Spanish, or do you Anglocize them. For example, do you roll the r's in Spanisah names, or do you pronouce the vowel sounds in a more Spanish like way.
2006-08-12 15:39:40 · 8 answers · asked by andre 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I can pronouce the names in Spanish just fine. I just wanted to know which way I should choose.
2006-08-12 15:46:07 · update #1
If you only speak English, you do the best you can. If you speak Spanish, of course you pronounce them the way they are pronounced correctly.
2006-08-12 15:43:23 · answer #1 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spanish names are pronounced in a Spanish way
2006-08-12 15:45:59 · answer #2 · answered by kurdapya_007 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on you. If you have hard time pronouncing them then you can only say it like you can. It might offend some people, but sometimes it's the best you can do. Ask people how to pronounce their name. They can help you. People used to botch my name all the time in the East Coast. It's Ortega. So I know the feeling. Some people even call themselves by the White version. It depends on the circumstances.
2006-08-12 15:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by jesus_lover1962 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Spanish.
2006-08-12 15:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
in Spanish, lol, which sometimes can be very tricky, some of my Spanish speaking friends have made up names, because I cant pronounce the real ones, but they don't seem to care :)
2006-08-12 15:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by dana_marei_1982 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my name is spanish and my friends (non-latino) pronounce it anglocized. i don't mind...but it'd be nice if they said my name the way it should be said.
my latino/a friends say my name the way it should be said. my name has a rolling 'r' in it, and it's nice if you prnounce the name the way it should be.
2006-08-13 22:09:52 · answer #6 · answered by Alexis Samira 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, i pronounce English names in English....I don't call Mary María...so you should pronounce them in their original language..
a friend told me that when a friend of her, Jorge Torres, went to Canada...he stopped being Jorge Torres to became George Towers.....you english speakers shouldn't change our last names! ...i can take it with my name
2006-08-12 16:33:01 · answer #7 · answered by diana_mulata 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
just call Jorge, George, and Tomas, Tom. they won't mind. if they do they will tell you how to pronounce it.
2006-08-12 15:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by geotom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋