Could someone please help me with the pronunciation of these names?Anne Ranasinghe, Jean Arasanayagam?

Question

I will need to read poems written by the two writers and I don't know how to pronounce their last names. Please help. Thank you.

Thanks to Solairaja A for helping out.
I used to think the 'he' in the first name should be silent.
Also, may I know which syllables are stressed?

Answer 1

An'e'ran'a'sing'hay

u just spell as english words - first read slowly and then read the
cluster in a medium fast u will get the right pronounciation

Jean' Ara' sa' na' ya' gum

the "Ara" u have to pronouce as in the word "Arrest" u spell upto
"arre"

Answer 2

You have been given the right advice by Soliaraja.

The stress should be as follows.

'Ran' - pronounced as "RUN"
'a' - pronounced as A in 'apple'
'sing' - pronounced as "SING" a song
'he' - pronounced as "GHEtto", with the G from the previous phonetic

For Arasanayagam, stretch the 'na' to read as 'naaa' followed by a very short 'ya'. So you would pronounce it as 'Ara''sa''naaaya''gum'

Hope this helps

Answer 3

Follow these instructions:
Go to Start
Go to Control Panal
Go to Speech
In the box where it say "You have selected Microsoft Sam as the computer's default voice." erase that
Put the name in there that you want to learn how to pronounce
Then click Preview Voice
*Note: Do not hit enter it will close the window and make sure your volume is up*

Answer 4

see, ranasinghe and arasanayagam are TAMIL words, it should be pronounced as..

a.n/nee.. ra/na/sing/hea..
je/en/.. ar/ra/sa./naa/ya/gum...

Answer 5

ok put your ear up to the speaker and listen very careful............................................................................................................................................................................................................there did you hear it?