I'm a little weak in English, help?
"Volkswagon" - Is it with a silent L (as in Yolk) or with the L pronounced?
"ambience" (as ambience or ombience)
"envolopes" (onvolopes, or envelopes)
"Almonds" (silent L or not)
Please give me a hand. Thanks. :-)
2006-10-26 00:14:25 · 13 answers · asked by Yvonne Mystic 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
VoLkswagon (with the L pronounced)
ambience not ombiance
envelopes not onvelopes
almonds pronounce the L
2006-10-26 00:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by chalqua 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's a company name so you could get away in an english speaking country with volks wagon as seen wioth the L pronounced
In German it is like this: Follks (the F is a cross between an F and a V) Vahgahn (second ah sound like ahhh is shorter than the first)
Ambience: can be either way you described. Same with Envelopes
Almonds does have a silent L
2006-10-26 00:18:20 · answer #2 · answered by jleslie4585 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volkswagen - pronounced L, grind your G and you're fine
Ambience - some poeple say it differently but most times, the A is stretched out so it sounds really rich
Envelopes - as above
Almonds - some people say it and pronounce the L and others don't
PLEASE NOTE:
when people pronounce words differently its because when they grew up, their parents and/or family only pronounced them that way, and, through the years, they changed the way they spelt and pronounced words.
but it truly depends on the person who is talking.
2006-10-26 00:21:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's German, really spelled Volkswagen. Proper pronunciation is:
folks vaah' gen. (hard G as in Goat, L is not silent)
ambience is aahm' bee ahnts
envelopes is ehn' vell oaps
Almonds does not have a silent L.
2006-10-26 00:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by agentdenim 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it is Volkswagen. It means "car of the people." You pronounce it: "folksvagen." In German the V frequently sounds like an F
2006-10-26 12:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Volkswagen: Meaning "people/folk"-"car"
"Fohlks-vahgin"
V = English F
W = English V
(all letters are pronounced in German, there are no silent ones)
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2016-10-16 10:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
L is pronounced. a is more of an o. In Germany the w is more of a V
2006-10-26 00:19:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is how it is pronounced in it's native language (german) : foolks-vaagin. Volks=People, Wagen=Car
the L is not silent
I study german and i'm fairly good at it
2006-10-26 00:19:28 · answer #9 · answered by i'm gay 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Volkswagen = "FolksFagen" (German) strong pronounciation on the "V" and double U or double "V" ( W )
2006-10-26 03:35:09 · answer #10 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋