The English pronunciation of the following:
For the record, the brackets is how I'm pronouncing them right now. If any are wrong, please correct me.
Luzern (Luh-tzeh-rn)
Zurich (Zooh-rick)
Bern (Beh-rn)
Geneve (Djeh-neh-ve) --- I have a feeling this one is wrong.
Basel (Baj-zel)
Donna Karan (Doh-nah Kah-ran)
And that's all I can think of at the moment.
So..If you know the proper pronunciation of any of the above, I'd greatly appreciate it. :)
2007-01-11 14:14:54 · 8 answers · asked by Basiate 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Whoops, for a second there I forgot that there are people whose English is slightly more different than mine.
I'm from Ontario, if that helps any.
By the way, does anyone know the Swiss way of pronouncing each of the cities?
And yes, I did mean the designer, Donna Karen, if that is how her name is spelled. :)
2007-01-11 14:25:05 · update #1
You were quite close: Try this phonetically:
Luzern - Lou Zern
Zurich - Zooer-ick
Geneve - Zhen-eva
Basel - Bahh-zel
Donna Karan - Donna Carein
Hope this helps
2007-01-11 14:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by T G 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lucern: Loosern
Zurich: Zoorik
Bern: Burn
Geneva: Janeeva
Basel; Basil
2007-01-11 22:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by liz1027 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from the Northeaster US...this is how I pronounce these words...
Luzern (Lah-zern)
Zurich (Zer-ick)
Bern (Burn)
Geneve (Jen-eve-ah)
Basel (Bay-zel)
Donna Karan (Dah-nah Kah-ran)
2007-01-11 22:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
zurich, basel & donna karan (did u mean donna karen the brand?) is right. Geneve - does it have any accentuates along the "e"?
2007-01-11 22:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's how I would pronounce them:
1. Loo-ZERN
2. ZHUR-rick
3. Burn
4. Jen-EVE
5. BAH-zil (I'm not sure about this, if you're talking about the herb, we pronounce it BAY-zil)
6. DOH-nah KAH-ren
2007-01-11 22:20:44 · answer #5 · answered by lkb740 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zurich (Zooh-rick)
would be prounced more like (Zer-rick)
2007-01-11 22:18:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you are fine, and your grasp of phonetics is impressive!
2007-01-11 22:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Pamela B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zew-rikh
Jee-nee-vah
Baa-zel
is how I do it.
2007-01-11 22:22:10 · answer #8 · answered by RS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋