How to pronounce "Galatasaray"
Opinicus
phonetics, how would you pronounce the word "galatasaray"? (If
you must know, it's the name of a Turkish soccer team that's
been kicking quite a bit of European butt in the last couple of
months.) Specifically, what are the values of the vowels in each
of the syllables and which of the five syllables would you put
primary stress on?
I've got a bet on...
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Bob
Foça, Turkey
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Kanyak's Doghouse <http://www.geocities.com/kanyak.geo>
Dr Robin Bignall
wrote:
I'd pronounce the first 4 vowels short, as in 'cat' and the last long,
as in 'day'. I'd put the stress on 'tas'.
I hope you win!
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wrmst rgds
RB...(docr...@cwcom.net)
Dr Zen
fourth vowels = schwa, fifth vowel as in day. Stress on 'la'.
In article <seurqb...@news.supernews.com>,
"Opinicus" <gez...@spamcop.net> wrote:
> Assuming you know nothing about Turkish orthography or
> phonetics, how would you pronounce the word "galatasaray"? (If
> you must know, it's the name of a Turkish soccer team that's
> been kicking quite a bit of European butt in the last couple of
> months.) Specifically, what are the values of the vowels in each
> of the syllables and which of the five syllables would you put
> primary stress on?
>
> I've got a bet on...
>
> --
> Bob
> Foça, Turkey
> ---
> Kanyak's Doghouse <http://www.geocities.com/kanyak.geo>
>
>
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Before you buy.
Dr Robin Bignall
Bignall) wrote:
>On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 20:41:20 +0300, "Opinicus" <gez...@spamcop.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Assuming you know nothing about Turkish orthography or
>>phonetics, how would you pronounce the word "galatasaray"? (If
>>you must know, it's the name of a Turkish soccer team that's
>>been kicking quite a bit of European butt in the last couple of
>>months.) Specifically, what are the values of the vowels in each
>>of the syllables and which of the five syllables would you put
>>primary stress on?
>>
>>I've got a bet on...
>>
>>--
>>Bob
>>Foça, Turkey
>>---
>>Kanyak's Doghouse <http://www.geocities.com/kanyak.geo>
>>
>I'd pronounce the first 4 vowels short, as in 'cat' and the last long,
>as in 'day'. I'd put the stress on 'tas'.
>I hope you win!
I have a lifelong aversion to sport, and normally hide under the
stairs when the Radio 4 news covers that subject. When even cricket is
subject to bribes one wonders where the world is going to end up. I
expect anytime now to hear of shove ha'penny fatalities and ludo
riots.
Be that as it may, I've been listening out for pronunciations of our
favourite (in my case only) Turkish football club. A Radio 4 announcer
really got his knickers in a twist just now by trying to put the
accent on the second syllable and then running out of tongue and
syllables before he finished the word. His first attempt was
'Galatasrye' and his second was 'Galatsrye'. I expect the two-syllable
'Galtsrye' version anytime now...
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wrmst rgds
RB...(docr...@cwcom.net)