Pronounciation
Naslednik Norvezhskiy:
Quote from: Tina Pavlovna on November 07, 2010, 07:37:12 AM
Originally by Forum Admin, I'm just quoting him:
Quote from: Forum Admin on October 27, 2008, 01:07:54 PM
This has been discussed many times before. The proper Russian pronunciation is "Sars-kaya Syelo"...[..]
Tina Pavlovna, such a roundabout explanation can perhaps elucidate the pronunciation in IPA I gave above, but it says nothing about stress (so vital in Russian) and is no real substitute for a proper rendering in IPA.
blessOTMA:
Sometimes I wish there were audio files saying things correctly...I know I have been mispronouncing names for 40 years plus!
As Фёдор Петрович says, where the stress is vital etc.
MademoiselleAndrea:
I realize this does not really have anything to do with the Imperial Family directly, but I am wondering how to pronounce the name of the society conversation excersise Queen Victoria did with Alix when she was a young girl and teen, the cercle. Also, something else that is not directly related: Margarethe von Fabrice, Alix's lady-in-waiting. If anyone could clear this up for me I'd appreciate it greatly!
Thomas_Hesse:
I think the "cercle" is just pronounced like the ordinary "circle" :)
As for Princess Alix's companion:
unlike the English name Margaret (Mar-gret) in the German version you pronounce the second "a" as well. The last three letters are not pronounced like the English "the" but like the first two letters of "TExt" : Mar - ga (british "a" like in MARgret - not the american one) - re (sharp "e" like the first "e" in "Ethel") - te ("TExt").
The "v" in von is like the "f" in fall
Fa (british "a") -bree-ce ("ce" like "s" - but a sharp s like in Sam)
MademoiselleAndrea:
Thank you so much! I appreciate the detailed instructions a lot!
Another German surname I was wondering how to pronouce correctly is Rademacher, and also von Blumenthal. Though of course now I do know how to say von!
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