Message: "Pronunciation of Gheorghe (Romanian name)"

Pronunciation of Gheorghe (Romanian name)

by Kate

3/31/2009, 10:11 PM

How do you pronounce Gheorghe?

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- Lumia

4/2/2009, 12:03 PM

The name is pronounced ['ge̯orge] (GEOR-ge: whith hard two G, the last E sounding as in Spanish and in the first syllable EO pronounced in a diphthong, unexistent in English, where the E is like the Spanish E but very short and the O is like the Spanish O).

- delphine +4

4/2/2009, 12:44 AM

That's a tough one....

The only way I can come close to the actual pronounciation is
Gyo-rgy-eh. That's pretty close actually.

ETA : the G sound is a G as in give not as in George.

Lea

P.S. I have Romanian heritage so it's pretty accurate.

This message was edited 4/2/2009, 1:04 AM

- Kate +3

4/2/2009, 11:46 AM

Which syllable is accented?

- delphine +2

4/2/2009, 1:50 PM

It's pretty much flat in pronounciation, but I there is a little more stress on the first syllable.

Lea

- Kate +1

4/2/2009, 4:15 PM

Thank you

- delphine

4/3/2009, 3:03 AM

you're welcome

- egyptianpanda +1

4/1/2009, 11:45 AM

It looks like ZHORZH to me, but I could be wrong.

~Ilana~

- delphine

4/2/2009, 12:46 AM

Ponounced that way it would be spelled Jorj in Romanian ;o). Hmmm that's a nice kree8tive spelling of boring old George don't you think ;o).

Lea

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