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Re: help with pronouncing Eastern European names
Maja Bajevic
Alma BEcirovic
Muhidin Tvico
Nemeth Hajnal
Varnai Gyula
Dragan Zarevac
PAvle Vuckovic
Jelena Radic
Vladimir Nikolic
Adrian Paci
Tiia Johannson
Kai Kaljo
Ene Liis Semper
Killu Sukmit
Mari Laanemets
Anna Niesterowicz
Azorro
Piotr Weyzykowski
Alen Florcic
Dario Bardic
Lala Rascic
Kristina Leko
Mladen STilinovic
Sislej Xhafa
Dan Acostioaei
Dan Mihaltianu
Mircea Cantor
Oana Felipov
Patricia Teodorescu
Pavel Braila
Arturas Raila
Egle Rakauskaite
Magda Tothova
Jesper Alvaer
Peteris Lidaka
Krassimir Terziev
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01.SC: Maja Bajevic: MA-ya BA-ye-vich
02.SC: Alma BEcirovic: AL-ma be-CHI-ro-vich
03.UN: Muhidin Tvico: mu-xi-DIN TVI-tso
04.HU: Nemeth Hajnal: NE-met xAY-nal (given name xajnal?)
05.HU: Varnai Gyula: VAR-nay DYU-la (given name Gyula!)
06.SC: Dragan Zarevac: DRA-gan ZA-re-vats (or ZHA-re-vats?)
07.SC: PAvle Vuckovic: PA-vle VUCH-ko-vich
08.SC: Jelena Radic: YE-le-na RA-dich
09.SC: Vladimir Nikolic: VLA-di-mir NI-ko-lich
10.RO: Adrian Paci: a-dri-AN PACH
11.UN: Tiia Johannson: TI-a YO-han-son
12.UN: Kai Kaljo: KAY KA-lyo (given name Kaljo if hungarian)
13.UN: Ene Liis Semper: E-ne LIS SEM-per
14.UN: Killu Sukmit: KI-lu SUK-mit
15.UN: Mari Laanemets: MA-ri LA-ne-mets
16.PL: Anna Niesterowicz: A-na ne-ste-RO-vich
17.UN: Azorro: a-SO-ro
18.PL: Piotr Weyzykowski: PYOTR vey-zi-KOV-ski
19.SC: Alen Florcic: A-len FLOR-chich
20.SC: Dario Bardic: DA-ri-o BAR-dich (BAR-jich)
21.SC: Lala Rascic: LA-la RAS-chich (RASH-chich)
22.UN: Kristina Leko: kri-STI-na LE-ko
23.SC: Mladen STilinovic (Stilianovic):
mla-DEN sti-LI-no-vich (sti-li-A-no-vich)
24.AL: Sislej Xhafa: SIS-ley (sis-LEY) Ja-fa
25.RO: Dan Acostioaei (Acostioari?): DAN a-ko-stio-AE-i (a-ko-styoAr!)
26.RO: Dan Mihaltianu: DAN Mi-xal-tyA-nu
27.RO: Mircea Cantor: mIr-cha kan-TOR
28.UN: Oana Felipov: WA-na fe-LI-pov
29.RO: Patricia Teodorescu: pa-TRI-chia te-o-do-RE-sku
30.RO: Pavel Braila: PA-vel brAy-la ("A" as in Eng."perl")
31.LI: Arturas Raila: AR-tu-ras RAy-la
32.LI: Egle Rakauskaite: E-gle ra-kau-SKAy-te
33.BG: Magda Tothova (??, Totkova): MAG-da tOt-ko-va
34.UN: Jesper Alvaer ??
35.UN: Peteris Lidaka ??
36.BG: Krassimir Terziev: kra-si-MIR ter-ZI-efNotes: AL[Albanian], BG[Bulgarian], [HU]Hungarian, LI[Lituanian],
[PL]Polish, RO[Romanian], [SC] Serbo-Croatian-Bosnian,
[UN]unknown,uncertainThe stress position is shown in CAPITALS.
The pronunciation cannot be given here in full details.Common rules for the vowels in the right column:
a: like the common part of the English "my" and "our".
e: like the "e" in "bed".

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Re:Maja Bajevic - MIE-a BAH-ye-vich
Dragan Zarevac - DRAH-gan ZAH-reh-vach (are you sure it's not Zarevic?)
Pavle Vuckovic - PAH-vleh VOOCH-ko-vich
Jelena Radic - YE-leh-na RAH-dich
Vladimir Nikolic - VLAD-i-meer NEE-ko-lich
Mladen Stilinovic - MLAH-den STEE-lee-no-vich
Krassimir Terziev - kras-ee-MEER Ter-zee-EHVI can only give educated guesses for the rest
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