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Re: pronunciation of Tjaard
in reply to a message by Lisa
It's not tee-ah because that would be 2 syllables. It's tyah, ONE syllable. Tia also has 2 syllables and is not the exact same thing. I can't really describe it any closer than a sound in between TYAH and CHAH, and a bit closer to TYAH than CHAH. Sorry for the confusion...


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You don't confuse me, internet yes.
Now i know that is a single syllable, thanks for the help :)
The only thing that i don't know is the beginning phonetic sound.
You said a sound in between TYAH and CHAH (sorry for my obsessive question i'm a bit slow to understand), if there is the same beginning sound in a english word, can you see the word in a dictionary and tell me which is?
So i can control the phonetic of the word and is simple for me understand the sound.
Sorry again for my persistent question, is important.
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There is no word in English that starts the same, it's a pure Dutch sound, but CH comes as close as it gets in English and the beginning of Thierry is practically the same as well. I can't explain it clearer right now. I'm currently travelling, but I'm back home the 26th. I can record me saying Tjaard then and maybe e-mail the recording to you? If you create an account you can send me a private message with your e-mail address or you can just reply it to this message if you don't mind that your e-mail is here.
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