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pronunciation help

by namelove (guest)

1/30/2010, 11:53 PM

I am wondering about the proper pronunciation of the following names, thank you for any help.
CAHAYA m & f Indonesian
CAHYA m & f Indonesian
CAI (1) m Scandinavian
CAI (2) m Welsh Mythology
CAJ m Scandinavian
CAJA f Danish
CHAO m Chinese
CHÂU f Vietnamese
CHAYA f Hebrew
CHI (1) f Vietnamese
CHI (2) m & f Mythology, Igbo
CHIYO f Japanese
CHUY m Spanish

#pronunciation

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- Llewella (penguiny7) +4

1/31/2010, 2:49 AM

CAI (2) is KIE (same as Kai)
CHIYO is CHEE-o
CHUY is CHOO-ee

- namelove (guest)

1/31/2010, 6:53 AM

thank you!

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- egyptianpanda

1/31/2010, 7:03 AM

Chaya would be have a very throaty h sound (I can't write the symbol on my computer) and be pronounced HAI-a (hai sounding like the i in night)

- Lumia +1

1/31/2010, 11:08 AM

In Spanish, Chuy is pronounced CHOOY, a single syllable and not two.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

2/1/2010, 2:30 AM

I know. That sounds like two syllables to me. You can't make the oo and ee sounds in one syllable. *shrug*

- Sigrid (Beautiful Victory)

1/31/2010, 11:58 AM

Cai and Caj are pronounced KIE.

- namelove (guest)

2/1/2010, 9:07 AM

thank you to all! Very very helpful!

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