Kajehase |
Wikipedia has pronounciation for some of them, and if you'd like recordings of me saying the rest of them, send an e-mail to the address in my profile.
(Being Swedish, I'm not sure my phonetic writing of them would help, so that's why I don't do that. Also I'm not sure how to explain the nasal sound at the end of Cahorsin in English - would've been a lot easier if you had the letter 'ä' in your alphabet.)
The 8th Dwarf |
I studied the later Plantagenets at Uni... I fully recommend the Paston letters as an example of how a medieval estate was run.
The Paston Letters are a collection of letters and papers consisting of the correspondence of members of the Paston family of Norfolk gentry, and others connected with them in England, between the years 1422 and 1509. The collection also includes some state papers and other important documents.
What is also important is a lot of it is written by the female Pastons detailing just how much say and power they did and didn't have in running the family.
Callous Jack |
I studied the later Plantagenets at Uni... I fully recommend the Paston letters as an example of how a medieval estate was run.
The Paston Letters are a collection of letters and papers consisting of the correspondence of members of the Paston family of Norfolk gentry, and others connected with them in England, between the years 1422 and 1509. The collection also includes some state papers and other important documents.
What is also important is a lot of it is written by the female Pastons detailing just how much say and power they did and didn't have in running the family.
I actually just finished a book on the Paston Letters. Fascinating stuff especially the lengths to which they had to go through to keep some of their legally bought land!
Smarnil le couard |
Kajehase wrote:Quelle fromage!Jean-Paul Sartre, Intrnet Troll wrote:Quelle domage!Well, you see, you prounounce "Ang-" like...
No, Fouquier-Tinville, Jean-Paul Sartre, Intrnet Troll, it's all a lie. I have no idea how to speak French.
No, it's quel fromage. As everyone knows, 'fromage' is a masculine name.
I would gladly help with the OP's pronounciation quandary, if only I could speak a decent english...
Angouleme -> 'ang' as in angst, 'ou' as in ooze, 'lème' as in lame. Does it help ?
pezlerpolychromatic |
pezlerpolychromatic wrote:Kajehase wrote:Quelle fromage!Jean-Paul Sartre, Intrnet Troll wrote:Quelle domage!Well, you see, you prounounce "Ang-" like...
No, Fouquier-Tinville, Jean-Paul Sartre, Intrnet Troll, it's all a lie. I have no idea how to speak French.
No, it's quel fromage. As everyone knows, 'fromage' is a masculine name.
I would gladly help with the OP's pronounciation quandary, if only I could speak a decent english...
Angouleme -> 'ang' as in angst, 'ou' as in ooze, 'lème' as in lame. Does it help ?
Crud. Well, it's been almost twenty years since I was in french class, and the fact that the girls outnumbered the guys seven to one didn't help my focus any. Must get back into practice sometime.
Smarnil le couard |
Smarnil le couard wrote:Yes, thanks!Angouleme -> 'ang' as in angst, 'ou' as in ooze, 'lème' as in lame. Does it help ?
OK, let's try the others :
-Cahorsin -> ka - or + "saint" without the final t sound (not quite that, but close enough)
-Poitou -> Pwa - too
-Angoumois -> 'an' as in 'panther' (do not stress the n !) + goo + mwa
-Rouergue -> Roo - erg
-Saintonge (no 'u' !) -> I quit, two very non english sounds...
-Limoges -> Lee - Moe + soft 'j' sound, as in jeep
-Auch -> 'o' as in pauper + sh
The "on", "ain" and "in" sounds have no obvious equivalent in english, sorry...
Callous Jack |
Callous Jack wrote:Smarnil le couard wrote:Yes, thanks!Angouleme -> 'ang' as in angst, 'ou' as in ooze, 'lème' as in lame. Does it help ?
OK, let's try the others :
-Cahorsin -> ka - or + "saint" without the final t sound (not quite that, but close enough)
-Poitou -> Pwa - too
-Angoumois -> 'an' as in 'panther' (do not stress the n !) + goo + mwa
-Rouergue -> Roo - erg
-Saintonge (no 'u' !) -> I quit, two very non english sounds...
-Limoges -> Lee - Moe + soft 'j' sound, as in jeep
-Auch -> 'o' as in pauper + shThe "on", "ain" and "in" sounds have no obvious equivalent in english, sorry...
Thanks Smarnil le couard! Some of my guesses were correct but I was off on a couple like Rouergue.