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Pronunciation??
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:18 am
by scubastevesgirly
Can somebody tell me for sure how to pronounce 'Yelena Isinbayeva' and 'Sergei Bubka'....and 'Sauer'...and maybe any other confusing names I can't think of at the moment.
I think I got it...but I'm also not from E. Europe.
I think it would be good if when i talk about PV to my unappreciative friends for me to at least be pronouncing the names right
Re: Pronunciation??
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:29 am
by Scott Go Pre
scubastevesgirly wrote:Can somebody tell me for sure how to pronounce 'Yelena Isinbayeva' and 'Sergei Bubka'....and 'Sauer'...and maybe any other confusing names I can't think of at the moment.
I think I got it...but I'm also not from E. Europe.
I think it would be good if when i talk about PV to my unappreciative friends for me to at least be pronouncing the names right
Yelena Isinbayeva> Ye-lay-na Is-in-bay-e-va
Sergei Bubka > Ser-gee Boob-ka
Sauer > Sour (pretty much sounds like that)
I had a hard time with Yelena and Mary Sauer.
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:18 am
by LHSpolevault
man.. and i always thought it was "sir-gay bub-kuh"
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:01 pm
by Mecham
lol Sir Gay! Reporting! just kidding.....
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:12 pm
by scubastevesgirly
Mecham wrote:lol Sir Gay! Reporting! just kidding.....
HAHAHA
...thanks...I had all of them ok, except i was saying Ye-lee-na instead of Ye-lay-na
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:27 pm
by Scott Go Pre
LHSpolevault wrote:man.. and i always thought it was "sir-gay bub-kuh"
You may be right with the first name, I have trouble writing out pronounciations.
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:41 pm
by LHSpolevault
so is it boobka or bubkuh? lol