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Old 10-31-2005, 06:32 AM
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Here's one:


Spyker = Spay-kuhr and not Sp-eye-kuhr
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Old 10-31-2005, 06:56 AM
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Here's one:


Spyker = Spay-kuhr and not Sp-eye-kuhr
for every non-dutch person on the world this name is simply not speakable, just don't even try it, please . Perhaps Germans can do it too.
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for every dutch person on the world this name is simply not speakable, just don't even try it, please . Perhaps Germans can do it too.
non-dutch I presume
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Old 10-31-2005, 07:36 AM
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I'm not dutch and I can say it fine...
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I'm not dutch and I can say it fine...
but it is not pronounced in the way you wrote it down phonetically.

the "y" sound as used in Spyker does not exist in many languages.

The name used to be written as Spijker.
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how about we all record the way of saying it on our pc's too end all of our confusion!
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how about we all record the way of saying it on our pc's too end all of our confusion!
I can't find a phonetically acceptable way to present the Dutch "ei" or "ij" sound in English.
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I can't find a phonetically acceptable way to present the Dutch "ei" or "ij" sound in English.


Me neither, I think it's probably the closest to the "ay" as used in "away", or "ey" as used in "they".


So it's Sp-ey-kuhr I guess?
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Me neither, I think it's probably the closest to the "ay" as used in "away", or "ey" as used in "they".


So it's Sp-ey-kuhr I guess?
it is neither an "y" sound nor an "ay-ey" sound. there is no English equivalent sound for it.
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How about the "a" as used in "hate"?
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How about the "a" as used in "hate"?
no it is like how we pronounce "ei" or in English: "egg". If you can find anybody around who can say that, you got the sound
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I can't find a phonetically acceptable way to present the Dutch "ei" or "ij" sound in English.
I guess there's no way...
Hm, "ei" is like "I"
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I guess there's no way...
Hm, "ei" is like "I"
in German yes, in dutch no there no "a" sound at the beginning.
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