A quick question for all those who possess infinite knowledge

[PsychoChimp22]

How do you pronounce "Gemballa"??

[my porsche]

gim-balla

like, hes a balla, fo sho

and gimp, without the P

[CdocZ]

gem (not like gem, as in the pretty stones) balla (not like "he is a balla", but like ball pronounced more like its spelled boll) and then "a", pronounced like "ah"
this probably isnt right, lol , but who knows

[IBrake4Rainbows]

I would of thought you may have pronounced it Jim-Bel-a.

Maybe i'm just crazy.

[fpv_gtho]

g-em-bah-la

[my porsche]

g-em-bah-la

thats what i was trying to say

[SPHFerrari]

but is the g hard as in Great or is it like a J

[Renesis]

maybe its a silent g and a silent b- so it sounds like yemellah
wow that rolls off the tongue fun

[henk4]

Assuming that it is German, as at least the company is located there, the G is hard like in "great", and the a is like "ah" as in "hat". Both l's are pronounced like "l's" so there is no "tortilja" like pronounciation there.

[Delmaster]

henk4 and fpv_gtho are right, believe them

(I have to know, I'm german ;))

[danno]

g-em-bah-la

thats how i say it.

[henk4]

thats how i say it.

then Germans will immediately spot you as being non-German (although I fear that this would not be the only word that would give you away :D )

[my porsche]

but is the g hard as in Great or is it like a J
as in great

[fpv_gtho]

When your trying to type how you pronounce something, dont you usually use capitals for a hard sound and lower case for a soft sound?

[henk4]

When your trying to type how you pronounce something, dont you usually use capitals for a hard sound and lower case for a soft sound?

Never heard of such a rule, but there is some logic in it.

[PsychoChimp22]

thats what i was trying to say

i like your way better. :p

[PsychoChimp22]

for me it was either:

gembella (kinda half A half E... ish.):p
or what I know now is the right way.

Thanks for the help. :)

[PsychoChimp22]

When your trying to type how you pronounce something, dont you usually use capitals for a hard sound and lower case for a soft sound?


Thats the more common and understandable way, but its not teh "real" way. The real way consists of a bunch of things not on a keyboard.

[Carmaniac]

While we're here, how do you pronounce…

Enzo
Zonda
Koensinegg :D

[PsychoChimp22]

oh stfu ^^
lol

[Carmaniac]

oh stfu ^^
lol

Does that mean you don't know???

[Egg Nog]

While we're here, how do you pronounce…

Enzo

It's pronounced "kwelt-par-glatms"

[Carmaniac]

It's pronounced "kwelt-par-glatms"

I'm SURE it is.
:mad:

My guesses-- AN-zo, ZON-da, jibb-err-ishh.

[Spastik_Roach]

While we're here, how do you pronounce…

Enzo
Zonda
Koensinegg

I pronounce it..

Koh-Nig-Segg

Zon-duh

En-zo....

[Mdbgtft]

This is tough! Computers cant "speak". It's quite hard to explain

[Miss Quattro]

umbrella?

[Carmaniac]

This is tough! Computers cant "speak". It's quite hard to explain

What the HELL are you talking about???!!!! :confused:

[Rockefella]

What the HELL are you talking about???!!!! :confused:
What he means is that it's hard to type out the phonetical elements of the word through a keyboard and not your mouth. (is phonetics the right word, i think so :confused: )

[PsychoChimp22]

Sorry carmaniac, i thought you were kidding (making fun of me)... :p
All three of those are spoken exactly how they are spelled, so if you speak clear english, just sound it out and it well probably be correct.

[PsychoChimp22]

What he means is that it's hard to type out the phonetical elements of the word through a keyboard and not your mouth. (is phonetics the right word, i think so :confused: )

Ya, its the right word, and most latin-based languages (mainly and especially english) have pretty screwed up phonics...

[PsychoChimp22]

Well for the sake of not making a new thread, I'd like somebody to tell me how to say this one, which is a little less obvious.

capoeira

Ive always wondered how to say it, actualy id really like to learn it too.