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Pronounciation help please: Nicoise

9 votes
? by marshwarbler

niss-waaah?
niss-quaah?
nikoyz?
nik-swaaah?
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marshwarbler | 14 May '08, 18:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

ni'swaz

twentynine | 14 May '08, 18:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

niss-waase

second syllable rhymes with vase

joeymahone | 14 May '08, 18:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

^^not this

bsoucek | 14 May '08, 18:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Nees-wah

yes_ | 14 May '08, 18:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Nic-rish.

twee_loser | 14 May '08, 18:23 | Send note | Report this | Reply

thank you &

merci

marshwarbler | 14 May '08, 18:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

So,

which one did you go for?

Emmi_London_Girl | 14 May '08, 18:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply

nick oice

i hope.

harru | 14 May '08, 18:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I think it's a case of doing a sibilant mumble

and hoping for the best.

Neeswaah(with optional z at the end) seems good to me though.
ta

marshwarbler | 14 May '08, 18:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The z sound isn't optional

French words ending in -s = silent s.
French words ending in -se = not-silent s.

joeymahone | 14 May '08, 18:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

niss-waaah

bsoucek | 14 May '08, 18:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

THERES NO K IN THERE.

and the s at the end is pronounced.

whiterussian | 14 May '08, 18:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

tarnation

it's a pesky one...
isn't lyle french or living in France, is it lyle?
er...assistez s'il vous plait?

marshwarbler | 14 May '08, 19:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

it's nees-waahs

or that's as close as my phonetic english skills will take me

whiterussian | 14 May '08, 19:19 | Send note | Report this | Reply

oh, thanks

didn't realise.

marshwarbler | 14 May '08, 19:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply