[Opinions] As Heh-LEH-nah in Sweden
in reply to a message by gypsy
Not as HELL-eh-nah, He-LEE-nah or as Heh-LAY-nah.
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
"You sought a flower and found a fruit. You sought a spring and found a sea. You sought a woman and found a soul. You are disappointed."
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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I think many people would pronounce heh-leh-nah and heh-lay-nah identically (here in the US, at least).