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Re: pronunciation

by Alana (guest)

3/11/2009, 4:18 AM

Thank you Lumia. I thought it differently, good thing that asked then:-)
Maybe you can help me with Aiza(pronuciation of it) then.
I'm trying to pick one i like the sound of more. (sorry for my english, hope i make sence).

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- Lumia +5

3/11/2009, 4:23 AM

Aiza is a Basque name, not Spanish. The pronounciation is ['ajsa] (I-sah), but with the [s] as in English and not dentalized as in Spanish.

- Alana (guest) +4

3/11/2009, 4:30 AM

I always thought that Yaiza is pronounced as ['ajza] (I-zah), that how i heard it in the movie.
You wouldn't know then what name would pronounce like that. I like the sound of it.

- Lumia +3

3/11/2009, 4:38 AM

Which movie?

If they are pronouncing ['ajza] that is completely wrong, not only because there is not [z] sound in Spanish but because the Y is never mute, but a consonant.

- Alana (guest) +2

3/11/2009, 4:48 AM

Movie is quite old, it were actually tv series. And i wouldn't be sure that how they pronounced it, but it's how i heard it every time they say her name. It was called Oceano. I loved the series and female character. And thought some day i'm going to call my daughter [ajza], maybe second one ;_), i called my first daughter Erika. So now i'm trying to find the name to the sound.
Thank you so much for all your replies, i wouldn't like to take original name and pronounce it the way i like it, cause that would be wrong.

- Lethe (reniannen17) +1

3/11/2009, 1:34 PM

I don't know if this helps you, but here we pronounce Isa, short for Isabel(la) as aiza. It's not really used as a name in it's own right though here, and I think in Germany and Scandinavia where it is used on it's own it's pronounced ee-sa

This message was edited 3/11/2009, 1:35 PM

- Alana (guest)

3/12/2009, 2:43 AM

Thank you for reply!
I'm still searching for the perfect name for the sound :)

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