How do you pronounce Rokerij?

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How do you pronounce Rokerij?

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Me and my mate call it rockery, rocker-eye, rockeridge cause we have no clue :oops:


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LOl,Some people call it the De-Rockerij.
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Post by Ingwey Gooblebogger »

Duh Rohkery (or Duh Roe curry)
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Thanks Ingwey, saved me from further embarrassment! :)
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Post by Boner »

Ij is pronouced eye isn't it? I'd go with Rokereye. (rokerij translates to rockery as well I think)
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Post by Twichaldinho »

Rokin is Smoking right?
Is it not like, The Smokery? :lol:
I may just be too high, lol.

I say Rock-er-aye, but with a dodgey Dutch porn accent :lol:
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Twichaldinho wrote:Rokin is Smoking right?
Is it not like, The Smokery? :lol:
I may just be too high, lol.

I say Rock-er-aye, but with a dodgey Dutch porn accent :lol:
Just been trying a few of the translators and 1 came back as Smokehouse.

http://translation.babylon.com/English/to-Dutch
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Post by USbongLord »

smokehouse is correct,,its tattooed on my arm...and rockery is corrcect
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"Everybody has a right to pronounce
foreign names as he chooses."

'Winston Churchill' Quote

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Post by Simon »

right boner!

ij = eye
ui = ow

its not 100% correct, but its not wrong either, try to listen, how the locals pronounce the words and you will be perfect soon... the best way to learn it is like with every other language, speak to the people


i think churchill is wrong on that one, i once saw an ad for a movie with uma thurman in french tv, after i heard, how they pronounced her name i had trouble finding the remote under all the blood that was dripping from my ears...
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Post by cheese »

i pronounce it rokereye as well... not sure if im right or not but i dont really care. i figure im close enough
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Post by Simon »

sure! i was talking about the "sound" of the language, im from germany.. even if i would speak dutch fluently, i wont sound like a local.

i think you cant write the pronounciation in english 100% correct, but its very close
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Thanks everyone, 91 hours till I hit Rocker-eye! :D
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Post by baked »

actually it is more row k uh reye. I should know since I am a native speaker ^^
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