pronouncing Amsterdam coffee shop names

Weed is a deed · Post by **Weed is a deed** » Fri 31st Mar 2006 06:54 pm

Not sure if this is suppost to be here, please move as needed!

How do you say the below, like english only

Ballonnetje?

Kadinsky?

De Rokerij?

Rokerij?

Tw. Kamer?

De Kuil?

How would you go about saying those in english?.

GyroGearloose · Post by **GyroGearloose** » Sat 1st Apr 2006 01:26 am

I'll give it a go...

Weed is a deed wrote: Not sure if this is suppost to be here, please move as needed!

How do you say the below, like english only

Ballonnetje?

baloon-ity

Weed is a deed wrote:Kadinsky?

just like it is spelled and like the artist. "cad-in-ski"

Weed is a deed wrote:De Rokerij?

"dee roke-ery"

Rokerij?

Weed is a deed wrote:Tw. Kamer?

"tweed-a-kammer"

Weed is a deed wrote:De Kuil?

"dee cowl"

Weed is a deed wrote:How would you go about saying those in english?.

Post by **Lemming** » Sat 1st Apr 2006 01:36 am

Exactly as GyroGearloose says except I think Tweede Kamer is more like:

shvay-da-karma

can't manage "Voorburgwal" though

lctricity · Post by **lctricity** » Sat 1st Apr 2006 02:17 am

Here'a great page by SGCollins from Channels. Covers a ton of the Dutch pronunciation issues we all wonder about from time to time.

http://www.postwarmedia.nl/howams_pg/si ... ounds.html

Always thought "ij" was pronounced "I". IMO, Rokerij would be pronounced as "Ro-Ker-Eye".

Tweede Kamer would be "TVAY deh Kah Mer".

Rock ON!

Weed is a deed · Post by **Weed is a deed** » Sat 1st Apr 2006 03:45 am

Thanks so much for clearing that up.

Its just some words I am not use to. I am also trying my dutch skills to be more at home with the locals.

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