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Pronunciation of sur

ya Bemused, 1 Januari 2012

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Bemused (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 5:31:03 asubuhi

Hi
Does anyone have any tips on how to say "sur" without it sounding like "sewer"?
Cheers

cFlat7 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 7:54:31 asubuhi

I'd suggest making sure the 'U' vowel is spoken fairly short and only one sylable long and not stretched out as is common with us english language speakers (esp. British and Southern US). Otherwise it does sort of come out as 'SU-er', instead of the desired 'SUR'.

Miland (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 12:04:06 alasiri

If this helps, try making the "r" more definite, as Scots might, without saying it like "uh".

cFlat7 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 4:27:17 alasiri

Miland:If this helps, try making the "r" more definite, as Scots might, without saying it like "uh".
Good point. It would be useful if there was a YouTube video/recording of this distinction.

robinast (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 4:49:14 alasiri

This (pronunciation of the Spanish word 'sur') might be helpful as well...

sudanglo (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 1 Januari 2012 11:27:11 alasiri

The 'ur' sounds fine in the link, Robinast, but the speaker seems to be pronouncing the 's' more like Esperanto's 'c'.

I wonder if it would be helpful to suggest practising with the word 'urso' first, as with this word an English speaker might be less tempted into a dipthong.

robinast (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Januari 2012 11:40:00 asubuhi

sudanglo:The 'ur' sounds fine in the link, Robinast, but the speaker seems to be pronouncing the 's' more like Esperanto's 'c'.
Yes? My ear catches a clear difference... Indeed, the 's' sounds pretty hard - but as much as I can hear, not too hard and clearly distinct from Esperanto's 'c'. True enough, I have not heard spoken Esperanto that much - mainly by Esperanta Retradio, so I can not be counted as an expert. rideto.gif

erinja (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Januari 2012 2:11:13 alasiri

Surely one must only pronounce the name of Suri Cruise, without the i and the end, and rolling the r, right? Or pronounce "ruse" backwards.

The pure u in "sur" isn't frequently found in English but some words seem to have it, regardless of accent. lose, Susie, ruse.

cFlat7 (Wasifu wa mtumiaji) 2 Januari 2012 3:45:42 alasiri

erinja:Surely one must only pronounce the name of Suri Cruise, without the i and the end, and rolling the r, right? Or pronounce "ruse" backwards.

The pure u in "sur" isn't frequently found in English but some words seem to have it, regardless of accent. lose, Susie, ruse.
Of course, "ruse" backwards would be pronounced "zur" so remember to convert the "z" to "s".

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