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I say Norj.Surely there is a Norwegian on this forum.
Ok, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???
Nor - pause - Ja
A Norwegian would say Nordguh, the d almost silent to make an almost-but-not-quite rolled r. Try saying Norrguh while touching the tip of the tongue to the upper palate.
Quote from: StelvioGT on January 04, 2011, 10:39:59 PMNor - pause - JaMost definitely not!(might sound as if a Swede pronounced it ~; )
Quote from: Adk.IBO on January 04, 2011, 09:46:23 PMOk, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???Well, we know how the Swedes would pronounce it and how the Italians would pronounce it and how the Norwegians would pronounce it.Most of the people I talk to on a daily basis being American, it makes more sense to me to pronounce it like an American would pronounce it rather than trying to sound like someone from Scandinavia or Italy, which I'm not, so I say "Norj".How would someone speaking Mandarin pronounce it? There's more of them than anyone in the world, seems like THAT would be the way to go .. ? :DLannis
The Norwegians themselves cannot agree on how to pronounce or even spell the name, so how would you know? ;-T
Quote from: Testarossa on January 05, 2011, 12:15:47 AMA Norwegian would say Nordguh, the d almost silent to make an almost-but-not-quite rolled r. Try saying Norrguh while touching the tip of the tongue to the upper palate.Close! No "d" in there.Nor-geh might be it. Some roll on the "r".There was a thread on this when the model was introduced ....
With the Self D Froster, they must be good in the snow
Quote from: Lannis on January 05, 2011, 09:12:15 AMQuote from: Adk.IBO on January 04, 2011, 09:46:23 PMOk, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???Well, we know how the Swedes would pronounce it and how the Italians would pronounce it and how the Norwegians would pronounce it.Most of the people I talk to on a daily basis being American, it makes more sense to me to pronounce it like an American would pronounce it rather than trying to sound like someone from Scandinavia or Italy, which I'm not, so I say "Norj".How would someone speaking Mandarin pronounce it? There's more of them than anyone in the world, seems like THAT would be the way to go .. ? :DLannisY'ep..... but if I bought a Chiang-Jiang I'd pronounce it properly too. Since we're talking about an Italian bike made by Moto Guzzi. I'll pronounce it the way they would. You of course can say whatever you want. Your dime. :P Call it a Honda if you want. ;D
my parents are fluent in Italian. The G is hard and the E is pronounced soft. I am not sure how to spell it phonetically.