Mr F 1,519 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 (edited) There is some words I cannot pronounce properly in norwegian. An exsample is "jordbær" in english it means strawberry, I end up saying jor-bee-r. (I know I am a genious.) I wondered if anyone here have a simlar problem in their main language. sometimes it ends up like this: Edited October 4, 2013 by a crazy pony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight 7,279 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I can't say "wash" correctly. I always say "worsh" instead of "wash" and people think it's kind of funny. My friend says "monster" as "munster" so I think that's more humorous to me. Other than that, I can't think of anything, I usually have pretty fluent speaking unless I prefer to say a word with its alternative pronunciation. What I mean by that is instead of saying "vase", I would say "vaze"...the fancier way of saying it, pretty much, I just love the sound of it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakebandit :3 1,064 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I cannot pronounce aluminum no matter how hard i try it. I also have issues pronouncing Three don't know why but it always comes out as tree when I say it and it sounds funny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky McGillyCuddy 956 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 (edited) When I was younger I used to pronounce caterpillar as cat-a-pill-i-tar. But that's about it haha. I like to think I have a good tongue for pronouncing foreign words. I cannot pronounce aluminum no matter how hard i try it. I also have issues pronouncing Three don't know why but it always comes out as tree when I say it and it sounds funny I always used to say Al-you-min-e-um just because everyone else did but later switched to Al-eww-me-num because I think it sounds smarter. Edited October 4, 2013 by Bucky_McGillycuddy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Cake 1,618 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 There are quite a few a friend was mocking me about on XBox Live several times, but to be honest, I only remember the Word "Question" at the moment. There are lot's of other words I cannot pronounce properly and once I notice some more, I will not hesitate to update them here I suppose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr F 1,519 October 4, 2013 Author Share October 4, 2013 There are quite a few a friend was mocking me about on XBox Live several times, but to be honest, I only remember the Word "Question" at the moment. There are lot's of other words I cannot pronounce properly and once I notice some more, I will not hesitate to update them here I suppose Okay I have the same problem on that one... I am not sure if que-sti-on or questi-on or if both are wrong. I gotta learn how to speak soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatic Cake 1,618 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 (edited) Okay I have the same problem on that one... I am not sure if que-sti-on or questi-on or if both are wrong. I gotta learn how to speak soon. I always tend to mess up the "Q" in Question, aside from that I remember having problems pronouncing the word "headache", I somehow pronounced it in a way that made him (XBox Live Buddy) laugh excessively.. don't know why though lol Edited October 4, 2013 by Lunatic Cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planty 1,052 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I can't say wednesday at all I literally say it wed nes day. I have no idea why, maybe because I can't spell it as well which doesn't help ><! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakebandit :3 1,064 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I used to constantly pronounce Breakfast as Br-uh-fest and it kinda stuck around so now my friends say it that way sometimes its kinda funny xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Revelations 8,833 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I can't say configure correctly. I always pronounce it (Cun-Fig-Yer). Another one I have trouble with is Dysentery which I always pronounce as (This-Sen-Tree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenor Octave99 18 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 i dont really have a problem saying words it is more often troble spelling them i dont know why but it always happens and my brother hates me for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakebandit :3 1,064 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 i dont really have a problem saying words it is more often troble spelling them i dont know why but it always happens and my brother hates me for it. one of my friends hates it when I dont use proper grammar or spelling and it bugs him so much so when ever he bugs me about something I use the worst possible grammar possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenor Octave99 18 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 i always do that with my brother i purposely make him mad when im talking to him. im just sluring up a storm and it pisses him up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtore 2,768 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 Ever since I was a kid, that one word I have always struggled with is "world." I have improved a bit, I used to say "whearld", now I just sound really awkward when I have to use it (I pause mid sentience to ensure I get the pronunciation correct.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Thunder Dash 7,809 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 For me, it's pronouncing musical composers names Like Debussy I pronounce it "Day-bew-see" Ravel I pronounce it "Raa-vull" There are more but I can't think of them at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa 5,551 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I can't say strategy properly. I always end up becoming tongue-tied. And it sounds like "fjioqpnfsoa8USJ9A" I also have trouble saying "three". I say it like "free". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsol rave 2,963 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 well there are a few, geëquilibreerd -> Dutch for "in balance" consiliumabeundi -> Dutch word for "the need to suddenly leave the classroom" hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliofobie -> very ironic, this word is Dutch for "The fobia of long words" (seriously this exsists, look it up) and that's about all i can think of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinter 3,064 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 Okay I have the same problem on that one... I am not sure if que-sti-on or questi-on or if both are wrong. I gotta learn how to speak soon. I've always pronounced Question as "quest jun" which sounds about right (if ya say it alittle fast xD) and i can't recall anyone calling me up on it. There are words i struggle on but none come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spades 162 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 (edited) I can't say "insomnia" I end up saying "Inzomnia" I don't find it a big deal unless someone makes it a big deal. There's also Pnuemonoultramicroscopicsilicovalcaniosis. I always have to pause in the middle to remember the rest. Edited October 4, 2013 by Jack Spades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Guitar Brony 85 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 Debussy I pronounce it "Day-bew-see" I had this same exact problem! I literally spent the whole of my AS music course pronouncing Debussy wrong. By the end of the school year my music teacher just started to ignore it aha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tual 152 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 Aluminium is a big one I tend to mess up. A lot. I've done it less over the past while, but haven't a clue why it doesn't work. I can say it in my head. <.<; It gets rather butchered "Alumina.. Aluminiua.....Alum....FACK."Also, melancholy is another tricky one. I dunno why. I normally end up saying "melonchony". .____. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterbass 763 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 (edited) I can pronounce pretty much any word in English the correct way. Thank god for learning multiple languages. Though there is one type of language I have way too much trouble with, and that's the Scandinavian languages and any language that resembles it. Words like Duergar and Lodr (First one is a race, second one is a name) are impossible for me to pronounce, I just can't do it even if my life depended on it. Strangely enough, I've never had any problems learning Dutch, German or French. Sure, I had to adjust to the way French people pronounce stuff, but it was pretty easy afterwards. I can speak those languages in such way, most people would consider me to be a native speaker. Still, I can't get the hang of Norse, Swedish or Finnish, I don't even sound like a foreigner pronouncing their words. I sound like some kind of super foreigner. The king of foreigners with the worst pronunciation ever. Edited October 5, 2013 by Winterbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Soul 2,611 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I don't know. I can't pronounce train very well. I end up saying twain. I've always have had a problem with words with ra in them. I usually replace them with w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frith is Magick 1,469 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 I can't say anything in Mandarin without a thick Japanese accent. I also tend to pronounce 'murica' as 'america' and 'libel' (LAI-bell) lih-BELL. Using German pronunciation as a reference for words I don't know usually works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Envy 5,986 October 4, 2013 Share October 4, 2013 Naturally, I pronounce the word "orange" differently. It entertains one of my friends, who doesn't have any clue how to say it like I do. xD I can, however, pronounce the word properly, I just am used to saying it the other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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