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Post by decude on Mar 31, 2010 1:32:09 GMT 1
Would it be correct to pronounce Izgledaš prekrasno.
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ee ze gle dash pre ts k rasno
If not how would the pronunciation be improved?
thanks
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Post by gmh on Mar 31, 2010 8:34:43 GMT 1
eezgledush (ush like hush) prekrusno ('us' like the english word us )
try saying it without accenting any syllables
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Post by MartinM on May 16, 2010 19:03:14 GMT 1
eezgledush (ush like hush) prekrusno ('us' like the english word us ) try saying it without accenting any syllables gmh is using his local Zagreb dialect  "eez gled ash pré kras no" |
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Post by gmh on May 17, 2010 9:10:16 GMT 1
Do they really pronounce it with 'ash' as in 'ashtray in Rijeka ?
I've never heard a Croatian use the hard 'a' sound.
Perhaps it's more to do with the difference in the way an Australian pronounces ash compared to an Englishman.
To clarify, 'a' in Croatian is not like 'a' in 'mad' but more like 'u' in 'mud' .
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Post by Anna on May 17, 2010 17:15:05 GMT 1
I personally would say it like Martin's version (sorry gmh) - and say that an "a" in Croatian still has an "a" sound!
(That's a useful explanation, eh?)
No seriously, just consulting a few language/guide books I have to hand, they suggest a Croatian "a" is pronounced like the a in "father"...and I'd go along with that for a general standard Croatian pronounciation. (Not taking into account dialects, variations etc).
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Post by gmh on May 17, 2010 18:10:19 GMT 1
I'd agree that the 'a' in father is the standard 'a' in Croatian, but that is not the same as the 'a' in 'ash'. In fact, the 'a' in 'father', sounds the same as the 'u' in 'mud' when I say it and hear other people saying it. Must be something wrong with my ears  Ooh just looking at what I've written and noticed a great example. 'standard' first 'a' is hard and never heard in Croatian, second 'a' is soft, and that's what I always hear. Again though, it could be a difference in Australian and English accents. |
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Post by Slatkica on May 18, 2010 7:43:54 GMT 1
Hmmm well the Croatian alphabet is pronounced phonetically so 'a' is pronounced like the 'a' in Albert. How you spell it is how you say it, pretty simple. You just take the letters you don't have in English like 'š' etc and spell out the English equivalent 'sh.' Then read it like you are still 5 and sounding out everything you read ;D
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Post by boris on May 19, 2010 19:51:17 GMT 1
Write it down on a piece of paper and give it to her/him!
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Post by ray51 on Jun 5, 2010 12:27:38 GMT 1
For a male to "izgleda prekrasno" ? Isn't it a bit rich ? IMHO "Krasno izgledash" can usually be used for men who maybe recovered well from a bad illness , or a severe op , or haven't been seen around for longer while... ( for whichever reason , GastArbeit , prison , abstinence , you-name-it...) then again , I'm only from Zagreb , so : who knows  |
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