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Old 05-Dec-2006, 19:04
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Pronouncing (ABBA's member names) :)

Bjorn Ulvaeus this is the hardest for me ....... bee-John Al-vaas

Agnetha Faltskog egg-Neh-Tha Faults-kog is this correct?

Benny Andersson this one is easier: Ben-ni Ander-son

Anni-Frid Lyngstad Annie-Freed Lyng-stad is this correct?

Please help me....
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Old 05-Dec-2006, 19:24
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Default Re: More help needed for pronouncing names... foreign names

I can't help you very much with their last names, but from the various ABBA documentaries I've collected, their first names are pronounced:

Agnetha (ann-NYET-ah)
Bjorn (beeORN)
Benny (just like it looks)
Anni-Frid (ahnni-FREED)

Luckily, the girls' nicknames are easier to pronounce: Anna and Frida (FREE-dah).
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Thank you very very much.... It really helps. I really wish there is a dictionary which addresses people's names.

Appreciate your help.

Amy
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