Hello, everybody. There is a part of commercial, hugo boss....
My question is "how they pronounce HUGO?"
It doesn't look like "hyou-go"
http://youtu.be/f_VOy_bom7k
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Hello, everybody. There is a part of commercial, hugo boss....
My question is "how they pronounce HUGO?"
It doesn't look like "hyou-go"
http://youtu.be/f_VOy_bom7k
I refuse to talk in terms of 'sounds like', because any such answer would only be accurate if I can assume you pronouce the words properly; and in any case, the same answer might be read by someone else who doesn't; and word breaks (as between 'hyou' and 'go') are another area for misunderstandings). Besides, 'hy-' is very rare at the beginning of an English word - so again I would be guessing at what sound you are trying to represent; 'hy-' normally represents the syllable /haɪ/, as in 'hydrant' or 'hydrogen'. For all I know, your 'hyou' might represent /'haɪju:/ ;-) I know not everyone is comfortable with the IPA. Tough:-) - it's a great tool.
I think he's saying /'hju:gəʊ/ - it's hard to tell in such a short clip. (There is the complication that - I think - the brand is French - but he's certainly not saying [yg'ɔ] (as a French speaker would).
b
Wow! I like IPA, and I'm comfortable with that! :)
But, I think instead of he's saying/'hju:gəʊ/, I heard something like
/'tʃju:gə/
I don't hear a tʃ, but as I said it's hard to tell with such a small clip. In some phonetic contexts, /j/ can become tʃ: for example 'that you' often becomes /ðə'ʧu:/. (In fact there was a song called 'Swonderful' that made a feature of this sound change: /'swʌndəfʊl sma:vələs 'ʧu:ʃədkeə fɔ: mi:/ etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by guliver
b
Neither do I.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobK
Open your audacity and record that youtube audio, then change the tempo (Effect --> Change tempo). You can hear it slowly whether it is hyu or chu.Quote:
Originally Posted by guliver