Some IPA of names

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

I need your help with these names. Please tell me how to pronounce them by showing me the IPA. I can't find any of them in some of my favorite dictionaries. I can't use Forvo, even I can I don't think I can type the them out. Because all of them are names, I ask these questions in one thread.

1)Brierley
2)Simone (Is this the same pronunciation of Simon?)
3)Hirohito (This is an Japanese name, but I think we all have English pronunciation for it.)
4)Gabrielle Giffords
5)Jon Kyl

[Piscean]

John Wells (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary) gives these IPA transcriptions for BrE:


1)Brierley - /ˈ ˈbraɪ͜ ə li/
2)Simone - /sɪ ˈ məʋn/ or /sə ˈ məʋn/
(Is this the same as the pronunciation of Simon?) No. That's /ˈ saɪ mən/
3)Hirohito - /hɪr əʋ hiːt əʋ/
4)Gabrielle Giffords - ˌ/gæb ri ˈel gɪf ədz/
5)Jon Kylˈ - /d͡ʒɒn kaɨl/

[Silverobama]

John Wells (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary) gives these IPA transcriptions for BrE:


1)Brierley - /ˈ ˈbraɪ͜ ə li/
2)Simone - /sɪ ˈ məʋn/ or /sə ˈ məʋn/
(Is this the same as the pronunciation of Simon?) No. That's /ˈ saɪ mən/
3)Hirohito - /hɪr əʋ hiːt əʋ/
4)Gabrielle Giffords - ˌ/gæb ri ˈel gɪf əds/
5)Jon Kylˈ - /d͡ʒɒn kaɨl/

I wonder if the "ds" in Giffords is pronounced as "dz", as in "hands"?

[Piscean]

I wonder if the "ds" in Giffords is pronounced as "dz", as in "hands"?

Yes. Sorry.

I am regrettably prone to typos at the best of times, and it takes me a long time to type out IPA and double-check my transcriptions.

I've corrected iy ow.

[Silverobama]

Yes. Sorry.

I am regrettably prone to typos at the best of times, and it takes me a long time to type out IPA and double-check my transcriptions.

Please don't say that, Piscean. You've helped a lot. No need to apologize.

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

I wonder if you can tell me the IPA of these two words.

1)Schalke hit three second-half goals to deal….(TheSun.com)
2)The two companies' success is based on…(Cambridge.org)

[Piscean]

Most speakers of BrE probably pronounce 'Schalke' as /'ʃælkə/, or even /'ʃælkɜ:(r)/

I am sure you can find the IPA transcription of most words in of the dictionaries at www.onelook.com. If you can't find 'based', simply add a /t/ to the transcription of 'base'.

[Silverobama]

Hi teachers.

I have a new question. This sentence is from dictionary.reference.com.

The swamis are saying the stock market is due for a drop. (Source: swami)

Does this word "swami", which is plural in the sentence, sound like "swah-mees"?

[SoothingDave]

Yes

[jutfrank]

swah-meez