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pronunceation
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:27 pm
by Guest
Can somebody tell me how to pronounce Carvoeiro
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:44 pm
by SAM SPARKLE
I believe Kar-Ver-o should be ok
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:50 pm
by digger
C V O should be OK
no, it goes like this ....... Care - voo - air - rroo
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:53 pm
by SAM SPARKLE
Thats easy for you to say Digger....
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 12:53 pm
by Homme Poco
Her who must be obeyed says "Carv-where-roe".
HP
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 1:07 pm
by pm
Should it not be ooh (like u) on the end? As in far-ooh
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:05 pm
by digger
SAM SPARKLE wrote:Thats easy for you to say Digger....
It not easy for anyone to say, unless you're Portuguese
pm, the bit at the end ...youve gotta roll the 'r' then give a 'oo' out the side of your mouth
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:26 pm
by Gambrinus
I really wish I had audio from your PCs now - we could do a competition to determine which non-portuguese speaker gets closest to the proper pronounciation....
Actually, this has potencial....
(let me work on this for a minute, I will get back to you

)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:38 pm
by Steen Jakobsen
We could upload a sound file?

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 2:39 pm
by SAM SPARKLE
Can you roll your r's Digger??
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:09 pm
by Gambrinus
Steen Jakobsen wrote:We could upload a sound file?

Something like that
Have a look at
viewtopic.php?t=5478
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:51 pm
by iane
Sam - trust me you dont want to know what digger can roll !
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 3:53 pm
by digger
SAM SPARKLE wrote:Can you roll your r's Digger??
I'm working on it!
I'm currently in training for G's competition

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 4:02 pm
by Michael Crane
I just sent in my effort

Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 4:04 pm
by digger
iane wrote:Sam - trust me you dont want to know what digger can roll !
Ha!! .... I given up smoking
....just had a look at the rules of the game and dont know if I've got a mike, I cant see one! do laptop usually have a built-in mike.... anybody know?