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Offline yuto

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FYI: Aircraft pronounciations
« on: December 10, 2004, 06:41:41 PM »
Turns out Ki-XX is not pronounced "Kay-Eye", but like it's written - "Kee" (but much shorter).  It's Japanese for saying, Type XX (the words itself literally means, 'machine').  

As for Junkers and Jumo, they're pronounced Yoonkers and Yoomo, respectively.  I'm sure many of you guys knew that already, but I've heard it mispronounced on vox many times.  Hell, I had it wrong up until recently.   It's funny because you can go the longest time in an online community and never actually speak those words (except in your mind when you type it out), so you never get a chance to get corrected by anyone.

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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2004, 06:45:19 PM »
I think it's pronounced Yunkers, but what do I know. The one that kills me is Jabo. It's Yabo, not Jab-o, lol.
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2004, 06:47:23 PM »
yeah -

and we got a full squad off yay-bee XX's in here too.....
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2004, 06:48:01 PM »
That's a good point.  For example Focke-Wulf is pronounced "FAKA WULF".  The "e" is a hard sound not silent.

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« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2004, 06:58:07 PM »
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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
yeah -

and we got a full squad off yay-bee XX's in here too.....


And all this time I thought JB stood for junior birdmen :)

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« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2004, 12:30:45 AM »
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That's a good point. For example Focke-Wulf is pronounced "FAKA WULF". The "e" is a hard sound not silent.



actually, to add, the 'wulf' part is pronounced 'vulf' (or voolf')
w's=v's in german, and vice-versa

volkswagen is pronounced wolksvagen
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« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2004, 12:58:07 AM »
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actually, to add, the 'wulf' part is pronounced 'vulf' (or voolf')


I've heard Germans pronounce is both ways.  In my original post I put the V instead of a W and then changed it back.  

Thanks for pointing that out.

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Offline GScholz

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« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2004, 01:55:37 AM »
Focke-Wulf = Fokk-e Woolph

German V = F

German W = V

Volkswagen = Fol-x-va-gen

Junkers = Yoon-kers

Heinkel = Hain-kel

Stuka = Ztoo-ka (Sturzkampfflugzeug = Dive combat aircraft)

Jabo = Ya-bo (Jagdbomber = Fighter bomber)

Jagd = Yackt (hunt)

Jager = (Chuck) Yeager (hunter/fighter aircraft)

Jagdflieger = Yackt-flee-ger (fighter pilot)
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« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2004, 04:04:28 AM »
tis' really simple... Far - fa -noo -gen!
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« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2004, 04:54:16 AM »
Folks-vagen it is :D
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« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2004, 04:56:11 AM »
a-rschg- loggggg

sch-whine


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Offline hawker238

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« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2004, 04:49:54 PM »
Is it Yon - kers or Yun - kers?


Interesting thread, thanks! :)
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« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2004, 04:56:32 PM »
Flugzueg = Floog zoyg

Jagdflugzuegen = Yakt Floog Zoy Gen.

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« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2004, 05:00:51 PM »
Focke Wulf in German, the pronounciation of "Focke" is:


f "oh" cke     or   f "AH" cke  ?????


long "o"  or "ah" sound.....?

Inquiring linguists want to know.....
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Offline GScholz

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« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2004, 05:06:10 PM »
Long "oh".


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