How do you pronounce Efke?

[sionnac]

I always wonder about words or names I've read but have never heard pronounced. EF-keh or EF-kee? (I have some expired 127 I am thinking of shooting in a Falcon Miniature).

 

[flavio81]

You pronounce it the modern way: "ADOX" ( "ah dox")

 

[sterioma]

Being Croatian, it's certainly éf-ke (initials for Foto Kemika).

 

[relistan]

From English speakers I've always heard (and said) "EFF-kay"

 

[AgX]

Both "e" short and pronounced the same.


For an English speaker that should be unusual.

And as indicated I would not even emphazise the first "e" (contrary to our croatian fellow), though that is rather standard for a German speaker. But if I try it still sounds the same. Must be me...

 

[wyofilm]

Ok, while we are at it. How to pronounce 'Rollei'?

 

[AgX]

"Rollye"

 

[rick shaw]

"Rollye"

I did not know that. I've been doing it wrong.

 

[Anon Ymous]

"Rollye"

Oh, so not roll-eye?

 

[AgX]

Not quite. You are right on the "eye": sounds the same.

But the hyphon might indicate a pause, which is not.
(Well, in the Efke case I put a hyphon myself, but only to keep in line with the OP, no pause either.)

 

[wyofilm]

"Rollye"

Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know what Rollye sounds like.

Is it a long e sound for the second syllable?

 

[wyofilm]

And what about the first syllable? For Americans, it would be natural to pronounce it like the word 'roll', as in 'roll the dice'. But I suspect it might more like 'rahl'. Yes/no?

 

[AgX]

Meant "lye", as the chemical. But you may also think of "eye" as the organ. To my undrstanding both are pronounced the same at the end.

 

[AgX]

And what about the first syllable? For Americans, it would be natural to pronounce it like the word 'roll', as in 'roll the dice'. But I suspect it might more like 'rahl'. Yes/no?

Did not think of this.
You are right, the english "roll" got a broader "o" then german "Roll".

Can't think of an englisch term to get it right though...

 

[Anon Ymous]

Meant "lye", as the chemical. But you may also think of "eye" as the organ. To my undrstanding both are pronounced the same at the end.

Ah, now I get it.

 

[MattKing]

Did not think of this.
You are right, the english "roll" got a broader "o" then german "Roll".

Can't think of an englisch term to get it right though...

Rhymes with "pawl".

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I say F-Kee (my pronunciation...probably wrong)...and I say NEE-KON (Japanese pronunciation).

 

[AgX]

I don't know. In any case the "o" in Rollei is a short one.

 

[Kino]

Don't even get me started with "Arriflex" or "Arri".

Are-ee-flex, Air-a-flex, Air-eh-flex.

Are-ee, Air-e, aRee.

Bonkers...

 

[Alan Johnson]

I pronounced Efke wrong for longer than the factory could stay solvent.

 

[wyofilm]

Thanks Matt and AgX on helping with the pronunciation of Rollei. I was certainly butchering it before!

 

[miha]

Google translate is getting better and better in the pronunciation.

 

[MattKing]

I still pronounce it wrong - Rawl-ee - but lifelong habits are hard to break.
Efke I get reasonably close to right.

 

[AgX]

Lots of sound and fury. Signifying nothing.


Still I would not be surprised if we make a hundred posts...

 

[grain elevator]

The o in Rollei is like that in "cost". I don't think there's an English syllable that rhymes with Roll-, closest may be "poll".
If you're an English speaker, you should realize that English pronunciation/spelling is a bit of an outlier among all languages that use Roman script. In most other languages, a single vowel is pronounced as a single vowel and rarely as a diphthong as it often is in English. And that most languages use u for what in English is spelled oo, a for what in English is uh, and i for what in English is ee. Conversely, e is pronounced similar to that in "ever" in most languages, but rarely as the first in "fever". Voilà, suddenly you can guess foreign pronunciations much better. You're welcome!