How do you say Fuji?

[DonW]

How do I say Fuji? I say NO THANKS.

 

[Sirius Glass]

How do I say Fuji? I say NO THANKS.

I would not say "NO THANKS." I have used their films. I liked them. But I like other brands better.

 

[Agulliver]

It's pronounced FOO GEE. If you want to get technical, both syllables receive the same stress, and both sounds are short. Japanese F sound is softer than English F. Think of it as a cross between F and W. That ends today's lesson. Tomorrow we'll tackle TSU pronunciation... MITSUBISHI...

That's what my fluent Japanese-speaking partner says too. So one more vote for that.

 

[AgX]

Ko Dak

NO !
We say Ko Duck ...

 

[mooseontheloose]

It's pronounced FOO GEE. If you want to get technical, both syllables receive the same stress, and both sounds are short. Japanese F sound is softer than English F. Think of it as a cross between F and W. That ends today's lesson. Tomorrow we'll tackle TSU pronunciation... MITSUBISHI...

I would say it's a cross between an F, W, and H - so many Japanese write "f" sounds with "h" instead - Huji, Hukuoka, etc. After years of living here I still haven't mastered the sound. But yes, Fuji is FOO JHEE (I think GEE has more than one interpretation). I didn't realize there was any other way to pronounce it.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Mainly I just want the film that I asked for handed to my by the clerk. The rest of you can spend time arguing about pronunciations and splitting infinitives.

 

[Vaughn]

I pronounce my own name wrong, at least according to the folks in NZ and Oz, and probably in England if I ever get there (good chance of it...I'll have a son starting grad school in Wales this year). It is an English name, so I can't argue.

So it goes.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Mainly I just want the film that I asked for handed to my by the clerk. The rest of you can spend time arguing about pronunciations and splitting infinitives.

We're only having a bit of fun...

 

[Vaughn]

We're only having a bit of fun...

So is Sirius sitting in semi-sunny SoCal...

 

[Don_ih]

I didn't realize there was any other way to pronounce it.

There isn't.

 

[Sirius Glass]

We're only having a bit of fun...

I knew that. Look at some of my contributions.

 

[IMoL]

It's pronounced FOO GEE. If you want to get technical, both syllables receive the same stress, and both sounds are short. Japanese F sound is softer than English F. Think of it as a cross between F and W. That ends today's lesson. Tomorrow we'll tackle TSU pronunciation... MITSUBISHI...

That reminds me of an acquaintance who once referred to Aberdeen, Scotland as "Furry Boot Town". When asked why, he explained that the locals sound a W as a cross between an F and a W, so when they ask:

"Whereabouts are you from?", it sounds like:

"Furry boots are ye from?"

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

That reminds me of an acquaintance who once referred to Aberdeen, Scotland as "Furry Boot Town". When asked why, he explained that the locals sound a W as a cross between an F and a W, so when they ask:

"Whereabouts are you from?", it sounds like:

"Furry boots are ye from?"

Sounds like some of my relatives

 

[Cholentpot]

Sounds like some of my relatives

I don't really understand my cousin from Edinburgh. I nod and smile. He understands me just fine though. I think he makes it worse just because it's funny to him.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

I don't really understand my cousin from Edinburgh. I nod and smile. He understands me just fine though. I think he makes it worse just because it's funny to him.

Edinburgh accent is pretty tame compared to my dad (from Northern Scotland), so I don't have much issue with understanding. Spent loads of time there as a kid with my cousin Roy (my age).

 

[Cholentpot]

Edinburgh accent is pretty tame compared to my dad (from Northern Scotland), so I don't have much issue with understanding. Spent loads of time there as a kid with my cousin Roy (my age).

Me thinks he lays it on thick.

 

[MattKing]

My wife and I have been recently watching a fair number of UK originated television shows. For shows like "Vera", which are Manchester based, we put the closed captions on.

 

[radiant]

My wife and I have been recently watching a fair number of UK originated television shows. For shows like "Vera", which are Manchester based, we put the closed captions on.

I was about to watch Trainspotting and thought "naah, I don't need subtitles, this is in english". After few minutes; hmm - I don't understand a word of this.

 

[Anon Ymous]

I was about to watch Trainspotting and thought "naah, I don't need subtitles, this is in english". After few minutes; hmm - I don't understand a word of this.

Hahahaha

 

[foc]

For shows like "Vera", which are Manchester based, we put the closed captions on.

Just to be pernickety Matt,
The series Vera is set in Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne area of the UK, which is a good bit north of Manchester.
We don't want to insult any Northern English people.

 

[MattKing]

Just to be pernickety Matt,
The series Vera is set in Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne area of the UK, which is a good bit north of Manchester.
We don't want to insult any Northern English people.

Sorry.
They seem to have a lot of story lines that reference Manchester though .
And from our perspective, 106 miles is just down the street .

 

[Sirius Glass]

Hahahaha

Even the captions need translation to an intelligent spoken language.

 

[radiant]

Hahahaha

Pretty much same experience as this: