Help me pronouce 'Cheij'
January 25, 2009 9:21 PM
How is the surname 'Cheij' pronounced?
I have a job interview next week, and the individual whom I have been instructed to contact has the surname Cheij. I would like to know how to correctly pronounce this.
I have a job interview next week, and the individual whom I have been instructed to contact has the surname Cheij. I would like to know how to correctly pronounce this.
Ask Mr/s Cheij when you greet them. It would show them you address problems head on.
posted by Ookseer at 11:53 PM on January 25, 2009
posted by Ookseer at 11:53 PM on January 25, 2009
Can you call his/her voicemail and listen to the recording to see if it's on there?
posted by FergieBelle at 5:29 AM on January 26, 2009
posted by FergieBelle at 5:29 AM on January 26, 2009
It's an Arabic name (there's a Druze leader named Cheij Abu Suleiman Ali al-Kademi and a Western Saharan named Mohamed-Salem Mohamed-Yeslem Cheij, among others), and my guess would be that it's a French transcription pronounced "shaydj" (rhyming with "rage"), but that's just a guess. Ask the receptionist.
posted by languagehat at 6:37 AM on January 26, 2009
posted by languagehat at 6:37 AM on January 26, 2009
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posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:25 PM on January 25, 2009