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Name pronunciation help! (Bengali and Albanian)

Lotto — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:58:03 -0800

Name pronunciation help! (Bengali and Albanian) How should I (British English speaker) pronounce the following names?

Bengali:
Farbas
Moinul
Mohizur
Fayzul
Fahmida
Asrun

Albanian:
Arbesa
Elvisa

I assume that most of these are pronounced pretty much how you'd expect but it would be really helpful if someone could give me some pointers on where accents should be, any unexpected letter sounds etc.

Thankyou!

How do Kosovar Albanians differ from Albanians in Albania?

jason's_planet — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:26:01 -0800

How do Kosovar Albanians differ from Albanians in Albania? Kosovar Albanians and Albanians in Albania proper share a nationality but their historical experiences seem so different that I wonder if the division has produced cultural differences between the two. The historical analogy that comes to mind is that of Germany, where the Iron Curtain produced distinct “Ossi” and “Wessi” identities which persisted even after reunification

So, how are Kosovar Albanians different from Albanians in Albania? Do they speak a different dialect of Albanian? Do they speak with a distinct accent? How did their experiences under Yugoslav Communism affect them culturally? And how do the two groups view each other?

Many thanks in advance.

Help with Albanian knitting terminology?

bitter-girl.com — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:42:14 -0800

Do you know Albanian knitting terminology? (No, seriously...) Alas, Albanian's not covered in the Margaret Heathman classic "Knitting Languages." There's a lovely Albanian lady who lives across the street from my shop. I asked, through her son, who's royally annoying and doesn't know anything about knitting anyway, if she'd be interested in knitting some sample items for me and she said yes. Ideally, I'd like to cut him out of the communication equation altogether and get some questions and knitting terms written out so I can communicate what I need to her directly.

Any kind MeFites speak both Albanian and know how to knit?

How do you pronounce "Qibrije" in Albanian?

etc. — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:04:12 -0800

Anyone speak Albanian? I've got a new Albanian student whose English is not so bad, but she's meek as a mouse and I can't seem to get her to say her name loudly or clearly enough for me to learn it properly. Here's my question: How do you pronounce "Qibrije"?

She seems like a nice kid. I'd like to be able to say her name, at least.