Now I'm confused: Oo-drah?

[timvp]

He's also staying healthy (*knocks on wood*), so I can't call him Paino, Sick Bay(no) or Iceman Jr.

[Slomo]

@ timvp (and I sincerely hope that you problems continue for a long time)

Drachen you're right, German varies so much depending on the region that german folks from different regions/countries have problem understanding each other, I've actually seen a German Swiss movie on Austrian TV that was sub led in German .

[Dex]

Great, so I read through this whole thread just to find out that I've been saying it right all along? Guess those three years of high-school German WERE good for something.

I still throw a fit every time I hear someone say it ooh-drik. After the whole fiasco with the name on his jersey, you think they would've sent out a memo or something.

[Drachen]

Damn, I mean, in Bavaria, it is a whole other language. Zum Beispiel (for example),
German: Ich liebe dich = Bavarian: I mog di = English: I love you. Freund-Spetzi-Friend... You can just about pinpoint the region someone comes from if you listen to the way they pronounce the "ch"

[timvp]

Slomo was right. Beno was on the news and said his last name is OO-DREEH ... with a slight "H" sound.

[Slomo]

Btw, how is his English?

[T Park]

bayno oodree

is how i pronounce it.

[Shelly]

Schwarzeneger's name is pronounced wrong as well, since the w should be pronounced like a v, the e after the n should be pronounced like a hard a, and the er should be pronounced like eh, with a slight r sound at the end.

Oh and the ch in german really depends on where in germany, switzerland, or austria you are, but it is indeed a unique sound (when english is your first language) if pronounced as it would be in, say, berlin.

I just came up with a way to explain the sound, pretend like you are imitating a cat hissing, soften it up a bit and that is about the sound you are looking for.

Yeah, my last name is German and it is no way in pronounced the way it should be.

I just want to call him

[SpursWoman]

Yeah, my last name is German and it is no way in pronounced the way it should be.

I think your last name is pronounced just fine in *American*.

[Drachen]

what is it??

[Shelly]

I think your last name is pronounced just fine in *American*.

Good thing my husband isn't an OBGYN. Could you imagine????

[SpursWoman]

Good thing my husband isn't an OBGYN. Could you imagine????

That would certainly raise some eyebrows.....but it should work just fine as a husband.

[ShoogarBear]

Good thing my husband isn't an OBGYN. Could you imagine????

That would certainly raise some eyebrows.....but it should work just fine as a husband.

Now you got me guessing . . . would your last name be something like Probenchutzen?

[timvp]

Yeah, S y does have a smooth last name. Her husband's ancestors must have been pretty well known and thought of highly by females.

[TheWriter]

KKABB, KENS, and WOAI all showed in todays practice how Manu and Bruce pronounced Beno's name. Then Beno told the media how you're supposed to announce it. It's Oo-Dree.

[Kori Ellis]

Yeah I saw that too. But the second time Beno said it, he put a little slight "h" at the end of Oo-Dree. The first time he just said Oo-Dree like on my tape.

[Drachen]

like I said, say OOdree, then at the tail end make a sound like a cat hissing (but a bit softer)

[ducks]

I just call him beno
easier to say and spell

[grjr]

I call him Bueno when he makes a three or a nice pass.

[Karl Mundt]

like I said, say OOdree, then at the tail end make a sound like a cat hissing (but a bit softer)

That's true. And when you repeat it to the point where you don't sound like you have a cold, then you're probably spot on.

[Slo spurs fan]

I just want to call him [/QUOTE]

[Urko]

Beano? Yes sounds cool!

[Slomo]

This should settle it once and for all!

[Rummpd]

Who cares SA should come up with a Spanish way of saying it = Beno Ole!

He's a player that is all that counts = appears old school ala John Stockton - could be the find of last years draft again!

[Solid D]

Who cares SA should come up with a Spanish way of saying it = Beno Ole!

I like the idea from someone earlier - "Beno Bueno!" It could be used by radio PBP man Bill Schoening on Beno's 3-pointers.

But then again...we'd get pronunciation corrections coming in that it should really be pronounced "Bay-no Way-no".