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Bengtskär

English translation: bengt-share

09:06 Apr 12, 2007
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink / Menu
English term or phrase: Bengtskär
Marinated lavaret with Bengtskär malt bread

I would like to transliterate this word, any idea of pronounciation? I guess it is scandinavian word.
Thanks in advance!
Kaori Myatt
France
Local time: 23:03
Selected answer:bengt-share
Explanation:
It is the second half of the word that is most difficult to pronounce. "Bengt" is relatively straightforward, and is pronounced in English as it's written. The sk in "skär" is pronounced diferently in various parts of Sweden and is one of the hardest sound for non-native speakers to learn- the easiest way to explain is simply to pronounce the entire syllable as "share".
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 23:03
Grading comment
Thanks !!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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bengtskär
bengt-share


Explanation:
It is the second half of the word that is most difficult to pronounce. "Bengt" is relatively straightforward, and is pronounced in English as it's written. The sk in "skär" is pronounced diferently in various parts of Sweden and is one of the hardest sound for non-native speakers to learn- the easiest way to explain is simply to pronounce the entire syllable as "share".


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengtsk%C3%A4r
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 23:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks !!!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
10 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Jörgen Slet: It seems to me that the "sk" is quite similar to the beginning of the Japanese "shi" syllable
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Daphne Theodoraki
21 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
2 days 22 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Alfa Trans (X): http://www.bengtskar.fi/sijainti.htm Bengtskär is the southernmost tourist attraction in FINLAND./Finland is a bilingual country, after all. We're proud of that!/Yes, I've heard that before, it's happened to some other people, too...
3 days 3 hrs
  -> Thanks - I know it's in Finland(!), but the language is Swedish.../...and so you should be (though I bet I'm not the only person who wondered why she ended up in Åbo when she thought she was going to Turku!!
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