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12:35 May 28, 2002 |
Polish to English translations [Non-PRO] Art/Literary | |||||||
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5 +1 | Wayda |
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4 +1 | http://www.cs.rit.edu/~spr/polish/names.html |
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5 -1 | andréď vajda |
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5 -1 | anjzey vayda |
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4 -1 | Vahydah or Va:yda: |
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andréď vajda Explanation: none |
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Vahydah or Va:yda: Explanation: ??? I suppose -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-28 12:50:36 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Andzey Va:yda: |
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Wayda Explanation: This is the name of the famous Polish film director. V-a-y-d-a v as in english very y as in english yes A-n-d-j-e-y j az in french jour a and e are just short vowels |
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anjzey vayda Explanation: j as in judge a as in calm z as 'si' in vision y as in yes -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-05-28 13:37:27 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The jz consonant cluster is not really similar to anything in English. It could possibly be also dz, as suggested by LM. |
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http://www.cs.rit.edu/~spr/polish/names.html Explanation: You may also use that link for the Windows Media Player "real thing" |
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