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Glossary entry

أنجليزي term or phrase:

Pygmalion

أنجليزي answer:

pig-'mAl-y&n (pronunciation)

Added to glossary by Louise Pendery - formerly Mawbey
Dec 20, 2005 12:44
20 yrs ago
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أنجليزي term

Pygmalion

It is a play by Bernard Shaw from 1912.
I just wanted to know the right pronounciation

Responses

+7
3 دقائق
Selected

pig may liyan

That's how its always pronounced in UK. Sorry, I don't know those official pronunciation symbols.

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-12-20 12:53:43 GMT)
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Here is the official version

pig-'mAl-y&n
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M : With the main emphasis on the middle syllable
16 دقائق
agree Jack Doughty
16 دقائق
agree Charlesp
1 ساعة
agree RHELLER : yes, accent on 2nd syllable
4 ساعات
agree Romanian Translator (X)
7 ساعات
agree Alfa Trans (X)
1 يوم 4 ساعات
agree Rajan Chopra
6 أيام
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 دقائق

pronunciation below

Pronunciation
pIg me li En
pIg mel yEn

you can check the audio here: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Pyg...
Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp
1 ساعة
ty Charles ^_^
agree Besmir (X) : yes, of course, very very very small pause between g and m, capital I is short, small i is long
19 ساعات
ty Besmir ^_^
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-1
13 دقائق

pig may lee on

This is how we pronounce it. Just try to practice it a little for a while and it becomes easy.

Cheers....
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tony M : Not where I come from in the UK!
6 دقائق
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5 ساعات

pig MAIL yin

Emphasis on second syllable.
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