Viby J - Pronunciation

English translation: suburb of Århus. J being short for Jylland. Pronunciation is: ['vi:by djai]

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Danish term or phrase:Viby J - Pronunciation
English translation:suburb of Århus. J being short for Jylland. Pronunciation is: ['vi:by djai]
Entered by: Eva Harbo Andersen (X)

06:12 Apr 29, 2005
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Danish term or phrase: Viby J - Pronunciation
How is "Viby J" pronounced ?
Blue Sparrow
Local time: 13:55
suburb of Århus
Explanation:
I presume you mean the suburb of Århus. J being short for Jylland. Pronunciation is: ['vi:by djai]
You may get some help to Danish pronunciation at the below site:
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Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 12:55
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Thanks for the answer and the explanation.
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5 +2/viby jɔð/
Mads Grøftehauge
5suburb of Århus
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
suburb of Århus


Explanation:
I presume you mean the suburb of Århus. J being short for Jylland. Pronunciation is: ['vi:by djai]
You may get some help to Danish pronunciation at the below site:


    Reference: http://www.speakdanish.dk/html/pronunciation_index.htm
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
Denmark
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 43
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Thanks for the answer and the explanation.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
/viby jɔð/


Explanation:
Or possibly /viby joð/.

I am using the The International Phonetic Alphabet.

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Note added at 5 hrs 9 mins (2005-04-29 11:22:13 GMT)
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I don\'t think there is primary stress on the first syllable. but there is secondary stress, i.e. more than on the last syllable (but my phonetics class is some years in the past...)


    Reference: http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/IPA/ipachart.html
    Reference: http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/iwi/charmap.html
Mads Grøftehauge
Local time: 12:55
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eva Harbo Andersen (X): I agree with Mads' phonetics, if what you wanted was the Danish pronunciation.
2 days 19 hrs

agree  Rabie El Magdouli
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