Pronounciation
Many thanks.
Alan.
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Dear anon, Marie Curie's name is French, as you probably know, so if you want to know the correct pronunciation you should have a French person tell you. I'm not French, but I do have a good ear for languages. The first syllable of the first name is like the 'ma' in man, Ma--.
- Dear anon, Marie Curie's name is French, as you probably know, so if you want to know the correct pronunciation you should have a French person tell you.
- I'm not French, but I do have a good ear for languages.
- The first syllable of the first name is like the 'ma' in man, Ma--.
- The second syllable, --rie , is accented and sounds like 'ree' except that the 'r' has a different sound from the usual English pronunciation as in, for example, Mary .
- I can't describe it phonetically, but it is a typically French 'r' sound and if you find an online French dictionary with audio, you can hear what it sounds like.
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Marie Curie's name is French, as you probably know, so if you want to know the correct pronunciation you should have a French person tell you.
I'm not French, but I do have a good ear for languages. The first syllable of the first name is like the 'ma' in man, Ma--. The second syllable, --rie, is accented and sounds like 'ree' except that the 'r'
0AnonymousHow do you pronounce....... Marie CurieI assume you want the English pronunciation.
Many thanks.
Alan.
muh REE kyoo REE
CJ
0This is an old thread, but I think I should add that in the US, Marie Curie is only referred to as Madame Curie, no one knows her first name here. If you say "Marie Curie," you'd get a blank look here.
0AnonymousThis is an old thread, but I think I should add that in the US, Marie Curie is only referred to as Madame Curie, no one knows her first name here. If you say "Marie Curie," you'd get a blank look here.
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