Three-anta or Tree-anta?

[Dutchess]

How do you say it? I understand the proper (Dutch) pronunciation is "Tree-anta". However, when we say that over here in the UK, people look at us like we are a tad strange! lol.

The same is true of Samoyed dogs...I used to keep Sams and preferred to say they were "Sam-o-yeds". However, people usually recognized the name better if I said "Samoid" !!

;D

D.

[Demi]

I called them Three-antas for years, but found an American site saying it was pronounced Tree-anta. I'm sure I asked on one of the forums too and they said Tree-anta.

PS. I love Samoyeds! We need pictures

[leah]

Same as Demi, I pronounce them Tree-anta as that was how I was told it was pronounced.

I've come a long way since the days of calling digestive biscuits, dis-ivi-tives! lol

[Demi]

I'm even more confused now. The people in my area call them Tr-a-y-antas, like the word 'eye' is in it, rather than ee if that makes sense lol. I think from now on I'll just say it in between the two pronounciations.

[stonesrock]

So funny, a common trait of Brits to Angilcize words. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker. I always thought Brits did it intentionally, but maybe it is more automatic and unintentional. For instance, a Brit might pronounce "Don Quixote" as " Don kwicks-oht" instead of "Dawn Key-ho-tay", but you go girl. in the UK Thriantas may just be Three-ann-tahs. Here in America we butcher the Dutch in a myriad of ways, I'm sure. Best to ask a Dutch, I'd guess. Being cognizant of my own nasally Midwestern accent i'm sure I'd never get it quit right for a Dutch. Personally, I'm sticking with 'tree-awn-tah".

[tundratreasures]

LOL
yeah, but I've been told the fastest way to get a European to speak English is to speak their language with an English accent, so that might not be an accident
'Oh, my bloody ears, English, ok We'll speak English'