Bonjour !
This may sound stupid but im not sure how to pronounce the name of a hotel - Grande Rousses
Does it sound like its spelt - Roose ? or is it pronounced Roo-say ?
Any help i would be greatful for haha :oops:
For all you French speakers..
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Yeah my mistake, it is Grandes Rousses.
Thanks for the help guys, ill guess ill just have to judge by their faces whether i pronounced it right haha
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Started by GummyBear in Ski Chatter 11-Sep-2011 - 11 Replies
GummyBear posted Sep-2011
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Acarr
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
Hi GummyBear
If your spelling is accurate and there are no accents above the e, it would be pronounced Roose (rhymes with loose, not with lose)
I got told off by a local a couple of years ago for pronouncing Les Carroz as caroz instead of caro. :oops:
Hope that helps.
Allie
If your spelling is accurate and there are no accents above the e, it would be pronounced Roose (rhymes with loose, not with lose)
I got told off by a local a couple of years ago for pronouncing Les Carroz as caroz instead of caro. :oops:
Hope that helps.
Allie
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GummyBear
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
Yeah, on the website they havnt spelt it with accents, just wanted to check because mines for a job interview and couldn't think of anything worse than standing up, full of enthusiasm,only to pronounce the name of the hotel wrong !!
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Far Queue
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
Hi Gummybear,
I cannot vouch for it's accuracy, but if you use the language tools on google, you can get it to read the phrase you input. It seems to agree with Allie on the pronunciation, and does seem change if you add various accents.
Have a listen
Clicki Ici :)
By the way, it also funny to see how it thinks it is pronounced in "English".
Good luck with the job btw :)
I cannot vouch for it's accuracy, but if you use the language tools on google, you can get it to read the phrase you input. It seems to agree with Allie on the pronunciation, and does seem change if you add various accents.
Have a listen
Clicki Ici :)
By the way, it also funny to see how it thinks it is pronounced in "English".
Good luck with the job btw :)
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AllyG
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
I think there is a spelling mistake somewhere - it should be Grandes Rousses, because big is an adjective which has to agree with the noun, which is plural. And I also think, (although I'm not sure) that the 'd' in 'grandes' should be pronounced because it has the 'e' because Rousses is feminine as well as plural.
Rousses is a place, is it not, or else 'big red' doesn't make much sense.
Best of luck with the job :D
Ally
Rousses is a place, is it not, or else 'big red' doesn't make much sense.
Best of luck with the job :D
Ally
GummyBear
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
AllyG wrote:I think there is a spelling mistake somewhere - it should be Grandes Rousses, because big is an adjective which has to agree with the noun, which is plural. And I also think, (although I'm not sure) that the 'd' in 'grandes' should be pronounced because it has the 'e' because Rousses is feminine as well as plural.
Rousses is a place, is it not, or else 'big red' doesn't make much sense.
Best of luck with the job :D
Ally
Yeah my mistake, it is Grandes Rousses.
Thanks for the help guys, ill guess ill just have to judge by their faces whether i pronounced it right haha
A beer a day keeps the doctor away
Dave Mac
reply to 'For all you French speakers..' posted Sep-2011
Rousse is an adjective connected with roux. (red) As an adjective, it cannot have a plural. So Ally is correct, it must refer to a place name, unconnected with roux.
Topic last updated on 13-September-2011 at 15:48