Thursday, November 27, 2008

First entry, not some photos of the hospital, Bumrungrad

Bumrungrad International hospital: Bum- rung- rad.

Pronunciation point: Do you know the English words, "singer" and "finger?" the "ng" sound is very different in these two words. This matter often comes up in b. Indonesia. In that "perfectly spelled" language, these two would be rendered: "singer" and "fingger." So the sound called "velar n" is the sound in question, in this case, not followed by a "hard g."

The last syllable of the word is "rad" not "grad." Yes, it's difficult for English speakers, but not impossible.

Think of the "Ring Wraiths" in The Lord of the Rings.

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