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April 17, 2006 at 5:35 PM

How do YOU pronouce Zigeunerweisen?

From Sydney Menees
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 5:36 PM

Zig - OI - ner - vye - zen

HA!

From Pratik Desai
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 5:38 PM

Zig- oo- ner- why- zen

From bill _
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 5:48 PM

Ziggy-wiggy
Ziggy-wiggy-iggy.
Ziggy-thing.

(I cite my sources of inspiration for these: vcom bogs!)

I say
"Zigeuwnerviesen"
when I think I am being correct.

From Karin Lin
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 6:22 PM

Listen to the girl who's in Germany right now. I've heard people say it the way Pratik does, but I always giggle when I do. In German, "eu" is pronounced "oi", and "w" is pronounced like "v".

From Pratik Desai
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 6:49 PM

I didn't know that... cool... I learned something new today! hehe

From Colleen Russo
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 7:03 PM

zigornivysen

From Maura Gerety
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 8:30 PM

zig-OON-er-vei-sen. I know it's really tsee-GOY-ner-vei-sen, but I'm too lazy to pronounce correct German, Russian is hard enough!!!

From Sydney Menees
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 8:44 PM

Yeah, Maura's right. Here's a German lesson:

eu = oi
ei = eye
ie = ee
z = tz

From Colleen Russo
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 8:54 PM

actually yeah when im saying it right its like what syd said... i won't say what i called it this summer... hehe you can ask me later on aim ;) hehe

From Jesus Contreras Espada
Posted on April 17, 2006 at 10:03 PM

i say "aires gitanos", it's much easier

From bill _
Posted on April 19, 2006 at 5:17 PM

Heifetz was a human metronome.

From bill _
Posted on April 19, 2006 at 5:18 PM

oops wrong blog.

From Carley Anderson
Posted on April 19, 2006 at 9:05 PM

Warning: This does not relate to your blog at all.

Hey, Linda...

Are you planning on doing NYSSMA again this year? Just curious...'cause I am.

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