Correct pronunciation of FJORD

[minkersmum]

I was always under the impression that Fjord was pronounced Fee ord like ford (cars)but with more of a fee on the f (if you know what i mean.) Have also heard them being just called fords which doesn't sound too bad either.

Just been looking at some fjord videos and came across one of someone with their fjord but in the video the girl keeps refering to it as a fi jord, jord pronounced like jordan. Sounds terrible, please tell me they're wrong

What is the 'correct' pronunciation?

 

[Ruskii]

I've always thought it was Fee ord as well.

 

[bluntcrayon]

I'd say it 'fyord', like Bjork' (the singer)... ah! Wikipedia knows the truth:

a fjord (pronounced /fjɔrd/ ( listen) or /fiːɔrd/) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord

phonetically /fj/ is same as English 'fy' and /fi:/ is 'fee' then followed by the 'ord' bit. Both are right

 

[minkersmum]

I'd say it 'fyord', like Bjork' (the singer)... ah! Wikipedia knows the truth:

a fjord (pronounced /fjɔrd/ ( listen) or /fiːɔrd/) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord

phonetically /fj/ is same as English 'fy' and /fi:/ is 'fee' then followed by the 'ord' bit. Both are right

but never fee jord as in jordan pronouncing the j.???

 

[Lobelia Overhill]

I'd pronounce it Fee-yord ...

 

[Mary Poppins]

It's difficult to write down but feeyord does it for me.

 

[bluntcrayon]

but never fee jord as in jordan pronouncing the j.???

Nope. That sounds stoopid! It's not a natural sound to make linguistically (at the beginning of a word) so they are just saying it as they read it.

 

[minkersmum]

Nope. That sounds stoopid! It's not a natural sound to make linguistically (at the beginning of a word) so they are just saying it as they read it.

Sounds hilarious! Esp because they have a west of Scotland accent (like myself) and at first i thought they were foreign, then i realised what they were saying , had a right giggle!! I have a couple of words that my hubby and various friends slag me off about too, again its the west of scotland dialect thats to blame!! I love it!

The girl in the video sounds very ayrshire (where i used to live) and they say things like 'a jist poo-ed it oot' ( i just pulled it out) so im not surprised they have fiJords there. I miss it alot Highland dialect is boring, too posh!

 

[sjames86]

i have actually been up the Norwegian Fjords themselves and the locals pronounced it Fyord - although when i say it with my Brummie accent the pronunciations Fee-ord and Fyord sound the same anyway!

 

[palmerlover52]

Yep, I say it fi-ord, but faster with less emphasis on the gap!

 

[Tramble]

Fi-yord

 

[fairlady]

Yep another, FI----yord here

 

[Monika]

Fjord is for me pronounced as 'fyord'. J would sound like y in word ahoy. In my native language fjord sounds exactly like on wiki.

 

[vixie]

there is no J sound in norwegian, it is a Y......so no, never f-jord

 

[pepsimaxrock]

Sounds hilarious! Esp because they have a west of Scotland accent (like myself) and at first i thought they were foreign, then i realised what they were saying , had a right giggle!! I have a couple of words that my hubby and various friends slag me off about too, again its the west of scotland dialect thats to blame!! I love it!

The girl in the video sounds very ayrshire (where i used to live) and they say things like 'a jist poo-ed it oot' ( i just pulled it out) so im not surprised they have fiJords there. I miss it alot Highland dialect is boring, too posh!

Love it! I adore the west of Scotland alphabetic pronunciation, reminds me of home.

Where else do they say I J as aye jie, fantastic.

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