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Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:38 am
Doctor Kitty says...



Er...How would I go about saying "Hey, nonny nonny nonny, no!" in a Spanish-ish accent? I'm trying to think and I can't imagine anyway possible...

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Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:46 am
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I'm pretty fluent in spanish, but...I have no idea, or a way or showing it either.

I'll think about it.

Or you can just watch some soap operas on Univision, and you'll probably get the accent right.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:55 am
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Wait... how do those o's sound?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:36 am
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Hmm... I do believe the o's are all short in spanish just like in the spanish 'no'. Hope this helps.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:47 am
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Yeah, they are.

So, "Nonny" would be "No-nee" with a short O and long E.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:19 pm
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And Hs are not pronounced.

[Eh, Noh-Nee Noh-Nee Noh-Nee, Noh!]

Like that? I think?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:40 pm
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Yes Davids right, they dont pronounce Hs
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:08 pm
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Hey is pronounced the same way in spanish. Its just an objection to the H rule.

"Hey, noh-nee, noh-nee, noh-nee, noh."

Why do you need to know this, anyway, waffle man?
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:13 pm
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MisterWaffles wrote:Er...How would I go about saying "Hey, nonny nonny nonny, no!" in a Spanish-ish accent? I'm trying to think and I can't imagine anyway possible...

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...'H' - not pronounced in Spanish. 'J' (jota) makes a similar sound, but harder, almost like 'kh' in Russian. 'Khey' (jey) rather than 'hey'.

And then the 'o' in 'nonny' (for exaggerative effect) could be long - though in 'no' it is short.

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Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:17 pm
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I know all this stuff you're telling me. -__- I'm going into Spanish 2. However, the "nonny" threw me off. I never really thought of saying 'no-knee.'

Anyways, I've got what I wanted. :D

And why? Well, today's my first performance in a musical called "Once Upon a Mattress." I decided it would be funny if I added a mustache and Spanish accent to my knight character. The director ended up liking it, and wanted me to sing in the accent, too.
  





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Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:19 pm
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Ah, well now you know it double, triple...etc. Right? Only kidding. ^_^

It all makes a lot more sense with the explanation - good luck on the performance.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:25 pm
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Oh, I enjoyed Once Upon A Mattress (!), assuming it's the same musical. It was performed at our local Little Theatre a few years back.
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Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:08 pm
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Nani.

I think... It has a gnaw sound to it anyway. So it should sound like Non-nee.
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:10 am
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Poor_Imp wrote:
MisterWaffles wrote:
...'H' - not pronounced in Spanish. 'J' (jota) makes a similar sound, but harder, almost like 'kh' in Russian. 'Khey' (jey) rather than 'hey'.



But 'hey' is still said the same way, since it was a word brought from english-speaking countries to spanish speakers. Its basically spanglish.
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:23 am
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Maybe think Antonio Banderas... ;)
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