Please Help Me With The Correct Pronunciation

Hi All
Any chance with a little help with how we pronunce some of our players names.When ever talking with fellow Rangers supporters
there is always someone calling a player differently to someone else and i dont mean when they are Effing and Jeffing

So using the English langauage would some of you like to tell me how the following should be said?


Traore
Taarabt
Diakite
Taiwo
Onuoha
Cerny

thank you

 

Traorey
Tarabt
Tywoo
Deeaketay
Cherny
Onoower

and why isnt phonetic spelt like it sounds?
shood be fonetik

 

Sure,

Traore Tra as in slang for goodbye Taraa and ore as in part of a rowing boat
Taarabt Taar as in the black sticky stuff abt as in suitable
DiaKite Dia as in Tia (Maria) Kite as in lets go fly one
Onuoha On as in ON yer bike uo as in ohh bother ha as hahahahahaha funny isn't it
Cerny Cer as in certainly and ny as in I have a scab on my knee

Hope this helps

 

Traore is pronounced - 'caarn't deeefend'

 

terry is pronounced C..t

 

I thought it was ....


Traore - tray or ay
Taarabt - tah rabt (not tar abt)
Diakite - dear key tay
Taiwo - tie wooo
Onuoha - on oo oh a
Cerny - chur knee

Cisse - see say
Zamora - zam aura

Hughes - hews

others:

Terry - ray cyst

 

Diakité - Jackitay.

Di... was used by the French to transliterate West African names, the British used J instead. So Diallo became Jallow. Diawara became Juwara and so on.

100% certain on this, have lived in West Africa where both spellings were used.

 

I heard someone else say this too.

Wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being 'Jackie' - much like Patrick Agyeman ended up as 'Dave'!

 

Well all the posts have educated me (thank u)and i will now practise them out on my friends and SHOW OFF

 

Cerny- as in 'done deal'

 

Traore = TRA OR RAY
Taarabt = TA' RAT (silent B)
Diakite = as pointed out, JA KI TAY
Taiwo = TIE WOO
Onuoha = ONOO-A
Cerny = CHAIR NI

 

Taarabt - lay-zee-bar-stood

 

So...after all those different explanations....we're none the wiser!!

 

Rob Hulse is pronounced - ****!
Macheda - clueless.

 

Funniest thread I've seen on here !!!

 

And how do you pronounce Djibril ?

 

Jib-ril

 

I'm happy we have got all of these right now except for Taiwo. Why would the 2nd syllable be 'woo' as everyone seems to think? Surely 'tay woe' is more likely?

 

جبريل surely? ;-)

 

Gerbil