How is Gael Monfils pronounced ?
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noobplayer
Semi-Pro
gale and i think its b, but unless ure a commentator y does it matter so much to u? ignorance is bliss 
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Thanks.gale and i think its b, but unless ure a commentator y does it matter so much to u? ignorance is bliss
_Personally_, I think pronouncing someone's name correctly is showing respect to the person, or one way of doing it. Not sure how to put it to you.
Perhaps, it doesn't matter much to Americans and the British, who have changed all "foreign" names (people, cities, countries) totally to suit them. But for the rest of us, who have faced having our simple names mispronounced, at least I would not like to do the same to others.
Hope I didn't sound sarcastic
my_forehand
Professional
Say it in a French accent
IMO, it's Gail Monfees..
IMO, it's Gail Monfees..
luckyboy1300
Hall of Fame
Ga-eehl moh-fees
the sound is nasalized, isn't it?
-feesthe
sound is nasalized, isn't it?crazytennis
Semi-Pro
Ga-eehl moh
the
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madmanfool
Semi-Pro
ga-EL mon-FEES
it's definitely not gale, there are two parts "ga" and "el"
They have every name fonetically at the atp site you know
it's definitely not gale, there are two parts "ga" and "el"
They have every name fonetically at the atp site you know
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Thanks a lot, Bat. One thing you brought out was that the MON is like MOE which i assume rhymes with Joe (I am not american, so your references to Simpsons and Nelle did not ring a bell).
Assume that "El" rhymes with bell/well.
So I think I have it right down pat (hope I used that expression correctly)
Madman, yes, I found a page on atptennis: http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/default.asp?playersearch=monfils
Assume that "El" rhymes with bell/well.
So I think I have it right down pat (hope I used that expression correctly)
Madman, yes, I found a page on atptennis: http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/default.asp?playersearch=monfils
Hidious
Professional
Ga-eehl moh
the
No!
No, no, no. I'm french and it's definitely not MO as in MOE from the simpson.
It's Mon-Fiss (sounds like kiss) but the Mon part sounds different. I'm pretty sure this sound does not exist in english.
Hidious
Professional
Look, they sing it pretty clearly here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=yIEoEa9BBfw
NikeWilson
Semi-Pro
Mofeezy, my neezy.
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Deleted member 25923
Guest
gah-yell mon-fees
animainmachina
New User
you know him as gael... but here in the dirty south we call him LITTLE WAYNE1!
The ATP site? Check the site for players' height and weight and see how accurate you think they really are.
Duzza
Legend
Yeah, but I know the guy who does those stats. He pretty much just goes "hmm you look like your about 6 foot, maybe 6 1. How much do you weigh? 192? I'll put down 180 just to be nice."
RealityPolice
Rookie
If the Wikipedia entry in the OP is correct, then the vowel in Monfils is the same as that in the word haughty, except nasalized. (The tilde over the vowel in the Wiki entry indicates nasalization.) The easiest way for an American English speaker to think of it might be to imagine it halfway between maw and mong, in which the final sound is pronounced as in sing. The trick is to pretend the nasalizing consonant (in Monfils, the /n/) is still present, even though it is actually silent.
And as several poters have noted, mon fils means "my son." (I've always called him "The Priest" for this reason.)
/linguist
//yes, very cunning
And as several poters have noted, mon fils means "my son." (I've always called him "The Priest" for this reason.)
/linguist
//yes, very cunning
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