Dumb question: How does one pronounce 'Liljeberg'?

[Irishman]

Simple enough: how does one pronounce 'Liljeberg'?

I have always thought it was, 'LIL-yuh-burg', but maybe someone can confirm or correct me. Thanks!

[fish]

...I have always thought it was, 'LIL-yuh-burg'...

Same here, but not being a Swedish speaker I guess I'm not sure either.

(Looks to Magnus or Triddy for help.)

[Ian]

We are unanimous in our uncertainty. I always said "Lil ge berg" but I'm sure its probably wrong.

[Juule]

Two examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uETu_uPVIII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMuDvFz1nPA

Although in Finland names including 'berg' could also be pronounced differently. I don't know about Sweden/Swedish. (And sorry, I'm bit too feverish now to attempt to describe how Rebecka's beautiful name could be pronounced in Finland. You were all dying to here that, weren't you... )

[Ian]

But the good news is, that probably means we can pronounce it either way and still be right.

[Rebecka Fan]

I've heard it (in video clips) pronounced (based on the Swedish accent), Lily-berg and also, Lil-eh-berg.

I've also wondered about Dahlström, the ö kinda confuses me.

[Irishman]

I've heard it (in video clips) pronounced (based on the Swedish accent), Lily-berg and also, Lil-eh-berg.

I've also wondered about Dahlström, the ö kinda confuses me.

I have always pronounced Dahlström as if it were a German name (DAHL-stroem) where the ö is like the 'u' in 'fur'. I have no idea if the Swedes pronounce it like that though.

[snaps]

I've always assumed a Stockholm pronunciation as in ''Li - lya - burhy'' with berg as similar in pronunciation to Edinburgh (after all an Old English/ Norse name meaning ''Odin's Mountain'' i.e. Arthurs Seat, the volcanic hill on which it was founded)

[Agnes&Elin Forever!]

You don't quite have these sounds in English so it's a bit difficult to explain in writing, but anyway:

Liljeberg is pronounced LIL-YUH-BERJ, with the J like in the name Nikolaj if you know?

The Ö in Dahlström is almost like in 'fur' like you say Irishman, but in a little more distinct way that doesn't exist in English

Hope that helps a bit

[Irishman]

You don't quite have these sounds in English so it's a bit difficult to explain in writing, but anyway:

Liljeberg is pronounced LIL-YUH-BERJ, with the J like in the name Nikolaj if you know?

The Ö in Dahlström is almost like in 'fur' like you say Irishman, but in a little more distinct way that doesn't exist in English

Hope that helps a bit

So Liljeberg is four syllables? Is that right?

I suspected I was a bit off with Dahlström, at least in terms of how to explain it. 'Fur' is not really exactly how it sounds to me either. I know how to pronounce it in German, just not now to explain it. Whether the Swedish pronunciation is the same as for German, I don't know that either.

[Agnes&Elin Forever!]

No three syllables LIL-YUH-BERJ, or two really LILYUH-BERJ, as I said a bit difficult to explain

And yes that's right, the Ö in German is identical to Ö in Swedish, then you know for sure

[Irishman]

No three syllables LIL-YUH-BERJ, or two really LILYUH-BERJ, as I said a bit difficult to explain

I think I am starting to understand. The final 'j' sound is really a soft, lilting sound, not at all like the hard 'g' sound an English-speaker might think by looking at it.

[fish]

I can see that I'll have to be very careful next time they call in for a drink, (or something ), if I decide to go all formal and call them by their full names, instead of just Bex and Lex.


Thanks for confusing me completely you guys.

[Agnes&Elin Forever!]

You can pronounce their first names Fish, since girls names are almost always very international for some reason, unlike boys names

[Ian]

And once you're married, their last names don't matter anyway.