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how to pronounce gitane

blindjimmyblindjimmy phoenix,az✭✭✭✭
edited June 2007 in Gypsy Jazz 101 Posts: 119
hi everyone, ive heard gitane pronounced a few different ways, ive been saying jitahnay, but is it jitayn, or guitayn, or is it guitahnay. im betting on the j sound. thanks
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  • sockeyesockeye Philadelphie sur SchuylkillNew
    Posts: 415
    zhee-tahn. "zh" like the "s" in treasure.
  • dennisdennis Montreal, QuebecModerator
    Posts: 2,159
    the worst i ever heard was GUEE TAYN ... terrible... terrible
  • Posts: 101
    we hear "GUY-TAN" a lot.

    yowch - hurts to even type it!
  • nwilkinsnwilkins New
    Posts: 431
    another funny one is saying Sty-mur instead of Stee-mair for Stimer
  • guitarnowskiguitarnowski Peru, ILNew Gitane, etc., etc.,
    Posts: 37
    Hi all, I'm new to this site, and just getting serious about adding some Gypsy swing to my pallette of guitaring ( I guess I need 5 bands instead of 4?).

    What a BONANZA of information this place is!!! I'll be hanging around here for a bit.

    Carter! Haven't seen you since DeadNetCentral! how goes the playing in Chicago, man?
  • JackJack western Massachusetts✭✭✭✭
    Posts: 1,752
    blindjimmy wrote:
    hi everyone, ive heard gitane pronounced a few different ways, ive been saying jitahnay, but is it jitayn, or guitayn, or is it guitahnay. im betting on the j sound. thanks
    dennis wrote:
    the worst i ever heard was GUEE TAYN ... terrible... terrible
    Carter wrote:
    we hear "GUY-TAN" a lot.
    Nick wrote:
    another funny one is saying Sty-mur instead of Stee-mair for Stimer

    But we can ALL agree it's Duh-Jango, right?
  • dennisdennis Montreal, QuebecModerator
    Posts: 2,159
    duh jango huh? that's how my mom pronounces it....

    let's not forget Wegen..... i've heard Wee guen, way guen (which i suppose is acceptable) instead of Vay rrr en
  • FopaFopa San FranciscoNew
    Posts: 125
    we hear "GUY-TAN" a lot.

    yowch - hurts to even type it!

    Obviously these people never smoke French cigarettes.
    -fopa
  • chip3174chip3174 New
    Posts: 135
    Hey any nice folks want to post some pronunciation mp3's? :D

    I'm actually kind of serious about it though...For infant American Gypsies like myself it might be a good thing. Don't want to be thought of as
    un-ejumakated ignoraymoose....
  • JackJack western Massachusetts✭✭✭✭
    Posts: 1,752
    It's been done (in response to an old thread)...
    http://raphael.mor.free.fr/GypsyJazz/French/

    best,
    Jack.
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