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[Facts] How would you pronounce Benjamine
by Grey'sFreak (walterkelly724)
12/28/2008, 1:54 PM
i now it's the french feminine form of Benjamin, but i was wondering if it had a different pronuctiation. thanks in advancePhotobucket
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- Mackadal (guest)   +2
12/30/2008, 1:30 PM
n
baw zha MEEN. THe FRench way. THe n sound is only pronouced nasally.
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- lillyanna   +1
1/21/2009, 2:52 PM
ben-shaw-mean
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- Mackadal
1/23/2009, 8:38 PM
No, that`s wrong. The "n" in "en" and "an" is only pronounced in French if followed by an "ne". Furthermore, the second syllable has a short "a" sound and not a "sh" but rather a "zh", as in Angelina JOLIE.
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- Myrthe
12/30/2008, 9:49 AM
I'd say. (I'm Dutch, btw, so this isn't really an English prenounciation)BEN-sha-mee-nə
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- Llewella (penguiny7)
12/28/2008, 6:04 PM
ben-zha-MEEN
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