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Sep 10 '07 by Doktag
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How to pronounce the French?

about This Is Not a Pipe

So I bought this shirt. I get both the references. But I can't speak french for shite. How would one pronounce the text on the shirt?

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe."

While we're at it, is the painter Ren� Magritte pronouced "Ren-ay Ma-greet"?

Thanks for any help you may give, and apologies for my ignorance.

Stevethegreat on Sep 10 '07 at 7:57pm

seh-see nay pah oon pipe

yeah the magritte thing is right too

ladykat on Sep 10 '07 at 8:04pm

Steve pretty much got it, ' cept that the "pipe" part is pronounced, "peep." I would write it:

suh-see nay pah oon peep

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wordynerd on Sep 25 '07 at 11:33am

suh-see nay pahz oon peep.

You do pronounce the s in pas because it's in front of a word starting with a vowel.

lncrou7 on Sep 25 '07 at 1:32pm

I wouldn't say peep, more like pip (kinda like hip, but with a p)

also, yes you pronounce the s, but it's more like a z

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mlle. la coccinelle on Nov 23 '07 at 11:09pm

It's absolutely pronounced peep, not pip, please don't say pip. And as for the 'une' being pronounced 'oon', that's still not quite right, let me see, it's more like ew-n as in "ew, that's gross". So, the 'ew' ends with an 'n' sound. Does that help?

Maltzmania on Nov 23 '07 at 11:10pm

pip

kerker on Nov 25 '07 at 1:17pm

isnt mario italian...not french, so why is it in french?

mype4nut on Nov 25 '07 at 3:28pm

I hope you are kidding, but in case you aren't:

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Also, the "pip" "peep" thing depends on your accent. Quebec vs France, etc.

treehuggerky on Nov 26 '07 at 3:37pm

alright, I feel like an idiot: what's that from? above pipe, I mean.

treehuggerky on Nov 26 '07 at 3:42pm

ope, never mind, Magritte. Now I really feel like an idiot.

wish-ga on Nov 26 '07 at 3:52pm

Was it on the cover of an Oliver Sach's book?

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lncrou7 on Dec 07 '07 at 3:32pm

well, you obviously don't pronounce pip like I do then

1513 days later

thegreengecko on Jan 28 '12 at 9:27pm

seh see ne pazoon peep

(light on the pazoon 'n', say "ne" like "we are the knights of ni" say ni, except with an eh sound)

For anyone who doesn't know, the translation is "This is not a pipe" because it isn't a pipe, it's a picture of a pipe.

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