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Hi there, /lit/izens. Recently I got pulled into Albert Camus' works and while I love most of what I understand in his books and essays, I don't necessarily know how to pronounce the French names he uses. How do I pronounce Meursault? I somehow got used to reading it in my head like how I would read any word in my language (that would be 'ma-ur-suh-ult'), but I think that if I were to recommend somebody the books or just use it as an example on the finals that I will be taking in a week or so - pronounciating it this way would be an overkill. So - how do I French? How do I pronounce Rieux or Meursault or Jean-Baptiste Clamence?
Also, I apologise in advance for my English or if I remember the names wrongly. I am neither a native English speaker nor have I ever learned French.
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google it
you can google the pronunciation of anything and hear a voice speak it
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>>7976072
I don't trust those automatic mechanical voices though.
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>>7976066
Meursault=merr- soh if I remember correctly
Not sure about the others
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>>7976755
Murr-soh
Rii - huh [but both "h" silent]
The "ean" / "en" sound is tricky to explain, but I'm sure you can find videos about it specifically.
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Jean is pronounced like john but the j is soft like the second g in garage
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Murr salt
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>>7978110
Without the L and T at the end, right?
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>>7976066
there's a website called forvo.com where people from all over the world pronounce words in their natural tongues. If a word isn't already pronounced you can request it.
It's handy
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I'm not a native French speaker so there might be some accent, but I speak some French and lived there for a while, so I hope it's close
Any native French speakers feel free to tell me it's shit :D
http://vocaroo.com/i/s1zfIQ0fXju0
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>>7979665
French here, it's not shit
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>>7979680
Oh good, thanks
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