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Title: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: june on July 12, 2012, 07:15:46 AM

I want to ring and speak to the dentist Cagatay......anyone know how his name is pronounced?
Ta

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: desmartinson on July 12, 2012, 07:21:35 AM

Hi June, its easy, just Chat, ti,  :)

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: june on July 12, 2012, 07:23:58 AM

Thanks Des, I know you did tell me but I couldn't remember ....will call him later x

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: Marggie on July 12, 2012, 09:21:21 AM

I think this is how you pronounce it Chat eye.  As in Scottish yes (aye), Turkish month ay, or Turkish moon ay. :-\

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: bewva on July 12, 2012, 12:53:30 PM

Cagatay himself told me Char tay
He must get used to being called allsorts though.
Thouroughly nice bloke so I dont thing you will offend him however you pronounce his name.

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: desmartinson on July 12, 2012, 16:39:48 PM

Dont know where the R came from Bewva, Cagatay, the C in turkish is allways spoken as CH as in Chalis spelt Calis, there is no sound for the g but lengthens the previous vowel, hence chat- ti. cagatay is a member of CBF, so i am sure he will assist anyone if they wish to contact him for correct pronounciation.

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: Scunner on July 12, 2012, 16:54:20 PM

Because the G is actually a Ğ and that has a slight sound, the best I've heard it described is as the English 'gh' in something like 'night'. Or better still I was told like a tiny growl from a small dog :D

Therefore I am with Bewva, although I blame Cha-grrrr-tie for this because his first name is Huseyin, one name we can all do  ;)

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: desmartinson on July 12, 2012, 17:26:08 PM

Certainly save a lot of keypad work Keith.  ;)  :)

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: maximumtom on July 12, 2012, 19:49:55 PM

Quote from: desmartinson on July 12, 2012, 16:39:48 PM

Dont know where the R came from Bewva, Cagatay, the C in turkish is allways spoken as CH as in Chalis spelt Calis, there is no sound for the g but lengthens the previous vowel, hence chat- ti. cagatay is a member of CBF, so i am sure he will assist anyone if they wish to contact him for correct pronounciation.

I don't think you are quite right there Des. Perhaps you don't have a Turkish keyboard.   The 'c' in Turkish is pronounced like the 'j' in 'jam'  . It is the 'c' with the little squiggle underneath 'Ç' which is pronounced like 'ch' in 'church'.  Çalış  has 3 non-English letters:- the c with the squiggle, the i without the dot   and the s with the squiggle.  The i without dot is pronounced more like 'uh' and the s with the wiggle is pronounced 'sh' as in 'shop'.    So, ÇALIŞ  should be pronounced 'Chalush' , not the way you hear most people pronounce it.

Title: Re: How do you pronounce it?
Post by: Karennina on July 12, 2012, 20:35:31 PM

I am probably too late for you now June but if you did not want to phone Cagaty I have his email address, it is also on here somewhere  :)