Go Back   Scotland Discussion Forum > Culture > Language
Reload this Page Pronunciation
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Pronunciation

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 8th March 2011, 15:06
hbluemm hbluemm is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2
Pronunciation
How do you pronounce Saorsa?
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 8th March 2011, 15:29
Polwarth Polwarth is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 6,721
I don't speak Gaelic, but have always heard it pronounced Seer sha. I think (but don't know) that it's the same said in Scots or Irish Gaelic.
__________________
Please do not assume that any underlined links in my posts are MY recommendations. They are not. It is this American site taking advantage of members' posts about Scotland to boost their advertising revenue.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 8th March 2011, 22:48
hiorta hiorta is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 60
How do you pronounce Saorsa?

Shorsha - with the 'o' sounding as in orange.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 9th March 2011, 22:52
hbluemm hbluemm is offline
Registered User
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 2
Thanks!

hiorta, can you tell if SH prononunced like Shhhhh-o-rsa?
Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT +1. The time now is 14:48.

Contact Us - Scotland.com - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC4 © 2006, Crawlability, Inc.