When I was living in Austria, I had a friend named Michael, whom we used to call Michi. It's hard to explain becuase the sound doesnt exist in english. It does exist in arabic, hebrew, russian and a few other languages. It's like your scratching the back of your throat with air. or the sound you make when you're trying to hork a lougie.

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Now that he mentioned Hebrew, I know exactly how to say his name.

Try to gargle air... with the CH sound.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

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Originally posted by ShellSh0ck hahaha hell no vladi ... its more like "Mishi" but you dont pronounce S...you have a C,which you dont pronounce as K. damn it this is weird to explain. haha

ok

so it's Mic-hi


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Originally posted by Sunshine79 ok so it's Mic-hi ??????????

nonono... its actually alot harder than just spelling it out with letters. Ill try to teach you next time I see you.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

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Originally posted by ShellSh0ck i can pronounce "BreeAna" ... Ps: Bree i said it like 500 times the people were already staring at me

no i was the one who said it (incorrectly) 500 times!

no one was staring at us...they were staring at indy!

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Originally posted by Vlad nonono... its actually alot harder than just spelling it out with letters. Ill try to teach you next time I see you.

i know its hard! every time i try, the phlegmy sound seems to have an "r" sound to it and michi gets pissed. so all help is definitely welcome!

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Originally posted by DR86 When I was living in Austria, I had a friend named Michael, whom we used to call Michi. It's hard to explain becuase the sound doesnt exist in english. It does exist in arabic, hebrew, russian and a few other languages. It's like your scratching the back of your throat with air. or the sound you make when you're trying to hork a lougie.

w00t... you got it *thumbs up*

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Originally posted by Sunshine79 i know its hard! every time i try, the phlegmy sound seems to have an "r" sound to it and michi gets pissed. so all help is definitely welcome!

nah me got pissed? never...

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Originally posted by ShellSh0ck w00t... you got it *thumbs up*

Yea his explanation definitely helped me figure out how to say it.

Thing is... you pronounce the ch/k part softly. When trying to say it for the first time, it might come out too spitty and hard. Key is... control the roll.

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Originally posted by Coup Vlad wins. Flawless victory.

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Originally posted by Vlad Yea his explanation definitely helped me figure out how to say it. Thing is... you pronounce the ch/k part softly. When trying to say it for the first time, it might come out too spitty and hard. Key is... control the roll.

ok vladi i'll check this next time ...i'm in town...

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Originally posted by ShellSh0ck w00t... you got it *thumbs up*

if all else fails, i will just call you BOB.