Non-English Pronunciations

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! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Standard Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By
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! Original Word !! Source Language || How It Was Pronounced !! Standard Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By
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| '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nih·may ||  [[Trogdor Con '97]] || [[Strong Sad]]  
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| '''anime''' || Japanese || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nih·may ||  [[Trogdor Con '97]] || [[Strong Sad]]  
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| '''baklava''' || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bahk''·la·vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || [[Marzipan]]
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| '''baklava''' || Turkish || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bahk''·la·vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || [[Marzipan]]
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| '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent), ''shap''·rone || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]], [[8-Bit is Enough]] || Strong Sad, [[Gel-arshie]]
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| '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || French || shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent), ''shap''·rone || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]], [[8-Bit is Enough]] || Strong Sad, [[Gel-arshie]]
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| '''chez''' || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
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| '''chez''' || French || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
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| '''eau''' || ''eww'' || ''oh'' || Email [[origins]] || [[Strong Bad]]
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| '''eau''' || French || ''eww'' || ''oh'' || Email [[origins]] || [[Strong Bad]]
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| '''[[haiku]]''' || hai·''oo''·koo || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad
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| '''[[haiku]]''' || Japanese || hai·''oo''·koo || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad
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| '''[[wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]]''' || A·''cue'' ''Pwar''·o, A·''cool'' ''Pwagh''·chho || Her·''kyool'' ''Pwah''·roh || [[Haunted Photo Booth]] || Strong Sad
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| '''{{w|Hercule Poirot}}''' || French<!--the character is Belgian, but he speaks French--> || A·''cue'' ''Pwar''·o, A·''cool'' ''Pwagh''·chho || Her·''kyool'' ''Pwah''·roh || [[Haunted Photo Booth]] || Strong Sad
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| '''laissez-faire''' || ''lazy''·fair || lah·''say''·fair or lay·''zay''·fair || [[Strong Badia the Free]] || Strong Bad
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| '''laissez-faire''' || French || ''lazy''·fair || lah·''say''·fair or lay·''zay''·fair || [[Strong Badia the Free]] || Strong Bad
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| '''macabre''' || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·''ca''·ber, ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad
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| '''macabre''' || French || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·''ca''·ber, ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad
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| '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[Trogdor Con '97]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''manga''' || Japanese || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[Trogdor Con '97]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''monsieur''' || mon·soor || mis·''see''ur || [[Fan 'Stumes 2019]] || Strong Bad, [[Coach Z]]
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| '''monsieur''' || French || mon·soor || mis·''see''ur || [[Fan 'Stumes 2019]] || Strong Bad, [[Coach Z]]
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| '''rendezvous''' || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
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| '''rendezvous''' || French || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
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| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || French || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''se&ntilde;or''' || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' ||colspan=2|''Many {{--}} see main article [[Senor]]''
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| '''se&ntilde;or''' || Spanish || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' ||colspan=2|''Many {{--}} see main article [[Senor]]''
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| '''ukulele''' || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || yoo·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan ''(multiple times)''
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| '''ukulele''' || Hawaiian || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || yoo·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan ''(multiple times)''
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Revision as of 05:01, 13 October 2023

"I am Hercule Poirot!"

Foreign words are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.

In Fan 'Stumes 2020, Strong Bad makes reference to Strong Sad's tendency to exaggerate the pronunciation of foreign words, calling it "try-to-pronounce-foreign-words-authentically-but-not-do-a-very-good-job-of-it".

Appearances

Original Word Source Language How It Was Pronounced Standard Pronunciation Appears In Spoken By
anime Japanese ah·nee·may ah·nih·may Trogdor Con '97 Strong Sad
baklava Turkish ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va bahk·la·vah Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon Marzipan
chaperon French shah·pah·rone (French accent), shap·rone shap·er·own or shap·air·own Email senior prom, 8-Bit is Enough Strong Sad, Gel-arshie
chez French chezz shay Date Nite Homestar Runner
eau French eww oh Email origins Strong Bad
haiku Japanese hai·oo·koo hai·koo Halloween Fairstival Strong Bad
Hercule Poirot French cue Pwar·o, A·cool Pwagh·chho Her·kyool Pwah·roh Haunted Photo Booth Strong Sad
laissez-faire French lazy·fair lah·say·fair or lay·zay·fair Strong Badia the Free Strong Bad
macabre French macramé, ma·cahb·ruh, ma·ca·ber, ma·ca·bré mah·kahb Doomy Tales of the Macabre Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad
manga Japanese mag·na mahn·ga Trogdor Con '97 Homestar Runner
monsieur French mon·soor mis·seeur Fan 'Stumes 2019 Strong Bad, Coach Z
rendezvous French ren·dez·voooooo·ses ron·day·vou Email origins Strong Bad
résumé French reh·zoom reh·zoo·may The Interview Homestar Runner
señor Spanish seh·nor sen·yor Many — see main article Senor
ukulele Hawaiian oo·koo·lay·lay yoo·koo·lay·lee The Luau Marzipan (multiple times)

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