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some guy
02-20-2003, 04:30 AM
I asked my friend (whose learning Japanese) how to say "Silvia", he said in Japanese it's like "su-bia". I thought that sounds weird. Can someone speaks Japanese confirm this? Thanks.

Sniper-X
02-20-2003, 06:10 AM
It'll be something like that. there's no "L" sound in the japanese language so it would be replaced w/ an "R". Therefore it'll sound like "Si-ru-bi-a". something like that anyway.

Ryan of Velocity
02-20-2003, 08:10 AM
If you go straight with the kana it's shi-ru-bi-a ƒVƒ‹ƒrƒ„

knives
02-20-2003, 10:38 AM
ryan, the last kana is "a" not "ya"

MikeFD3S
02-20-2003, 11:03 AM
SIL-BEER!

BLiTz
02-20-2003, 02:47 PM
Originally posted by MikeFD3S
SIL-BEER!
:D BY GEORGE I THINK HES GOT IT!!

mistert
02-20-2003, 03:13 PM
MISTAR SPAKARO, yuo are correct sir!

V's come out B in japanese, Via would sound more like "biahr"

some guy
02-20-2003, 05:21 PM
Thanks. "shi-ru-bi-a" it is!:D

elevator
02-20-2003, 06:16 PM
"es ichi-san" :D