How to pronounce "Somogyi"

[Dru Edwards]

Hey everyone. I've visited Ervin's website a few times and seen his name around a few times but ... how do you pronouce "Somogyi"? Thanks.

[ewalling]

It's pronounced /'don'teven'thinkaboutit/

Seriously, I think of it as /se'moggy/. I don't know if that's right or not.

[Michael Watts]

You can hear him say it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6DQ6JfVT44

if you just ignore the Y then you'll be ok!

[Huckleberry]

It's like 'Somoji'

[Larry Pattis]

Suh-MAH-jee

[CloudyCloud]

i think its either, 'Suh-Moj-Eee' or, 'Suh-Moj-Yee' hard to hear if the y is pronounced when its said fast

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by ewalling

It's pronounced /'don'teven'thinkaboutit/

Seriously, I think of it as /se'moggy/. I don't know if that's right or not.

That made me laugh, thanks.

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

Suh-MAH-jee

Very clear Larry. I'm guessing it sounds like 'Hadji' from the original Johnny Quest cartoon (that I used to watch in the 70s.).

[zabdart]

However you pronounce (or mispronounce) the name, thanks to Michael for linking some really nice videos.

[jalbert]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

Suh-MAH-jee

This is how I've heard it, from a man who took one of Mr Somogyi's classes.

[NoPicks]

From what I've heard on his videos, Ervin himself uses a very Americanized pronunciation with a soft "s", the letter "o" coming out more like an aaaah, and the "gy" combination like a simple "j", plus the stress falling on the middle syllable. The linked videos above make it pretty clear

Way different than the original Hungarian pronounciation:

(transliterated into typical english alphabet usage)

Shom - ojj - yee

[CloudyCloud]

Originally Posted by NoPicks

From what I've heard on his videos, Ervin himself uses a very Americanized pronunciation with a soft "s", the letter "o" coming out more like an aaaah, and the "gy" combination like a simple "j", plus the stress falling on the middle syllable. The linked videos above make it pretty clear

Way different than the original Hungarian pronounciation:

(transliterated into typical english alphabet usage)

Shom - ojj - yee

good point i forgot to pronounce it with an american accent cos im british.

[chitz]

Po-ta-to or Po-tat-o You tell me.

[Andromeda]

Originally Posted by Larry Pattis

Suh-MAH-jee

That's it! In have been pronouncing it very wrong all these years. But then again this is the first time I ever heard it pronounced.

[Larry Pattis]

Another way to pronounce Somogyi:

Reely Reely Gud Gi-tar.

[Mike_A]

it sounds like "smudgy", if that helps to remember...