Masimatutu@lemm.ee to MapPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoHow to say "peace" in European languageso.mastodon.auimagemessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1369arrow-down112
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minus-squarekennismigrant@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months ago myoor That does not sound close. The slavic* word for peace is me-r, “me” as in “me” and “r” is rolling “r”. Mostly everyone can pronounce this correctly. *Polish (and sometimes others) say “po-ko-i” instead, Ukrainian has a different pronunciation, Latvian (is balto-slavic, I know) adds “-s” at the end.
That does not sound close. The slavic* word for peace is me-r, “me” as in “me” and “r” is rolling “r”. Mostly everyone can pronounce this correctly.
*Polish (and sometimes others) say “po-ko-i” instead, Ukrainian has a different pronunciation, Latvian (is balto-slavic, I know) adds “-s” at the end.