"Che" Pronounciation??

[yipching]

I've heard his name pronounced "K", and I've heard it pronounced "chay", with th CH sounded like CHEW or CHOOSE in English. Which is correct?


Thanks!

[Legends]

Chay is the closest.

[RED FIRE]

I concur.

[PFP Revolutionary]

I am used to saying che (chay). But I've also heard it pronounced like shay, with the S-H sound of shoe or shrimp. Honestly I believe it just depends on how you would like to say it. The way you decide to say it is refelcted on how Che means something individually for you. There is no right or wrong, there is just Che. Philosophy yeah! PEACE :ph34r:

[YKTMX]

Shay Guevara.

[Danton]

It is Chay, an untranslatable verbal tic originating from Galicia, northen Spain.

[Marxist in Nebraska]

I also hear quite a few "Shay"s, but in my five years of Spanish class the letter combination "ch" always has a hard sound, as in China. We all say "tch-ina." I have never heard anyone say "sh-ina."

[dannie]

+ if you listen to the songs by buena vista social club / boikot / silvio rodriguez you will hear they say (t)chay and they are all spanish

[Don't Change Your Name]

it is just "Che", but the closest thing is probably "Chay" as you have suggested. But try not saying the "y".

[EneME]

Well..from what I understand "Che" is pronounced "tch-e" with the E pronounced as it is in the word "shed" because he got his nickname from the Argentinan slang word for "Friend." "che" is a common word there...and thats how I've heard them say it...

[ElRuso1967]

everyone I know pronounces it 'shey' :huh:

[nezvanova]

does anyone know if there is a femine version of the word che?

[Ortega]

im pretty sure its Tche. its used in argentina like "man" or "buddy" are used in america. no feminine version that i know of...

[Bradyman]

I also believe that its not how you say it that's important, but what it means to you. He's not just a person, but a symbol. Anywho, I pronounce it like Chay cause I think it sounds the best.

[guevara-marley]

I'm learning spanish and they said that the pronaunciation is "dsche". i don't know if it's right and i don't say something to other people which say it in a different way.. everybody means the same. you only should understand it (if you really don't know how to say it, it's the best to say ernesto*smile*)

teté :hammer:

[Markust]

Hi, i´m from Argentina, and i think the best pronunciation for English ppl is TCHE or TCH-E. Like CH in China
Please, don´t say "Shay" or "Chay" it´s horrible :(. There is no "ei" ending.

"Che" is usead when we want to call to someone who is near but not by his/her name. It´s like a "hey you".-
I think it´s only used in Argentina :P

[SonofRage]

As someone who grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, let me join with Markust in saying FOR THE LOVE OF MARX DON'T SAY "CHAY." Spanish is pretty much pronounced exactly as it is written. If I had to write it out phonetically, I'd write it as "Cheh." It is probably more correct to pronounce it as "TCHE" but that may be a little confusing for non-Spanish speakers and the T is almost silent.

[jani]

hey, i say tche, too. and hey, when someone from argentinia says that its tche, than believe it!!! i hate the american 'tchey' pronounciation. its definitiv tch-e. so please ...
Jani

[Markust]

Originally posted by [email protected] 10 2003, 02:45 PM
It is Chay, an untranslatable verbal tic originating from Galicia, northen Spain.
you´re wrong ;)

It´s not a verbal tic. it´s an "Argentinismo" or in other words, a expresion "invented" in Argentina. We use to call to someone, but not by his/her name, just like "hey".-

Chau Chau

[harely]

yes, it is definetly closer with the "t" -tche, :( please, please, please, no y's or "sh" sounds.

[Soviet power supreme]

Just listen how Fidel say it on the intro of Che-Lives.

[EneME]

Originally posted by [email protected] 28 2003, 08:32 AM
As someone who grew up in a Spanish-speaking household, let me join with Markust in saying FOR THE LOVE OF MARX DON'T SAY "CHAY." Spanish is pretty much pronounced exactly as it is written. If I had to write it out phonetically, I'd write it as "Cheh." It is probably more correct to pronounce it as "TCHE" but that may be a little confusing for non-Spanish speakers and the T is almost silent.
LMAO :lol: yes...if u can't say it DONT SAY IT...just stick to "Ch-eh" it's actually with the "tch" but only spanish speakers would get that...

[SonofRage]

I guess you could describe the T sound in this way: When you are going to say "Che," put your tongue against your teeth like you are going to say "Tee" but from there just say "Cheh"