nathan

Czech translation: Nathan

21:21 Nov 21, 2002
English to Czech translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: nathan
how do i spell nathan in this language. please help
nathan
Czech translation:Nathan
Explanation:
If you want to spell Nathan to a Czech person /for instance on phone/ then say

" en a: te: ha: a: en "
/a: understand long a, i.e. aaa/resp. long t, long h/

Czech pronounciation of Nathan is
"Natan" as you see it. "A" is always "a", never "ei" as in English.
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5 +1Nathan
Nuru
5If by 'nathan' you mean 'Nathan', i.e. proper name, it stays the same
Zenny Sadlon


  

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If by 'nathan' you mean 'Nathan', i.e. proper name, it stays the same


Explanation:
By the same token, how would you spell 'Jaroslav', a Czech first name in any language? :-) Proper names are labels, even if at times they have a meaning. As such they are merely affixed.

Zenny Sadlon
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Nathan


Explanation:
If you want to spell Nathan to a Czech person /for instance on phone/ then say

" en a: te: ha: a: en "
/a: understand long a, i.e. aaa/resp. long t, long h/

Czech pronounciation of Nathan is
"Natan" as you see it. "A" is always "a", never "ei" as in English.

Nuru
PRO pts in pair: 31
Grading comment
thanks.

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