- #1
rsq_a
- 107
- 1
Jarle said:the first name as the english name "Neil" with an s:
Niels' Ah-bel
Rather in between those two extremes.rsq_a said:Just making sure, is the 'bel' in Ah-bel like saying "apple" with a b, or is it more like ah-bell?
In English, it's Niels as in neils, emphasis on the first syllable, Abel cannot be pronounced in English. The closest you can come is Abel as in the Norwegian abel, but with an American accent. If you have an English accent, then you probably don't know who Abel is anyway.rsq_a said:I need to know how to pronounce "Niels Abel"
The correct pronunciation of "Niels Abel" in Norwegian is "neels AH-bel".
The accent for pronouncing "Niels Abel" is on the first syllable, "neels".
No, there are no silent letters in "Niels Abel".
The main difference in pronunciation between "Niels Abel" in Norwegian and English is the vowel sound in the first syllable. In Norwegian, the "ie" is pronounced as "ee", whereas in English it is pronounced as "eye".
Yes, "Niels Abel" can be phonetically spelled as "neels AH-bel".