Pronunciations

Not really sure if this should be in here or somewhere else, but, here goes.

Does anyone know how to pronounce the word Duul, as in Amon Duul........with the 2 umlaut's above both u's. I've been trying for years to get someone to give me the correct pronunciation, but as yet no luck...so i'm crossing my fingers in here people.

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It helps if you speak French. The umlaut in "Düül" is pronounced like the "u" in the French word "tu". The consecutive umlauts mean it is a long vowel (at least that's how we pronounce it. Better ask a member of Amon Düül themselves; maybe they put in a glottal stop between the two "ü"s and pronounce it as a two-syllable word, "Dü-ül"). The "a" in "Amon" is pronounced like the "u" in a word like "bus", the "o" like the "o" in "oven". Try pronouncing the English vowels "u" and "e" at the same time, and you will get the sound of "ü".
"Düül" is supposed to be a Turkish word; I could however not find it in a Turkish dictionary. "Amon" refers to the ancient Egyptian God Amon (or Ammon, which is the more commonl spelling; but both spellings exist), who was depicted with the horns of a ram.


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"Zeuhl" is not hard at all; Magma sing it often enough. It sounds like "tsoil". Which means it is pronounced the way a German would pronounce such a word, since "Z" is pronounced "ts" in German and "eu" "oi".

We here pronounce 'Ah-mon doo-ool' or simply 'Ah-mon dool'. We use the umlaut only to show that the 'u' is pronounced after 'q' or 'g', so for us it is always 'u' (oo).

Guzzman wrote: Try this: Round your lips as if you want to say 'tool'

Taken from the  book "Beginner's Guide To Fluffing"

try this:
http://www.spasd.k12.wi.us/id38.htm
choose Shopping/Dining and click on the translation for Poultry =
das Geflügel.
or browse this page:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/german.htm
have fun!

BaldFriede wrote: It helps if you speak French. The umlaut in "Düül" is pronounced like the "u" in the French word "tu". The consecutive umlauts mean it is a long vowel (at least that's how we pronounce it. Better ask a member of Amon Düül themselves; maybe they put in a glottal stop between the two "ü"s and pronounce it as a two-syllable word, "Dü-ül"). The "a" in "Amon" is pronounced like the "u" in a word like "bus", the "o" like the "o" in "oven". Try pronouncing the English vowels "u" and "e" at the same time, and you will get the sound of "ü"."Düül" is supposed to be a Turkish word; I could however not find it in a Turkish dictionary. "Amon" refers to the ancient Egyptian God Amon (or Ammon, which is the more commonl spelling; but both spellings exist), who was depicted with the horns of a ram.

Now I know why I've not yet got into Krautrock... if I cannot even pronounce the bands' names, what chance to I have?

You know where you are with Yes, Genesis, King Crimson & Jethro Tuul

Should try my town's name - Loughborough - always catches Americans out, who tend to say something close to: 'low-bureau' - wrong. "ough" can be pronounced at least 8 different ways, and two of them are found with this word.

Cheers to all who helped, my appreciation is eternally yours, I always think it helps to prononunce band names properly. Once again thanks to all of you who helped.