How to pronounce Rifa

[aw grasshopper]

I have tried to find out how to pronounce 'Rifa'. Since I have this light, it would be helpful in knowing the correct pronunciation. Can anyone help me out?

Thank you in advance for taking the time to look at this post.

Grasshopper

 

[Luis Caffesse]

I've always heard it said "Ree-fuh"

(like a Kennedy asking for weed)

 

[disjecta]

I'd concur with Luis.

Okay, on to the next word....

How do you pronounce "Aaton"?

 

[Blaine]

I've always heard it said "Ree-fuh"

(like a Kennedy asking for weed)

:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: ROFL

 

[Luis Caffesse]

How do you pronounce "Aaton"?

I've heard it both ways -

"ah-TAWN"
and
"AYE-tawn"

Seeing as the company is based in France (i think) - I would lean towards "ah-TAWN"

(I've got nothing funny for that one... hoping to ride the kennedy reefer wave for another few posts)

 

[aw grasshopper]

Gugus

Thank you for the help. I like the Kennedy explanation. I'm sure glad I don't have an Aaton!

Grasshopper

 

[bcheong]

maffer clamp - as in "may-fer" or "mah-fer" (as in Gaffer but with an M)?

 

[HybridCreations]

Oh man Luis,
That's twice in one day you killed me! First "Pookie-on-Hudson" and now pothead Kennedys?!?! Hahaha. I got one....Luis Caffesse.

Loo-ee Cafeese? Like Geese?
OR
Loo-is Caffesse? Like confess?

-Ryan

 

[Luis Caffesse]

I got one....Luis Caffesse.

Loo-ee Cafeese? Like Geese?
OR
Loo-is Caffesse? Like confess?

-Ryan

Well, that all depends on who you are - I answer to both "Lou - ees" and "Lou- iss"
All started when I worked at a radio station and they put me on the air - apparently "Lou-ees" was a bit too 'ethnic' for the program director. My name is Luis Esteban Caffesse... he asked me to go by "Louis Stevens" on the air.

I sounded like the whitest white man on earth.
If you guys really want to laugh...i should dig up some old tapes of that.
I've never felt dirtier than I did talking up a Rod Stewart song...ugh.


Seriously though - here's one for you - I've heard this pronounced all sorts of ways:

Chimera

Any takers?

 

[HybridCreations]

I'll be the first to call for those tapes publicly. There's gotta be some good comedy there.

Shi-Meh-Ra.

oh and I'd go with Mayfer's for BCheongs.

-Ryan

 

[lpcvideo1]

Tomato?

 

[Blaine]

Chimera

Kai • mare • uh

 

[aerosolcheese]

you say fray-nel I say frezznel, its all the same ol thng

 

[Lensmith]

I've always heard it said "Ree-fuh"

(like a Kennedy asking for weed)

Very funny. And I agree.

Chimera?

I've heard the word as Blaine says it...Kai • mare • uh.

But a lot of my US friends also say it...Cha - mir - ah.

Either one sounds fine to me, I know what they're talking about. Also keeping in mind I deal with people trying to say these words with a rather strong Spanish accent.

I'm not even going to try and figure out how to phonetically write those versions!:shocked: