Professional Cycling - How do you pronounce Alpe d'Huez?

alp duh wez or alp duh way or .....?

alp dew wez

Big f-ing Hill !

left off the L at the begininng L'alp dew wez

Alp Do Ez... just say it quicker than normal...

Alp Do Ez... just say it quicker than normal...

That's more like it!

Are you guys sure? I don't think they pronounce the "z" at the end of the word in French.

its alp dew wez

The 'l' is important. lalp doo ezz

Ow that hurtz.

its alp dew wez

Are you really sure? AFAIK, "Chez Henri" would be pronounced "shay on-ree" -- I really don't think they pronounce the "z" at the end unless there's another vowel-started word after it.

Are you really sure? AFAIK, "Chez Henri" would be pronounced "shay on-ree" -- I really don't think they pronounce the "z" at the end unless there's another vowel-started word after it.

Like, for instance 'Henri'! Shay Zon Ree

Like, for instance 'Henri'! Shay Zon Ree

LOL. Exactly! :o

While we're at it: Tormulaet is pronounce "tore my legs".

The Z is heard when pronouncing "Suez", as in the Suez Canal.

Are you really sure? AFAIK, "Chez Henri" would be pronounced "shay on-ree" -- I really don't think they pronounce the "z" at the end unless there's another vowel-started word after it.

I have a french buddy and he told me Alp dew wez when I showed him my new Lemond Alpe d´Huez

left off the L at the begininng L'alp dew wez

Ding Ding Ding; Winner! You need the "L" in the beginning of "lalp" in order to be "proper."

And for christ sakes, do not say "dew wez" like "wez" is a 3rd word in it. "lalp duez"

Like all things french, it's prounounced GOATSCROTUMSUCCER.

Like all things french, it's prounounced GOATSCROTUMSUCCER.

you may be a troll, but you're an honest troll

I pronounce it "Alpy duh Hooeys", but that's just me.

Sorry, but that's not it.
First: The L in L'alpe is an artikle, it is like THE in THE DIFFICULT ONE
Second: alpe is the french word for mountain meadow (where they have their cattle in summer). So it means "the mountain meadow of Huez". Huez is the name of this place, d' stands for "of". If you only want to say "mountain meadow of Huez" you can say Alpe d'Huez. The first part spells therefore: LALP or ALP.
Third: You have no letter for U in Huez, which is the same like the german Ü. H is not spoken. If one of you can spell the german Ü, he will succeed in pronouncing the second part DÜ-AS with AS like your word as.
But Ü is not like "you"...

So try it again: LALP-DÜ-AS or ALP-DÜ-AS

marmotte (which lives on the meadow of Huez)

Sorry, but that's not it.
But Ü is not like "you"...


For those who (still?) care, the german 'ü' and french 'u' (and Danish 'y') is pronounced something like the following:

purse your lips as if you're going to say English 'oo' as in food, but then try to make a sound like 'ee' as in feet.

More or less.

purse your lips as if you're going to say English 'oo' as in food, but then try to make a sound like 'ee' as in feet.


... and (lesson 2): try to say FUTUROSCOPE (stage of the TdF some years ago)
marmotte

marmotte, off the topice but I saw some of your namesakes in the wild in Austria while holidaying there last week. Lovely animals.

marmotte, off the topice but I saw some of your namesakes in the wild in Austria while holidaying there last week. Lovely animals.

Yeah!
Especially along the southern french-italian border (colle di Agnello for example) they allow you to come as near as 3 meters before they hurry into their holes with a shrill whistle. If you're fast enough (downhill :p ) and it's an unclear area you have to shout out in order to avoid an accident (they love to take a sunning bath in the afternoon on the road)
marmotte

For those who (still?) care, the german 'ü' and french 'u' (and Danish 'y') is pronounced something like the following:

purse your lips as if you're going to say English 'oo' as in food, but then try to make a sound like 'ee' as in feet.

More or less.

I know, it's a late reaction, but anyone remembers the movie "The return of the Pink Panther" with Peter Sellers? (1975) In a scene he asks for a "rüm" in a hotel, that's the way to pronounce the U in French :o)

Have a nice day

For those who (still?) care, the german 'ü' and french 'u' (and Danish 'y') is pronounced something like the following:

purse your lips as if you're going to say English 'oo' as in food, but then try to make a sound like 'ee' as in feet.

More or less.

I know, it's a late reaction, but anyone remembers the movie "The return of the Pink Panther" with Peter Sellers? (1975) In a scene he asks for a "rüm" in a hotel, that's the way to pronounce the U in French :o)

Have a nice day

P.S. Now I remember, in the latest Pink Panther version Steve Martin also excels in French pronounciation with his "I wüld like a amburgur"

I know, it's a late reaction, but anyone remembers the movie "The return of the Pink Panther" with Peter Sellers? (1975) In a scene he asks for a "rüm" in a hotel, that's the way to pronounce the U in French :o)

Have a nice day

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Alp Doo Ehz

Big f-ing Hill ! Hahahahaha. I think I have to go with this answer. :lol:

Big f-ing Hill !

Perfect.