How do you pronounce these names?
How do you pronounce these names?
jdizzel009
Swing Joined: 6/19/08
#1How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 6:19pm
Hey everyone,
I need a little help. Some of my friends and I are wondering how you pronounce the two youngest daughter's names from the show Fiddler on the Roof. This is how they are spelled Shprintze and Bielke
#2re: How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 6:24pmThey're pretty much phonetic, actually. SHPRINT-zeh and Bee-EL-keh. In most productions I've seen, they pronounce it a little bit more like "SHPRINT-zah"/"Bee-EL-kah."
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LadyDramaturg2
Featured Actor Joined: 8/21/08
#2re: How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 7:30pm
"...phonetic, actually. SHPRINT-zeh and Bee-EL-keh. In most productions I've seen, they pronounce it a little bit more like "SHPRINT-zah"/"Bee-EL-kah."
Wow, way to nail it, there Schmerg.
There is a distinction between the "-eh" and the "-ah" -- and it makes all the difference in terms of authenticity.
#3re: How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:09pmI don't think so guys. These are Yiddish names. Most likely "SHPRIN-tseh" and "BEEL-keh". That's my guess.
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#4re: How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:14pmBoth are mentioned in "The Rumor". At least on the OBCR, it's SHPRINTZ-zeh and Bee-EL-keh
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CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#5re: How do you pronounce these names?
Posted: 1/31/09 at 9:54pmDo you prefer the gutteral HACKCHHHA VA or the softer Hava?
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