You think it is not possible, but it is very likely that you will not be able to make out that you are being addressed.
Especially, if you are in France.
And this is not because the French do not respect the way your name is to be pronounced. Since set of letters are pronounced in a particular way in French, your name would come out very differently from a French mouth.
So, in order to avoid embarrassment when someone is calling out to you and you look back blankly, here’s a way out. Before you travel to France or any other Francophone countries or just for fun, type your name in Google Translate, after choosing 'Translate from French', and click on the bottom right icon (“listen”). You are likely to get a good imitation of how your name would come out of a French mouth. It is the surname - if it is long - that gets distorted the most.
Enjoy!
Note: The image used here belongs to Michal Zacharzewski
Especially, if you are in France.
And this is not because the French do not respect the way your name is to be pronounced. Since set of letters are pronounced in a particular way in French, your name would come out very differently from a French mouth.
So, in order to avoid embarrassment when someone is calling out to you and you look back blankly, here’s a way out. Before you travel to France or any other Francophone countries or just for fun, type your name in Google Translate, after choosing 'Translate from French', and click on the bottom right icon (“listen”). You are likely to get a good imitation of how your name would come out of a French mouth. It is the surname - if it is long - that gets distorted the most.
Enjoy!
Note: The image used here belongs to Michal Zacharzewski
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