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Topic: Cziffra  (Read 3656 times)

Offline presto agitato

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Cziffra
on: December 04, 2004, 06:56:57 AM
Ho do you pronounce Cziffra?

Thanks in advance
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Offline zemos

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #1 on: December 04, 2004, 03:17:04 PM
what do you mean?
Too bad schubert didn't write any piano concertos...

Offline erak

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #2 on: December 04, 2004, 05:12:23 PM
I pronouncy it 'tsiffra', I've also heard people say chiffra (ch as in chief)

Offline xvimbi

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #3 on: December 04, 2004, 05:30:45 PM
It's "Tsiffra" as erak said.

Check out https://www.math.nyu.edu/~wendlc/pronunciation/Hungarian.html
Fnd "Cziffra" and click on the audio link.

This particular site is quite good, but I have noticed some inaccurate renditions of names. It also has a lot of links to other pronunciation guides.

Offline maxy

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #4 on: December 04, 2004, 08:03:47 PM
I just call him "George"   ;D

Offline mosis

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #5 on: December 05, 2004, 12:58:59 AM
Oh dear, I always said "Chiffra." Cz is pronounced "ch" in Polish, so I figured it'd be the same for whatever he is. :/

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #6 on: December 05, 2004, 01:14:27 AM
for whatever he is. :/
None other than Da Greatest SDC legend of all time. 8)

Offline Goldberg

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Re: Cziffra
Reply #7 on: December 05, 2004, 11:37:06 PM
Hungarian.
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