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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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zemos

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Re: Cziffra

Reply #1 on: December 04, 2004, 03:17:04 PM

what do you mean?

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Too bad schubert didn't write any piano concertos...

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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)

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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.

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