AVFCforever1991 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Could be a very shrewd bit of business.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooh-Ah Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Just a spot of pedantry: I'm assuming his name is pronounced 'El Akh-madi', with that 'kh' sound that you only seem to hear in Arabic, Irish and when someone is clearing their throat? ed: or in German ('ich' etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 It's more of an exaggerated 'h' sound than a kh (which is a completely different letter and usually denoted by a kh when transliterated). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBGB Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [continuing pedantry] or in the Scottish loch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Just a spot of pedantry: I'm assuming his name is pronounced 'El Akh-madi', with that 'kh' sound that you only seem to hear in Arabic, Irish and when someone is clearing their throat? ed: or in German ('ich' etc.) The OS has an AVTV preview where he pronounces his name (in a fairly anglicised way, like El Aaamaddy or something) Arabic has about ten different H sounds, each one a different way of clearing phlegm from the throat, mouth, larynx, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Welcome, Karim! Here's to you being the missing puzzle piece to get our midfield rocking again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Just a spot of pedantry: I'm assuming his name is pronounced 'El Akh-madi', with that 'kh' sound that you only seem to hear in Arabic, Irish and when someone is clearing their throat? Yeah his name will be pronounced 'Akh-madi' unless David Pleat says it. ed: or in German ('ich' etc.) Well it depends where you are in Germany. Most in the NE will say Ich with a hard 'k' sound, but elswhere they'll pronounce it 'Isch'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Just a spot of pedantry: I'm assuming his name is pronounced 'El Akh-madi', with that 'kh' sound that you only seem to hear in Arabic, Irish and when someone is clearing their throat? Yeah his name will be pronounced 'Akh-madi' unless David Pleat says it. ed: or in German ('ich' etc.) Well it depends where you are in Germany. Most in the NE will say Ich with a hard 'k' sound, but elswhere they'll pronounce it 'Isch'. Before tying yourself in knots trying to pronounce it like an Arabic scholar, I recommend listening to the clip on the OS where he says it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I'm going to call him Ellamaddy, because it's easier, and everytime I go to type 'El Ahmadi', I type 'Al Ehmadi'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooh-Ah Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Great to see such an outpouring of pedantry. I've just seen that video on the OS and he pronounces it El A-maddy. Maybe he's anglicising it just for us? That's nice of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 am just going to call him Karim, makes it sound like i know him personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Of course he is. And yes, every Thursday night I am an Arabic scholar... Pronounce it how you want, I doubt you'll be in the Casbah going over the finer points with a sheesha pipe. [/stereotype] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 every Thursday night I am an Arabic scholar...Well good for you on that front, however I doubt they give lessons in how best to pronounce the surnames of Dutch-football-players-of-Moroccan-descent-playing-in-England-for-English-football-clubs Out of interest, why Arabic, when you live in Turkey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 every Thursday night I am an Arabic scholar...Well good for you on that front, however I doubt they give lessons in how best to pronounce the surnames of Dutch-football-players-of-Moroccan-descent-playing-in-England-for-English-football-clubs Out of interest, why Arabic, when you live in Turkey? Yeah well it was free...but enjoyable. It's only a small taster course, although I still need to master Turkish before even contemplating another language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Welcome to the club Karim! Think this is a decent signing, hope it will become a great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milenko27 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Welcome to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Welcome man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Welcome Karim, hopefully he'll be one El of a signing. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Looks a bit like a dodgy used car salesman, but if he knows how to get that lemon that is the Aston Villa midfield up and purring he'll be a great acquisition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 One huge bonus is that he speaks English as well, like most Dutch do pretty well since learning it from an early age. Hope he will be a bit like de Jong, doing a lot of dirty work and making teams afraid of playing against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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