"En restaurant"
Translation:A restaurant
3 years ago
7 Comments
This is the word in IPA: /rɛstʉˈrɑŋ/. Some in Norway have proposed alternative spelling such as resturan (pronounced like "resturang") to more closely match its pronunciation.
3 years ago
saschambaer
- 12
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
Makes sense from an etymological standpoint. The word comes from French, where the -nt isn’t pronounced, but the final a is a nasal vowel because of the lost n. I assume this sounded to norwegian ears like aŋ, so they pronounced it that way.
3 years ago
LINHARS
- 18
- 14
- 11
- 8
- 6
- 5
What does 'some in Norway' mean. I've never heard it (resturan) discussed.
3 years ago
