how to pronounce bouygues?

[Beane]

Does anyone know how to correctly pronounce Bouygues?

[Zen]

bo-wee-kay should be close

[Eden]

bo-wee-kay should be close

??? I though it was more like boy-gheez

[Zen]

??? I though it was more like boy-gheez

oh, I was having a dyslexic moment.
Is that supposed to be a Q or a G?

Doesn't matter. It's French.

You know how Flavor Flave says "boy-ee"?
Then it's "boy-ee-gay" but say it fast.

This is not easy to demonstrate through writing:p

[Grog]

Sorry ladies. Here's how the French say it:

BOO-EE-GUE

BOO as in BOOt

EE as in E-mail

GUE as in roGUE (very quickly)

There is no "Boy" sound and the final S is mute (as always in French).

Bouygues is a big French corporation that started in the construction business but is mostly known, to my knownedge, as a cell phone operator also involved in the media (TV and/or cable, not sure).

I looked on Youtube for one of their ads but most of them don't say the company name. In this one, it's said at the very end: http://youtube.com/watch?v=huV-gE8rcAw (and there's nice kitties in the ad so it's worth watching)

[firenze11]

Sorry ladies. Here's how the French say it:

BOO-EE-GUE

BOO as in BOOt

EE as in E-mail

GUE as in roGUE (very quickly)

There is no "Boy" sound and the final S is mute (as always in French).

Bouygues is a big French corporation that started in the construction business but is mostly known, to my knownedge, as a cell phone operator also involved in the media (TV and/or cable, not sure).

I looked on Youtube for one of their ads but most of them don't say the company name. In this one, it's said at the very end: http://youtube.com/watch?v=huV-gE8rcAw (and there's nice kitties in the ad so it's worth watching)

I just looked that up aussi and found the same info. The French corporation has the question on their website and says it's "buig" or "bweeg"

Hmm, learn something new everyday.

[Beane]

thank you!

[Mr. Bloom]

!! What's it mean?!! Is it just a company name?

[Thorn]

Bouygues Telecom is a French cycling team. Home of Thomas Voeckler, who won the hearts of many as he valiantly held and defended the yellow jersey against Lance Armstrong.

Of course, I liked the team better when it was Brioches La Boulangère...just felt more fun to support a french bakery than telephone company

[7rider]

Huh.
I always pronounced "bourgeois (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=bourgeois)"!
:rolleyes:

[Zen]

Sorry ladies. Here's how the French say it:

BOO-EE-GUE

BOO as in BOOt

EE as in E-mail

GUE as in roGUE (very quickly)

There is no "Boy" sound and the final S is mute (as always in French).

Bouygues is a big French corporation that started in the construction business but is mostly known, to my knownedge, as a cell phone operator also involved in the media (TV and/or cable, not sure).

I looked on Youtube for one of their ads but most of them don't say the company name. In this one, it's said at the very end: http://youtube.com/watch?v=huV-gE8rcAw (and there's nice kitties in the ad so it's worth watching)

that's exactly what I said, except in I said it in Zen-ese :p:D

[Grog]

It's a family name (Francis Bouygues, originally) and became the name of the company. I think it's of Auvergnat origin (central France).