"How do you pronounce "João "?" Topic

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John the OFM	11 Jan 2012 5:05 p.m. PST
Obviously I do not speak Portuguese.
Editor in Chief Bill	11 Jan 2012 5:07 p.m. PST
Can't you just ask him?
The Gray Ghost	11 Jan 2012 5:08 p.m. PST
Portuguese for John right? J as in justice oao as in wow, minus the first w or think chow with a soft j
Sergeant Paper	11 Jan 2012 6:22 p.m. PST
My instructor pronounced it summat like "zho-oww"
Rassilon	11 Jan 2012 6:35 p.m. PST
What Sarge said… perhaps even Zhu-ow
John the OFM	11 Jan 2012 7:05 p.m. PST
Mandarin Portuguese, eh? I never knew!
Whatisitgood4atwork	12 Jan 2012 12:10 a.m. PST
<Mandarin Portuguese, eh? I never knew!> Shhh John, you're risking giving Gavin Menzies ideas for another silly book.
Sane Max	12 Jan 2012 4:30 a.m. PST
zhu-wow rather than zhu-ow Pat
SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER	12 Jan 2012 7:48 a.m. PST
I've never had call too…
Henrix	12 Jan 2012 8:38 a.m. PST
"Mandarin portuguese" – no, no, you're thinking of Macau portuguese, which is more like cantonese portuguese.
Mike G	13 Jan 2012 3:34 p.m. PST
Just like it is spelled of course.
Last Hussar	20 Jan 2012 9:21 a.m. PST
I don't
Altius	20 Feb 2012 3:24 p.m. PST
I worked on a project in Portugal and one of the other managers there was named João. Sgt Paper has it right, or at least that's how I heard it pronounced.