According to Dutch spelling rules, the 16th century Flemish painter
Pieter Bruegel's name should be pronounced
in the German way
;
but in Holland, it is always
said like
BrEUgel . I think most Dutchmen assume
that is the correct spelling.
A Chicago University Website tells me there are three
(internationally) accepted pronunciations:
BrOYgel, BrEEgel and BrOOgel (just FYI), but that's not how it is said
in Holland.
There is no sound in English like Dutch EU, and that makes it hard to
pronounce or even recognize.
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Pronouncing 'Bruegel'
A Chicago University Website tells me there are three
'internationally accepted' pronunciations for 'Bruegel':
BrOYgel, BrEEgel and BrOOgel, very interesting, but that's not how it is said
in Holland.
For foreigners, it's hard to pronounce Pieter Bruegel2
in the Dutch way, because in many languages
there are no sounds like Dutch EU
and Dutch G
.
Actually, the name is often written as 'Breugel' in Dutch, because the
UE spelling points to the incorrect German pronunciation:
Brügel2
- note too that German G is different from
Dutch G. Brueghel?
Compare pronunciation with Dutch
beugel2
('brace')
-
vleugel ('wing; grand piano')
2
in the Dutch way, because in many languages
there are no sounds like Dutch EU