Celle pronunciation

[mjp808 18]

I had a semester of German in High School, but like a lot of Americans this one threw me. After throwing out about a half dozen different pronunciations of this over Skype with my buddy, I looked it up--so for those who are as ignorant yet curious as I am:

http://www.forvo.com/word/celle/ <<click the little audio arrow on this page to hear it pronounced

ˈʦɛlə or (t)SEL-eh

Edited November 29, 2012 by mjp808

[Fraggle (DayZ) 15720]

I really don't know. I pronounce it "Selly". I can almost guarantee that's wrong though. Glad I could help.

[mjp808 18]

I really don't know. I pronounce it "Selly". I can almost guarantee that's wrong though. Glad I could help.

No, thats why I started the thread Fraggle--I posted above how to pronounce it. The link is to a little audio file of a bonafide German pronouncing it. "tSEL-eh", basically. Hint of a "t" or "ch" sound at the beginning.

Sorry about that, it was a little unclear, I edited the original post above.

Edited November 29, 2012 by mjp808

[DemonGroover 8836]

Is it even a German word? Looks French to me.

But then again i am a lazy English (sort of) speaker so what do i know of other languages?

[mjp808 18]

I kept saying Calle at first, a French city, I know that was confusing me.

I always thank the language gods that I was born in an English speaking country, and that English emerged as the default global language. Otherwise I'd be screwed. Although I live in California and Spanish is a close second.

Edited November 29, 2012 by mjp808

[TheDuriel 26]

its an acutal city (im from germany)

Zelle would be the way to say it

Z = hard TSS

Edited November 29, 2012 by TheDuriel

[SmashT 10907]

Sell Ah

[mjp808 18]

I would say a little more like SELL-"eh".

Now that that's settled, what about Object All? :P

Edited November 29, 2012 by mjp808

[Sula 1205]

I've been pronouncing like Jelly but with a Ch like in church, and a slightly quicker ee sound than Jelly.Chell-e like maybe the e in Italian latte.

Edit - yep, it's German and prounced the way I thought but in a much more gentle and elegant way than my English can do. I studied German and French for a few years but it was a long time ago. So I kind of understood how it might sound in German, French or Italian (as I have Italian friends and grew up around many Italian people). And yet I still managed to make it sound more like jelly than anything else. :huh:

Mjp808, I'm over my quota of beans for the day or I'd have given you some for that one! :thumbsup: :beans: Object 2 or Object all. I've heard both but which is correct? I've no idea!

Edited November 29, 2012 by Sula

[Sula 1205]

That's perfectly described by TheDuriel, much better than my description. The "ts" sound isn't like in tsar, it's softer and sounds like someone with a lisp whispering church but you know it's not ch, it sounds like a very soft ts where you might expect a ch to be found in English. OK, I'm wittering now. Goodnight! :thumbsup: :beans:

[mjp808 18]

I've always assumed from the beginning, I think correctly, that that was a programming oversight by the DayZ DB Map folks(?), it's funny how that has become the name for those two areas, same as Norinsk or Cherno or any other city or map point.

I'll forgive you this time Sula, but try not to be so willy-nillily(Pilkingtonism) generous with your beans :P

Edited November 29, 2012 by mjp808

[sausagekingofchicago 4711]

Sell Ah

Sell Ah Dor uh?

[a_typical_noob 651]

I pronounce it like this: bor-ing.

I'll probably give it another chance tonight though.

[Draxx (DayZ) 61]

It is great how interested the people are in this forum. I am from Ger and to read the different pronounciations is really funny (NOT in a bad way!). But the two soundfiles are completely right.

I like this map very much. A lot of residentials, Celle itself is a great PvP spot, the map has two airfields with a lot of barracks.

Edited November 30, 2012 by Draxx

[Timmymachine109 (DayZ) 235]

Agree with the sound file...It's Cell - uh if you are English lol...I lived there for a few years!

[ZomboWTF 527]

It is great how interested the people are in this forum. I am from Ger and to read the different pronounciations is really funny (NOT in a bad way!). But the two soundfiles are completely right.

I like this map very much. A lot of residentials, Celle itself is a great PvP spot, the map has two airfields with a lot of barracks.

yeah, celle is a great map, especially the woods are well made

though i now found a Taviana server and it's far bigger and way more fun to play

[Dankine 377]

who cares it's poo

[Siberian (DayZ) 527]

i pronounce "Celle" as " Shite, what a crap-tastic map"..

hope that helps..

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

It's a fantastic map, loads of new (Not in dayz before) models for barracks, hangars and market, even a proper pub with chairs outside!! some good stuff in here. Makes a decent break from all the usual stuff in Chernarus. Its big,

The new zombie models are great too, Eastern eggs indeed, and those floor matts?!?!?

It's great

Edited November 30, 2012 by Michaelvoodoo25

[mjp808 18]

And why isnt Taviana in DayZCom yet? How did Celle get there so fast?

I agree that Celle is not the greatest overall, but I like parts of it. The woods. The hesher zombies--it looks like the virus spread during a Scorpions concert at Celle Arena circa 1983. While they were all passing infected joints around.

Edited December 1, 2012 by mjp808

[a_typical_noob 651]

And why isnt Taviana in DayZCom yet? How did Celle get there so fast?

I was honestly thinking the same thing earlier.

[Dankine 377]

I was honestly thinking the same thing earlier.

if only there had been a thread about it...

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/109220-dayz-commandertaviana-a-question-for-the-community/page__hl__taviana