How Do You Pronounce "mont Blanc"?

[LogicX]

Is it like MOHN BLOHN or do you pronounce the "t" and "c"?

Edited October 31, 2011 by LogicX

[ihtzazqamar]

I checked dictionary.com

It says mawN blahN. You can listen it said also.

 

 

[andybiotic]

Mont sound like the "mon" in monster and Blanc as in "ball-long" (say it very fast). I don't think you pronounce the t in Mont but you do say the "c" in Blanc like a k, "ka / ca"... Someone may correct me but thats approximately how I've been saying it.

[Shangas]

I've always said it "Mont-Blonk" and nobody's ever corrected me...

[yachtsilverswan]

Mont Blanc (two words) is the highest summit in Europe at 4,810 m, straddling the French / Italian border, and is pronounced in French without the t or the c and with each word having the same vowel sound. Because "Mont Blanc" is a proper noun in French of a place in France, it should, most strictly speaking, be pronounced the same in any language as it is pronounced in French. In reality, that strictly proper rule is often ignored. The c is often pronounced by English speakers as a hard c (or a k), but the t is usually silent in English, just as it is silent in French.

 

Montblanc (one word) is a luxury pen, watch, and leather goods company based in Hamburg. Their logo is the white star representing the six glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif. In English, the t is usually silent and the c is usually pronounced as a hard c (or a k). In English, the two syllables have the same vowel sound. The number 4,810 figures prominently in company lore, is inscribed on the nib of the company's pens, and is often used to denominate the size of limited editions.

Edited October 31, 2011 by yachtsilverswan

[DanielB]

Try to pronounce it while you eat a madeleine. Alternatively a regular muffin might work as well.

Edited October 31, 2011 by DanielB

[DAYoung]

Now, here is the definitive pronunciation. It is pronounced to rhyme with 'font spank'.

 

Actually, that'd be a fantastic name for a luxury brand of pens.

 

Font Spank: For lovers of striking text...

[dickydotcom]

Language is all about being understood.

IMHO if you say mont blonk you will be understood. (I would rhyme it with plonk rather than spank)

As Ray points out, even though it represents a French mountain, it's a German pen.

Dick D

[ticoun]

the name has french origins, and the t and c aren't pronounced it these two words in french. i pronounce it mon blan, but using my standard french pronunciation.

[anderl]

This page gives audio pronunciation samples by native speakers from several regions.

The pen company was named after the French mountain, and it's indeed one of (few) French words most Germans will get approximately right. (They might even be understood when asking for a MB in a French pen shop.)

[BrandonA]

Say it slowly, loudly and point. Everyone will understand what you mean.

[rockspyder]

Say it slowly, loudly and point. Everyone will understand what you mean.

+1.

Here we say "MONT BLUNCK" leaving no letter unpronounced...

[Djehuty]

The pen company was named after the French mountain....

 

Half French, half Italian.

 

In the spirit of ethnic solidarity, then, I shall henceforth pronounce Mont Blanc as "Monte Bianco."

[ehemem]

Odd, I have heard it pronounced "mah-blah" by a number of pen authorities.

[piembi]

Mont Blanc (two words) is the highest summit in Europe at 4,810 m, straddling the French / Italian border, and is pronounced in French without the t or the c and with each word having the same vowel sound. Because "Mont Blanc" is a proper noun in French of a place in France, it should, most strictly speaking, be pronounced the same in any language as it is pronounced in French.

 

Mountain and pen are pronounced the same way in Germany. Or at least we try...

[anderl]

The pen company was named after the French mountain....

 

Half French, half Italian.

 

Ok ok, so let's say the whole pen company was after a French half-mountain. And their pens aren't wholly half bad. Or is that too clever by half?

[Dimitrios_P]

Mont Blanc.

 

No Mah Bliah, Mo Blo, mon blun or whatever.

[encephalartos]

Mont Blanc.

 

No Mah Bliah, Mo Blo, mon blun or whatever.

 

I pronounce it in French, like the place name.

[jar]

Pronunciation is always fun.

 

How do you pronounce "Houston"? Are you in Texas or Hotlanta?

[humsin]

Here you go:

 

English: http://translate.google.com/#de|en|montblanc

 

French: http://translate.google.com/#de|fr|montblanc

 

German: http://translate.google.com/#ko|de|montblanc