Happy Chanukah!

[Canadave]

Happy Chanukah, everybody.

You don't have to be Jewish,

David

 

[Mycroft]

Same and Happy Holidays (its a bit early though)

 

[Nathan Flowers]

Have a happy one!

 

[Matt Deckard]

So what is with the spelling> one news station has it
Hanukka

another has it
Chanukah

 

[Doctor Strange]

It's just an English transliteration of the Hebrew word, so there's really no "correct" spelling. "Chanukah" has been my preferred spelling for a long time - but when I was a kid, I think "Hanukkah" was the most common form.

 

[Gershomite]

Chag Sameach Chanukka!
(Happy Chanukka Holiday)



Gersh

 

[jamespowers]

Hmmm. Does that mean you will spin the dreidel or will you let the kids do it this time? LOL Make your own here and leave the kids be: LOL
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/dreidel.html

Regards to all,

J

 

[farnham54]

Gersh, how do you pronounce that? Could you be so kind as to spell it out phonetically for us? I've got a good friend who is jewish and would LOVe to hear me say that to her!

Cheers,

Craig

 

[Canadave]

Originally posted by farnham54
Gersh, how do you pronounce that?

Let me jump in on this, in case you see your friend before Gersh comes back. He's probably busy frying latkes. (Mmmmmmm...latkes! )

Craig, the tough part is the "ch" which occurs in each of these words. It's a sound not used in English. It's sort of like clearing your throat. Think of the "ch" in the German "achtung".

Once you've got that, it's fairly easy.

Chag - almost rhymes with "hug", but with that "ch" sound.

Sameach - needs to be separated like so; Same-ach. "Same" rhymes with "rummy" with the emphasis on the last syllable, then you add that "ach" as in "achtung".

Chanukah - pretty straightforward, but remember the "ch", and the "u" is an "oo" sound.

Hope that's clear. Gersh, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

BTW, Craig, depending on your friend's upbringing, she may not actually understand this. For example, I recognise it as a holiday greeting, but I don't know what the literal translation is. If you just said Happy Chanukah, and pronounced it correctly, she'd be impressed!

Good luck,

David