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How is "Rastapopoulos" pronounced?

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#1 · Posted: 24 Jul 2007 22:14

Hi everyone,
I have always pronounced "Rastapopoulos"
RA-STA-POP-OO-LOHS. In the Ellipse-Nelvana series, It is RA-STA-POP-UH-LUS. In Tintin Destination Adventure, it is
RA-STA-POP-O-LUS. One of my Tintin friends says
RA-STA-POPULOUS. (as in "A populous city." ) I have decided that whichever pronunciation gets the most votes I will start using. Thank you. Tell me which one you use.

tuhatkauno
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#2 · Posted: 25 Jul 2007 12:53

I'd like to see how it is written in Greek, but it is something like this:

Ras - ta - po - puu - los

r = bit like German/Dutch r + h
a = like a in "car"
o = o in "log"
u = o in "tonight", uu stretch o

saunaman

pokemon
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#3 · Posted: 2 Aug 2007 13:33

RASTA-POPO-LUS

maxmordon
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#4 · Posted: 2 Aug 2007 15:40

I don't know if is right or wrong but I have always pronounce it RA-STA-POP-OO-LOHS

General Tapioca
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#5 · Posted: 6 Apr 2008 15:20

In Greek it is Î¡Î±ÏƒÏ„Î±Ï€ÏŒÏ€Î¿Ï…Î»Î¿Ï‚, pronounced Ra-sta-PO-poo-los.

Triskeliae
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#6 · Posted: 7 Apr 2008 22:21

Like tuhatkauno and General Tapioca wrote. Though spelled a bit differently, it sounds the same. That's the way I heard it in the French TV series by Ellipse-Nelvana.

cigars of the beeper
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#7 · Posted: 8 Apr 2008 01:13

Well, there seems to be a varied selection of pronunciations.

Triskeliae
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#8 · Posted: 11 Apr 2008 00:05

The important thing is to pronounce the R as in Spanish or in Russian.

cigars of the beeper
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#9 · Posted: 11 Apr 2008 00:31

And how is that?

Triskeliae
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#10 · Posted: 11 Apr 2008 01:38

That name sounds to be Greek...So the R must be strong. ' Could be Germanic, but the last part ' -popoulos' sounds Greek to me.

It should sound RRas-tah- PO-poo-los

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