AGNETHA Pronunciations Are WRONG! My Fail…

[@jo1918]

Just use Google translate and listen to how a swede would say the names if you really want to learn the "correct" swedish pronounciation. These videos you are refering to, with different and all of them "strange" pronounciations, are just rubbish and that includes ALL of the interviews in english with the abbas themselves! They are butchering their own names to make it more easy for english speakers to follow along!! Swedish Ö is pronounced like the english vowel-sound in burn (börn) learn (lörn) earn (örn) girl (görl) yearn ( close to "jörn"----------- now just add a B infront and you have Björn - B yearn ) Swedish short A is pronounced like the english vowel U sounds in cut (katt) fun (fann) but (batt) run (rann) gun (gann) f*ck (fack) the tricky part with Agnetha: Swedish g´s inside of words are soft g´s. And to make that "easier" to say we push in a N before the G so in pronounciation it becomes ANG the second part is just plain NETA (the h is silent) vowel sounds just like english pronounciation of META but with a longer E) No diphtongs like some spanish sounding nieta. its just Ang...................neta

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh, so then I was saying Bjorn, right! I was saying it like Björk. And then someone corrected me. I should just stop listening but that makes me feel better that at least I got that right!

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh, I get it. I think I got Agnetha now! This is the best explanation I’ve seen! I’m gonna pin your comment

[@jo1918]

@@popcornphilosopher Yes You were! and then You decided to change it because of the other Abba members using some swenglish parody of Björns name Life sure isn´t supposed to be super easy 😆

[@booh12469]

Your videos are brilliantly entertaining and uniquely put together. ❤

[@popcornphilosopher]

Acorns! … thank you so much. I really appreciate that!

[@RickDanner]

your videos deserve millions of views they are great especially the one with you going into the spaceship ! Brilliant !

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh, thank you so much! That means a lot to me!

[@doomranger6047]

What an unexpected surprise..I didn’t think this video was going to make me laugh so much!

[@popcornphilosopher]

Haha never know what to expect! But I’m so glad!

[@Mrvictorfernandes]

The fact that you're posting a video about the pronunciation of Agnetha and Björn's names while the latter is celebrating his birthday today (79 years old on April 25th) makes this hilariously fitting... It made me think of Barbra Streisand's own frustrations with people mispronouncing her last name in the early years of her career. (Barbra: "It's 'Strei-SAND!' You know, like 'sand on the beach?!'") 😆 Thanks for this quirky little video...

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh wow I didn’t even know it was his birthday! Happy Birthday Bjorn! I hope he would appreciate it and not be offended. I’ve noticed he has a sly sense of humor! I just finished listieninf to Barbara’s book. So good! But I remember that!

[@leannemiller9514]

Did you hear Babs called Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain about the way Siri was pronouncing her name and had it corrected? True.

[@popcornphilosopher]

@@leannemiller9514 yes that’s in the book too! Hilarious

[@Mingus8]

Thank you. Im swedish.. and I think your videos are fun, and interesting!

[@popcornphilosopher]

Thank you that means a lot I’m so glad you’re enjoying them!

[@Mingus8]

@@popcornphilosopher You are personal and different.. but above all genuine. That's quality.

[@popcornphilosopher]

@@Mingus8 what a kind thing to say…I appreciate that!

[@mujahidhamid6585]

Great video, always fun and very new.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Thank you so much I’m glad you liked it!

[@chrishintz1077]

Maybe no one asked for this video topic, but so glad it’s here. Thanks.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Thank you! Haha I’m glad you liked it!

[@abbagodz]

And as an American, I pronounce it ABBA, with the long 'A' (like avocado) not the way you do. It's how I would hear it on tv and the radio back in the 70's. Lol...great video!

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh realyyy lol, there’s another way of saying ABBA too! Thanks!

[@abbagodz]

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[@jo1918]

I mean You can of course pronounce ABBA any way you want to 👍 But this video, kind of, is about pronouncing swedish names in swedish. And then Avocado A´s would be wrong. Both the long and the short A in avocado. Most europeans would get it "right" just prounouncing it in their own language (excluding Denmark and France) lots of english speaking africans also get it "right" for some reason. Americans? Never 🙂

[@Flatwoodsdad]

Thanks for the fun video.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Of course thank you for watching!

[@christopher3d475]

OMG, the muppet lobsters is the best thing ever. I grew up watching the Muppets. What's interesting though is that in a day when a lot of stars change their names to something other than their birth name for ear-catchiness reasons, the ABBA folks ignored that trend. I guess there would be no reason for them to do that when their music was so fantastic.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Yeah, it doesn’t really matter! I mean, even their name which didn’t really mean anything at all. It was just an acronym, right? Really none of that stuff matters if the music is good! But I suppose it’s all the elements put together. I just love them Muppets!

[@gittekoldtoft1198]

Im Danish and I think you are doing great. Im sure ABBA dont care if you dont pronounc their names right. They also had a difficult time in the beginning with singning in English. I love the Sweedish chef. Thank you for your videos about ABBA.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh, I love Denmark! Me and my sister went to Copenhagen for her birthday! Such a beautiful city! And thank you I’m glad you like my ABBA videos!

[@randyshoquist7726]

What no one seems to catch and emulate, is that she really attacks the T, with a sharp rise in pitch of the following A.

[@popcornphilosopher]

That’s true!

[@stuffiyellatmyscreen705]

CUTE! Can I keep ya in my pocket!

[@popcornphilosopher]

As long as there’s snacks

[@sadabbalad]

I’ve always pronounced it the way Agnetha says it herself in your first clip ‘Ang-nyett-a’ hope that helps! 😁

[@popcornphilosopher]

Haha well it does… I just think certain other fans gotten interesting ideas about the pronunciation. So I don’t think I’ll ever make everybody happy.

[@shannbar]

The Swedish Chef on the version of The Muppets broacast in Sweden was the French Chef :)

[@GuinevereKnight]

You are lovely and do try, that's obvious! 😂 But I guess you guys don't hear what we Swedes hear/say. Agnetha herself said it just right (of course) before she gave those simplified alternatives and Björn said it perfect too. The rest is swenglish versions. By the way, Björn is indeed pronounced like Björk with a Ö not a O. If you say his name correct in Swedish. Bjorn is a swenglified version as well. So Agnetha (Ang-neta) and BjÖrn. ❤

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh, OK! Thank you for that! That makes so much sense! I don’t know if you know, but why do some of members say it differently? Benny for instance? I thought maybe there might be different accents from different regions or something?

[@GuinevereKnight]

​@@popcornphilosopher Hope it helps. There are small variations, some say words harder, some softer etc., depending on dialects and how we all are a little bit different as individuals I guess. (Benny though born in Sthlm grew up in the same place as Frida, and they all speak pretty much the same dialect even though they were born in different places. Kind of "Stockholmska", where three of them still live and where I also live. So it feels like pretty small variations in Swedish.) The biggest differences here I think depend upon English speaking skills and how accurate they try to be. Her name, since it is a (Swedish) name, is always gonna be Agneta just like it is said in Swedish, so they just sort of wing it a bit in English. They didn't expect anyone to care this much and study just how they speak. Don't bother with all of that, she said it correct and Björn did (in the clip from the car?), just focus on that and you will be too! (Don't worry about all the AI, Google and opinions on it, that will just mess with your head). You are very close and you will be close enough, don't fret! 💛💙 And the Swedish chef by the way is just funny, (has nothing to do with how we really speak and nobody is upset) I love the Muppets! By the way, Björn means bear in Swedish. I can see both him and Benny in the Muppets orchestra/band. 😊

[@GuinevereKnight]

​​​@@popcornphilosopherI am listening once more to try to really understand. Since it's easy for us Swedes I almost don't bother listening to the butchering going on.😅 The blond news guy is getting her first name the closest and in my book totally ok for a non-swedish speaker. Though it"s more Ang-neeta. Fältskog with the Ä they don't get, but is to be expected since you don't have that letter. Dick Cavett is pretty close though. Yeah, Benny is saying Agnetta - not correct. Well, an artistic interpretation maybe. ;)

[@tomersde]

It's completely understandable to mispronounce names from other languages. The Latin alphabet is used differently in every language, and of course English speakers will pronounce a new name they've learned according to how it would sound with English pronunciation. It happens the other way around with non-English speakers, for example they almost uniformly pronounce E as 'ehh' despite how about half the time it's 'eah', TH is mispronounced 99% of the time, and silent letters are the bane of existence to any ESL student.

[@popcornphilosopher]

This makes me feel a little better! And that’s a good way of thinking about it. I don’t usually have this much trouble. Thankfully she doesn’t seem to mind so much!

[@stefanjonsson699]

❤ you feel the ABBA music & vibe better than most people. So the name is a bit hard. So what? Anyway ABBA started the craze about this problem. Its a bit of the ABBA fenomen. The ABBA thing. Its a part of the mix. So just dance while music still goes on folks!

[@popcornphilosopher]

Thank you! and yes certainly didn’t hurt them. That’s for sure! Maybe it’s part of the mystery:)

[@raywright8226]

I feel your pain 😆 I've always said it as Anne-yeta... But not with a hard T like Tommy, more like the tongue behind the teeth 😝 Anyway, I don't think she would hold it against you. If Agnetha were watching this video I think she'd have a good giggle 😁

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh yes how I was saying it in my visitors video… that’s how it feels most natural to me! And I hope so that’s how I intended it!

[@jameskirkby2063]

Her name is beautiful and not hard to pronounce! ❤❤❤😊 gorgeous lady!

[@jo1918]

Nobody in Sweden will get offended by having their names weirdly pronounced by foreigners 😀 We swedes do it all the time when it comes to greek and chinese names and so on. It all evens out in the long run 😀 BUT (I cant help myself): there are no diphtongs in the swedish name Agnetha ( ang........neta) so "yeta" would never be used by a swede and the T IS pronounced just like a plain T no english "th"-sound going on. The H in Agnetha is just for decoration.

[@nocturne7371]

When Agnetha is telling her name in the beginning, that's how you say it when speaking Swedish. But when speaking English even Swedes sometimes Englishify their names when speaking English. In Swedish you never really pronounce the G in Agnetha so it's more of Angneta.

[@popcornphilosopher]

That’s true. When you try to say it authentically when you’re speaking English, it kind of changes the pattern of your speaking and haults it in an unnatural way.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Yes. When you try to say it authentically when you’re speaking English, it changes the pattern of your speech. And kind of halts it in an unnatural way.

[@elviswelling]

00:59 from Abba Undeleted song and you'll hear she making fun of her name

[@booh12469]

😅 👏🏻

[@popcornphilosopher]

🐝🐝🐝❤️

[@itshalloweenbaby8604]

I had issues too. People do pronounce it differently It’s a bit confusing.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Yes, that’s what I’m saying. That’s probably the most confusing part. If you look at the first comment that I pinned. They sort of explain that.

[@RickDanner]

how ever you say it she is the prettiest women in the universe

[@popcornphilosopher]

Bellissima or whatever beautiful is in Swedish!

[@arar8792]

u can maybe have a review on abba solo songs albums

[@popcornphilosopher]

Actually, I’m working on that right now!

[@leannemiller9514]

What's next IO? You gonna feature Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon"? You make my day.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Haha .. that makes me so happy! Is Rhiannon said differently too?

[@leannemiller9514]

@@popcornphilosopher Completely butchered by almost every radio DJ when it was released even though you can clearly hear the lyrics.

[@leannemiller9514]

Me favorite was Ree-na-non.

[@popcornphilosopher]

@@leannemiller9514 that’s so strange! it’s so definitely pronounced in the song! I read a lot of people were named after the song

[@anonymus2782]

gn in Swedish words = the sound ending English "sing" followed by the sound ending English "sin".

[@popcornphilosopher]

Ohhh thank you that’s actually really helpful way to think about it

[@leannemiller9514]

I just heard Mark Goodman on Sirius/XM get the pronunciation correct!

[@popcornphilosopher]

That’s so cool! What was he talking about ABBA about?

[@leannemiller9514]

He actually played "Can't Shake Loose" which was on her solo album. Way to go Mark.

[@stephenhowell5611]

Her middle name is Åse, give that a try lol.

[@popcornphilosopher]

Uh ohhh lol. That’s really beautiful though. It’s aesthetically pleasing!

[@tlw1950]

I’ve always said Ahn-YET-ta. or if it were Spanish..... Añeta.

[@dreasbn]

Angnijetta or Anjetta Faltskog with a slight stress on the last "a" , but the girls really didn't mind.. at one point they even tried to introduce Agnetha as Anna and Anni-Frid was Anna-Frid for a long time until everyone was aware it's simply Frida, her everyday name, but Anni-Frid seems to be her official one... but they don't really care that much... Björn has to live with the fact that merely no english native can pronounce his christian name correctly. the "ö" is to strange. So it's ending up being Bjoarn or Bjorn but never Björn. And Benny got the right international christian name to start with... ;-)

[@popcornphilosopher]

This is very interesting context! And honestly, it seems like the fans get more offended than they do lol!

[@dreasbn]

@@popcornphilosopher yep I am positive about that. Especially Agnetha’s name has a very distinct Swedish pronounciation that she would not expect foreigners to say it 100% correctly anyway… in some languages it’s merely impossible to pronounce Names of people or cities or even the countries in the respective native language correctly. Think of Irish names… or Arabic etc.. no they are completely relaxed about and on top they were known to have the Hybris to make big demands.. more down to earth and modest than abba is almost not possible. No star allures.

[@RickDanner]

i put a huge comment and its gone oh well thats youtube

[@popcornphilosopher]

Oh no, I hate it when that happens! That’s been happening a lot. I’ll get a notification and then it won’t be there. Sorry

[@RickDanner]

@@popcornphilosopher i was getting into everything , how good your videos are how beautiful Agnetha is it was all there LOL keep up the great work

[@teromattila3657]

The easiest way to say right the names of the abba members is to watch the KZbin video Abba: I am an A. There the abba members pronounce their own names. I have said to plenty of reactors to do so, but no, they prefer to butcher their names.

[@popcornphilosopher]

I agree I think they would probably know their own name! But that’s the thing about reacting is that people correct you incorrectly and it definitely threw me off!

[@JosephCampos-g9j]

Sounds difficult can I call her the blonde...

[@popcornphilosopher]

No ….lol !

[@shannbar]

Oh my darling, you care too muchxx It's a soft g, as in gnocchi.. So, Angyetta Hope that helps

[@i67x]

Don't let wokery pokery let you feel guilty. The singer herself gave you a few options to choose from. Try giving Britain's longest place name a try. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

[@popcornphilosopher]

Wow, now that’s a name! Haha