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Pronounciation of the name "Rafael" [16]
Hello,
I wonder if anyone here could help me with the pronounciation of the name "Rafael" in Poland?
The thing is, my friends and I are making a short film. In our film, one of the characters is meant to be Polish, with the surname Rafael (he does a Polish accent in the film). We've already filmed quite a few scenes, and we've been pronouncing it as "ra-faɪ-el, with the /a/ as in cat and the /aɪ/ as in bike".
Is this acceptable as a Polish pronounciation for this surname? Would a Polish person ever pronounce this surname like this? I really don't want to re-film (it's for school and we don't have the time, or the money, really), but I don't want to be incorrect, either, and this issue is really bothering me!!
If this is absolutely not an acceptable pronounciation, how should he pronounce this name when we re-film?
Thanks very much. :)