How do you pronounce this Greek name?

I met a very nice greek girl in one of my college classes and I want to make sure about the pronunciation of her last name. It bothers her because nobody can ever get it right.


The last name is Dimitroulakos. Would you pronounce this Di-mee-tra-lakos? Or is it different?

How do you pronounce this Greek name?
O My God!!!! 14 people give 14 different answers for one single name!!!!


O My God! I was offered Greek or Latin at school this year, and I know which one I'm NOT choosing, duh...


This is horrific also people asking for private phone numbers?! Is this dating site or what for lonely hearts who cant read or spell?!


This is so stupid I don't know how this poor guy knows his answer now?!


What do you think?!?!





Guys, guys, the question was not "How many Greeks does it take to screw one simple answer"?
Reply:Dimitroulakos


Agreed with the first poster with one remark only... on the Di- syllable.





Di (as in dee-r)





mi (as in me... (like that song, Me my self and I)





trou (as in tru-th)





la (as in La-rry)





kos (as in Cos-tanza George, the character from the show "Seinfeld")








PS. Don't pronounce her name in 5 breaths...


(Dee - me - tru - la -cos)


Take a deep one and lead the name train all the way to the station... non-stop!





Deemetrulacos.





(THATS it! ;-) )





EDIT : Some very good points have been made here as far the correct pronunciation of "Di".





If you want to be 100% Greek in your pronounciacion of the girl's name use the following guide :





Di (as in the. Example : The rain, the outcome, the Greek girl)





mi (as in me... (like that song, Me my self and I)





trou (as in tru-th)





la (as in La-rry)





kos (as in Cos-tanza George, the character from the show "Seinfeld")





EDIT #2 : If she resided in Greece, her last name would indeed be Dimitroulakou and not Dimitroulakos. But she is not a Greek resident and I assume she does not carry a Greek ID card either, I suggest you disregard the option of calling her as "Dimitroulakou".





...unless of course you really want to impress her :-)





EDIT #3 : I am Greek, born and living in Greece.
Reply:Trek is correct and also the stress falls on the LA syllable. DeemeetruLAkos. And yes, in Greece we would pronounce "d" as "th" in "the", "therefore", "there" etc.





ADDED: Feta Cheese, I read the topic again and I do not see... 14 different answers! Trek, cortophagus, klip, Type your name here, Irini and me say the same thing. :)
Reply:Let's take it apart, per syllable.





Di - pronounce it like "thee", ex. how I love THEE...





mi- pronounce it like "me" in "she loves ME"





trou- pronounce it like "true" in "it's TRUE", but if you can, roll the "r" like you would if you were speaking spanish.





la- pronounce the "a" in "la" like the a in "fAther"





kos- pronounce like the island, Kos, or to put it in a more american way, pronounce the "o" in kos like you would the "o" in "loss".





And there you have it, thee-me-true-la-kos. And the accent/stress is on the "la"
Reply:no but actually only the "tra" in your guess is wrong


here you can get an idea:


Di as in disney


mi as me


trou as true


lak as luck


and


os as at the beginning of ostrich





oh and for a more greekish accent try pronouncing Di as "thee"





so its " thee-me-true-luck-os"








hope it helps!!!!
Reply:DEE - MEE - TRUE - LOCK - OS with the accent on "lock"





This is funny...every Greek has a different answer. LOL





Listen, just email me your phone number. I will call you and pronounce it for you!!!!
Reply:Well it's Di-mee-tru-la-kos,tru as in tru in truth.I hope I helped.Yia sou.
Reply:I agree 99% with the person above me.
Reply:Charles is quite right, but I would say "thee" instead of "the". Thus it is - thee-mee-true-lakos with the accent on "la". As Charles points out, in Greece her surname would be thee-mee-true-lakoo, but obviously, in America husbands and wives don't have different surnames.





I'd just like to point out that this question should be answered by people who actually live in Greece or who are absolutely certain, otherwise the person who asks the question is just going to get confused.
Reply:fffff....again with this wrong transliteration of the others above...Dimitroulakos first of all is the male version so i guess the female one is Dimitroulakou (call her like that to surprise her) and to be 100% accurate it's Thimitroulakou 'th' sounds as th in 'these' 'that' 'those' etc...I don't understand why the greeks are still transliterating this with a D the sound is absolutely not the same..
Reply:You are pronuncing it most of it right...just change the TRA....to TRU.....deva has shown you how an english person can work thier tounge around it...so its ...DIMI-TRU-LA-KOS......ps ..dimitra ..is feminin...dimitrou..is male.......the lakos part means hole..or pit...dimitrou is the derivitive of the name JIM.IN ENGLISH...OR JAMES...THE EQUVILANT IN GREEK IS ..DIMITRI...
Reply:D=TH (LIKE THe)


I=I (LIKE Important)


MI=MI (LIKE Minority)


TRU=TRU (LIKE TRUth)


LA=LA (LIKE LAnd)


KOS=COS (LIKE COSSume)
Reply:Actaully the dude above me is incorrect. Dimitri is like Jimmy or Jim like he said, but James is Iakovos......
Reply:Dee- mee- tru (as in true) -la (as in lap) -kos, the accent on a
Reply:You pronounce it Dee-mee-troo-lakos.