<p>I'm assuming that this person's name is spelt according to standard Mandarin Pinyin.</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong>[jie]</strong> is pronounced something like "jyeh".</p></li>
<li><p><strong>[er]</strong>, in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" rel="nofollow noreferrer">International Phonetic Alphabet</a>, is <strong>/ˀɤɻ/</strong>, made up of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-mid_back_unrounded_vowel" rel="nofollow noreferrer">close-mid back unrounded vowel</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex_approximant" rel="nofollow noreferrer">retroflex approximant</a>. Speaking for an American English audience,</p>

<ul>
<li><p>A fair approximation of the close-mid back unrounded vowel is IPA <strong>/o/</strong>, which is the vowel in the English word "g<strong>o</strong>".</p></li>
<li><p>The retroflex approximant can be given as the consonant in the English word "<strong>r</strong>ed". See <a href="http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/research/gsound/Eng/Database/Phonetics/Englishes/ByWord/Word_075_red.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/research/gsound/Eng/Database/Phonetics/Englishes/ByWord/Word_075_red.htm</a> and listen to "Standard American".</p></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>Putting this together, and ignoring the tones, you should be pronouncing the name like the following:</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong>[er]</strong> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AOX0FssQk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AOX0FssQk</a></p></li>
<li><p><strong>[jie]</strong> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m6bQVJtPT8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m6bQVJtPT8</a></p></li>
</ul>

<p>(The sound plays at about 4 seconds in both videos.)</p>

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尔杰？类似于 情深深雨蒙蒙 的 陆尔杰？ 很老式的名字
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Maybe. I’m only giving a toneless guess assuming it’s mandarin. It might not be chinese at all but...
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<p>I have an interview and the interviewer's name is Erjie. I'd like to be able to pronounce when I get there. Can anyone give me guidance on how to pronounce his name? </p>

<p>FWIW, the person is from Singapore. </p>

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You can make a rough guess, but will never get an 100%-sure answer. Because Latin letter's pronunciation depends on the context, you didn't even give what language that name is.
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How do you pronounce Erjie?
# How do you pronounce Erjie?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-01)

I have an interview and the interviewer's name is Erjie. I'd like to be able to pronounce when I get there. Can anyone give me guidance on how to pronounce his name?

FWIW, the person is from Singapore.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can make a rough guess, but will never get an 100%-sure answer. Because Latin letter's pronunciation depends on the context, you didn't even give what language that name is.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-01. Score: 2

I'm assuming that this person's name is spelt according to standard Mandarin Pinyin.

* **[jie]** is pronounced something like "jyeh".
* **[er]**, in the [International Phonetic Alphabet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet), is **/ˀɤɻ/**, made up of the [close-mid back unrounded vowel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close-mid_back_unrounded_vowel) and the [retroflex approximant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroflex_approximant). Speaking for an American English audience,

  + A fair approximation of the close-mid back unrounded vowel is IPA **/o/**, which is the vowel in the English word "g**o**".
  + The retroflex approximant can be given as the consonant in the English word "**r**ed". See <http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/research/gsound/Eng/Database/Phonetics/Englishes/ByWord/Word_075_red.htm> and listen to "Standard American".

Putting this together, and ignoring the tones, you should be pronouncing the name like the following:

* **[er]** - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8AOX0FssQk>
* **[jie]** - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m6bQVJtPT8>

(The sound plays at about 4 seconds in both videos.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 尔杰？类似于 情深深雨蒙蒙 的 陆尔杰？ 很老式的名字  
> **username_2**: Maybe. I’m only giving a toneless guess assuming it’s mandarin. It might not be chinese at all but...  

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