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March 16, 1962
The Daily News Of The Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas County, Virgin Islands
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An article discusses the challenges of pronouncing Danish street names in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands, providing translations and pronunciations for common terms like Gade and various streets such as Dronningens Gade (Queen's Street) and Snegle Gade (Winding Street).
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Tongue-Twisting Danish Names Plague Islanders
A minor but vexing problem in the Virgin Islands is how to pronounce a very common four-letter word.
The word is "Gade".
According to Lis King, the Daily News' "Woman About Town" who was born in Denmark, the word is pronounced "GA-the."
Pronunciation aside, the names of the various Gade and Kvarter in Charlotte Amalie are either not used or the translations commonly not known.
There are three Kvarter downtown: Kongens, Dronningens and Kronprindsens. These are divided by the two main guts of the city and are, respectively, King's Quarter, Queen's Quarter, and Crown Prince Quarter.
"Main Street" is Dronningens Gade, Queen's street.
"Back Street" is Kimmelskafts Gade, named for one of the more famous sections of Copenhagen.
"Garden Street" is Kommandant Gade. Commander Street.
Aside from Gade, other names for roadways are commonly found here. Straede, which looks like the English word "street" actually means alley. It is pronounced "STRAY-the". Tvder is a small byway connecting two streets. If you weren't born in Denmark, you might as well forget all those consonants. Vej is a rural road and is pronounced "VIE."
Some of the more interesting or more prominent streets are translated as follows:
Snegle Gade, Winding St.
Norre Gade, Northern St.
Trompeter Gade, Bugler St.
Borger Gade, Citizen St.
Nellike Gade, Carnation St.
Slagter Gade, Butcher St.
Regjerings Gade, Government St.
Torve Straede, Market Alley
Pile Straede, Willow Alley.
Raadets Gade, Council St.
Haabets Gade, Hope St.
Kompagni Gade, Company St.
Hassel Have, Nut Garden.
Bjerge Gade, Hill St.
A minor but vexing problem in the Virgin Islands is how to pronounce a very common four-letter word.
The word is "Gade".
According to Lis King, the Daily News' "Woman About Town" who was born in Denmark, the word is pronounced "GA-the."
Pronunciation aside, the names of the various Gade and Kvarter in Charlotte Amalie are either not used or the translations commonly not known.
There are three Kvarter downtown: Kongens, Dronningens and Kronprindsens. These are divided by the two main guts of the city and are, respectively, King's Quarter, Queen's Quarter, and Crown Prince Quarter.
"Main Street" is Dronningens Gade, Queen's street.
"Back Street" is Kimmelskafts Gade, named for one of the more famous sections of Copenhagen.
"Garden Street" is Kommandant Gade. Commander Street.
Aside from Gade, other names for roadways are commonly found here. Straede, which looks like the English word "street" actually means alley. It is pronounced "STRAY-the". Tvder is a small byway connecting two streets. If you weren't born in Denmark, you might as well forget all those consonants. Vej is a rural road and is pronounced "VIE."
Some of the more interesting or more prominent streets are translated as follows:
Snegle Gade, Winding St.
Norre Gade, Northern St.
Trompeter Gade, Bugler St.
Borger Gade, Citizen St.
Nellike Gade, Carnation St.
Slagter Gade, Butcher St.
Regjerings Gade, Government St.
Torve Straede, Market Alley
Pile Straede, Willow Alley.
Raadets Gade, Council St.
Haabets Gade, Hope St.
Kompagni Gade, Company St.
Hassel Have, Nut Garden.
Bjerge Gade, Hill St.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Danish Names
Street Pronunciations
Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie
Gade
Kvarter
What entities or persons were involved?
Lis King
Where did it happen?
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
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Key Persons
Lis King
Location
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Story Details
Explains pronunciation of Danish word 'Gade' as 'GA-the' and translations of quarters like Kongens (King's Quarter) and streets like Dronningens Gade (Queen's Street), Back Street (Kimmelskafts Gade), and others including Snegle Gade (Winding St.) and Haabets Gade (Hope St.).