How do u say New Orleans?

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dmb

When I lived in Mississippi they pronounced it "Gomorrah" (LOL). Pretty much everyone who lives anywhere close to the city says "New OR-luns". "New or-LEENS" is pretty much only used to make a rhyme in music. The jurisdiction where New Orleans is located, however, is or-LEENS Parish.

Another word Yankees always slaughter is the classic New Orleans candy, the praline--which should be said PRAH-leen.

websterjdjr

some say new areleans like paul prudomme others like emeral say a yankee accent new orluns some southerners say nawlins others say nola .I am from Mobile and we allways have pronounced it nu awlins

JellyBean Bri

i saw "New Orlins" everyone i know says it that way

La Rousse

I was born(46 yrs ago) and bred in the "Big Easy"- if you are a native, it is "New Awleens", or "N"awlins." Even if you have a post graduate degree, "Dawlin"! LOL

MORG225

NAWLINS

RedneckBarn

Most others make a good point. 9 times out of 10, I pronounce it (new orlinz). Otherwise, I do the three syllable thing (new or lee unz) or (new aw lee yunz).

(nawlins) definitely is a tourist thing probably popularized by people like Frank Davis.

Saying (new orleens) is only acceptable in one instance: when saying it into a microphone. Whether that is in song, or announcing it like you're preaching. Otherwise -- in any form of conversation -- you have to go with some similar variation of the other pronounciations above.

Now, some people like have heavy accents that affect the way they way they say it, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're pronouncing different. On multiple occasions, I've heard politicians sound like they were saying something like (new ow wee unz). I think Blanco says it like that.

love2travel

"New Orleans is usually pronounced by locals as "noo-AW-lyenz," "noo-AW-linz," "noo-OR-linz," or "noo-OR-lyenz." The tendency among people around the world to say "noo-or-LEENZ" stems from the use of that pronunciation by singers and songwriters, who find it easy to rhyme. The pronunciation "NAW-linz" is likewise not generally used nor liked by locals but has been popularized by the tourist trade."

Hope that helps!

Wendi

I'm born and raised in New Orleans...........we say new orlins.....call it what you got to, but please don't say NAWLINZ...........oh, that makes me cringe!

Max Man

u can say it both ways but i say it like new orleeeeeeeeens

D-ana

I say it New Orleeeens, but both ways r right, right?

NOLA guy

NOLA is named for the city of Orleans in France, which is spoken with 3 syllables (Or-le-ans), though the "le" is pronounced "lay" and the "ans" is pronounced "on" in French (Or-lay-on").

For New Orleans, you can correctly say Orleans with either 2 syllables (Or-leans) or 3 syllables (Or-le-ans). Note that even people (like me) who use the 3-syllable version for the name of the city use the 2-syllable version for the parish: "Or-leans Parish".

No one who lives in New Orleans calls it Nawlins.

Sam

u say it like new orleeens