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throw_a_grenade 7 hours ago

"Pies" means "dog" in Polish an Ukrainian (пес).

fangorn 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

So, "Gnu is Not Unix, Dawg"?

otterley 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is that pronounced “peace” or “piss”?

throw_a_grenade 7 hours ago | parent [-]

More like pi+[y]es, but single syllable and no y.

EDIT: Here are three audio files to hear: https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/pies#pies_(j%C4%99zyk_polski)

jagged-chisel 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

As an American, I hear “pyes” - a single syllable “yes”, with a preceding “p.”

otterley 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

When do you use that vs собака (sobaka)?

	▲	throw_a_grenade 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't, I'm Polish. Can't say for sure for Ukrainians, don't know Ukrainian that well, but my reading of https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B... and https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%81#Ukrainian suggests that пес must be male, but собака is either male or female. I might be wrong.