pronouncing my surname
Hola.
I am going to a Spanish speaking country soon and my Spanish is slowly getting better.
I have not figured out how to say my surname with a Spanish accent yet, so was wondering if you could help.
How can I pronounce the "whi" sound in whitling in spanish?
gracias
whitling2k
5 Answers
Ask a native Spanish-speaking friend to help you with this one.
It might come out Gui-lin.
Over the years, my first name, Joyce has been difficult for many of my Spanish-speaking friends to say. They have called me "Yoice" or Yoicita." I know that they care about me, and would like to say my name right -- if they could. They just can't get the "J" sound right. It's okay with me.
My last name - which is my husband's name - is a very common Spanish surname, recognizable by all Spanish-speaking people if pronounced in the Spanish way. However, when in the U.S. I pronounce it the an Anglo way. This only caused a problem once for me, when I was making a hotel reservation in Miami.
When in Rome, do as the Romans.
güi. 
Hola! First off, let me say congratulations on getting better at Spanish!
This is an excellent question. I noticed that when Paralee introduces herself at the beginning of her video (in Spanish), she says her "Paralee Whitmire" without any accent or anything.
"Whitmire" and "Whitling" sound kind of alike. Maybe you should check out one of the lessons 
Enjoy your trip!!
I hope I helped 
I would pronounce it just the same as you normally so. If it was a Spanish name I would make the effort to pronounce it with the correct accent but it isn't.
Buenas noches
Thank you all for your help. It is very interesting. I was asking as much to know what to listen out for when people asked for me.
Gracias!
Adios
Whitling2k
