How do you pronounce Hafele, Hawa and Hewi?

Q: How do you pronounce Hafele, Hawa and Hewi?

A: Hafele (Häfele, Haefele)
You might wonder: “How do I pronounce Hafele?” Just as there are different dialects in the U.S. there are different dialects in Germany. Hafele was founded and is headquartered today in Nagold,Germany. The dialect spoken in this area of Germany is Swabian. In the German language the letter "e" is usually pronounced as an English short "a" like in the word “hat”. With the short “a” in mind you can pronounce the name Häfele as “Hay fi la”.
The name Hafele with an (umlauted “ä”) is sometimes spelled Haefele.

Hawa
Hawa, one of Hafele’s supply partners, is pronounced with a “v”sound replacing the “w” sound; “Hava”.

Hewi
Hewi, another of Hafele’s supply partners, is generally pronounced with a short "a" sound replacing the “e” and the “v”sound replacing the “w” sound; “Hay vee”. Hewi is actually a combination of the first two letters from founder Heinrich Wilke’s first and last name (HE + WI = HEWI).

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