2006-09-21 05:57:10 · 11 answers · asked by nicolenewcanaan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Not "ciao", as in hello/goodby. I mean "cio" as is the opera Madame Butterfly, the characters name is "cio cio san"
2006-09-21 06:00:24 · update #1
thank you bellina that's exactly what i meant. now, ciao!
2006-09-21 06:01:57 · update #2
Yes, absolutely correct.
FYI: any time there is an "e" or an "i" after a "c", it creates the "CH" sound.
As in: ci sono due gatti nella casa (chee soh-noh doo-eh gaht-ti...
there are two cats in the house
2006-09-21 06:08:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cio In Italian
2017-01-17 11:01:42 · answer #2 · answered by loberg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you talk about the italian word "ciò" which means "this", it's pronunced like cho/colate (it has an accent ). in that opera it's pronunced chow chow beacuse it has a japanese origin! sorry for my english....
2006-09-21 10:35:44 · answer #3 · answered by Lulu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All those posters are wrong. It's pronounced like "che-oh" and it means "this". Dopo di cio=after this.
2006-09-21 08:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No its ciao, and pronounced chow as in how!
2006-09-21 06:00:06 · answer #5 · answered by sarkyastic31 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's ciao, and it sounds like chow
2006-09-21 06:20:37 · answer #6 · answered by Lizzi D 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if you mean " cio' " (this or that) it is pronounced like "cho" as you stated
SOFT C
In italian, whenever you see a "Ci" think of it as english pronunciation of "ch"
HARD C
Whenever you see "ch" in italian, think of it as the "k" sound
2006-09-21 06:00:55 · answer #7 · answered by Bellina 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's "Ciao" and you pronounce it like "chow" in chowder.
2006-09-21 06:06:28 · answer #8 · answered by TY 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
nope, like the dog, " Chow"
2006-09-21 05:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You say it like "chow"
2006-09-21 05:58:58 · answer #10 · answered by Jen G 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋