How do Native Spanish people pronounce "Barcelona"?

Question

A song Strut by The Cheetah Girls has a verse sung by a boy who pronounces it "BarTHelona".(According to my daughter)

Answer 1

It is correct that is the way the Spanish people pronounce Barcelona

Bar the lona

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In gracias the c is mentioned as an S. even with the undeniable fact that for the period of many different Spanish words commencing up with a C, like Casa Corazon, or Comer the C somewhat the 1st in a be conscious is mentioned as a C. besides people from Spain pronounce the c as a zeta yet that's yet another situation desire this helps close by SPANISH SPEAKER

Answer 4

Your daughter is right.
Bar the lone ah
the th is pronounced as in "thought". Any "z" or a "c" before e, i, or u is pronounced "th". (before "a" and "o", the "c" is pronounced as "k".
Spanish in Latin America pronounces the "c
" as "ss" instead of "th".
I lived 18 years in Spain after having learned Spanish from Latin Americans, so am familiar with both forms.
EDIT:
The proper pronunciation of the word in Catalan is:
Bar suh lone uh (The "uh" sound would be an abomination in Spanish)

Answer 5

That's the(European) Spanish pronounciation all right. However, Barcelona natives speak Catalan and the Catalan pronounciation is Bar-SAH-lona.

Answer 6

That's right - in Castilian Spanish, a "c" followed by "e" or "i" is pronounced like the "th" in "thin". In Catalan, much spoken in Barcelona, the "c" is pronounced like "s".

Answer 7

In Spain: Barthelona

In latin american countries: Berselona

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Spanish people pronounce "rce" as "thar", so they do say "Bartharlona" or "Barthelona"

Answer 10

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