I am going to Paris this Sunday and need to call up my host family tomorrow but I have NO idea how to pronounce their names. Can someone please kindly advise?
2007-05-30 07:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by cookiedough 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
day cuur-tee
[if the Corutis had an 'e' at the end, you would pronounce the 's', but in this case, you don't]
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2007-05-30 14:19:53 · answer #1 · answered by Illusen ♫ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. In Spanish, "ana" is pronounced "ON-ah." If I know a family is familiar with Spanish phonetics, or the name appears to be Spanish, I would say ON-ah when i see Ana or -ana. However, it's used pretty frequently in English names interchangeably with Anna, and I know that. So if I see an English name in an English family, I tend to assume that -ana is the same as -anna. For example, Anabel, Liliana, etc. Bottom line: I have a guess in my mind before I try to pronounce the name, and if I'm right, great. If I'm wrong, then I correct it and move on. But I recognize that people can pronounce them differently. I would definitely pronounce Kianna as key-ANNA, while Kiana could potentially be key-ON-ah, or it could be key-ANNA as well. I would have to ask the person to be sure of the right pronunciation.
2016-05-17 05:48:20 · answer #2 · answered by maybelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People above are right. But i'm not sure you don't have to pronounce the final S. Sometimes family names have strange pronounciation.
I think if you do your best, and keep a cute accent they will forgive any mistake ;)
2007-05-30 08:00:05 · answer #3 · answered by snewpette 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Day Core Tee
2007-05-30 07:43:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
D(like letter "d" in French)kurtee don't pronounce the "s"
2007-05-30 07:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dori 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
day coor-tees (soft s, as in "sigh")
I'm going to Paris this Saturday! Cool!
2007-05-30 07:40:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
day core tee
2007-05-30 07:40:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
the same as all the others say
2007-05-30 07:48:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
day-courtee (with a tiny tiny bit of 's' on the end)
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2007-05-30 07:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋