2007-09-01 15:58:46 · 7 answers · asked by JessesGirl 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ihm (short i) almost like him, without the initial h
per' accent on this syllable, doesn't rhyme with her, more like what a cat does: purr
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the i's at the end of this word are a cross between the i in English machine, and ee in beet.
The vowels are only briefly spoken, and do not take so long as they do in English. This word almost sounds like Italian.
2007-09-01 16:25:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im-PAIR-ee-ee
The reason you are getting so many conflicting answers is that there are at least three different conventions as to how the language was pronounced. No one is necessarily any more correct than another, as the exact pronunciation is unknown. However, some of the answers you have gotten don't match up with any that I have heard before.
I learned it the way Alaric above has pronounced it. The first syllable rhymes with him, and the second rhymes with pear/pare/pair. The two letter i's (long e sound) at the end are both pronounced, as the first one is part of the stem (imperi-us) and the other is the inflected ending (imperi-i).
2007-09-01 20:31:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe any Latin word that ends with a double I is pronounced like this -
IM - PEAR - E- I
Something close to that. E-I.
2007-09-01 16:04:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
the words sound exactly like Italian, have you ever heard the Pope talk?
spelled im-pe-rii : the 'im' sound in imperative, the 'per' sound as in English 'per' when you say 'per night' and finally the 'rii' as the 'rea' sound in 'reach'
2007-09-01 19:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by Alessandro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im-peer-e-e
2007-09-01 16:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im-pear-ee-ee. i take it the concern is the final 'ii' sequence.
2007-09-01 16:04:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
M-PEAR-L
2007-09-01 16:03:45 · answer #7 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋