why is ibiza pronounced with a th?
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In Spanish, the "th" sound is used for the letter "z" mostly in Spain. ... Ibiza is a Spanish island, and the "z" in Castilian Spanish--Spanish spoken in Spain--is pronounced "th." The Brits are simply pronouncing the island the way they have heard the Spanish speaking about their own country.
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Gay. Some parts pronounce it "gai" but I've always heard it the same as English, "gei". "Soy gay!" Say "soy gay" o "soy homosexual/lesbiana etc" also there are LOADS of offense spanish slang terms so just stick to these that were mentioned.
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Sorry, meant XIXUAU (how do you pronounce that anyway? The "x" is an English "sh", so: "shee-shoo-AH-oo". That's the way I learned with my Amazon guide.
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where the vowels sound like Tent-Zap-Boa-tl. Incidentally the accent is on the BO right before the diphthong. So there you go, that's how that's pronounced.
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In this case, "azul" ends in a constant besides 'n' or 's', so stress would fall on the last syllable, and since it is pronounced that way no accent mark is needed. ... There's no accent on azul?
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It's not "tor-ahn-toe," it's Toronno. Or Churrano. Or even Trawna. Pronouncing the second "T" in Toronto not only sounds pretentious, it's a dead giveaway that you don't actually live in Toronto – which is fine, if you're a tourist.
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In Dutch, it is pronounced Schip - hol. The "ch" is pronounced as the Dutch "g", i.e. a harsh guttural sound. Try clearing your throat, and you will get the idea. In English, it is best pronounced as Skip - hol.
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Xalapa is pronounced [xalapa] or [halapa], the last pronunciation is used principally in dialects of Mexico's south, the Caribbean, a large part of Central America, some places in South America and the Canary Islands and western Andalusia in Spain, where [x] has evolved into a voiceless glottal fricative ([h]).
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One difference is that the accent is written as a grave accent (Scottish Gaelic: stràc throm, "heavy stroke/accent") in Scottish Gaelic, as opposed to the acute accent (Irish: síneadh fada, "length accent" (Scottish Gaelic: stràc gheur "sharp stroke/accent") used in Irish; hence the word for "welcome" is written as ...
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['(Classical) IPA: /ad ˈas.tra/, [ad̪ ˈas.t̪ra]', '(Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ad ˈas.tra/, [ad̪ ˈas.t̪ra]']
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Eyjafjallajökull (or Eyafallajökull) is pronounced AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl (-uh) , that is -ay as in day, -fy as in few, -oe as in French coeur, -uu as in boot, the -tl as in atlas. The (-uh) is "a" as in ago. Stressed syllables are in capital letters.
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["In standard Canadian French, it's pronounced /tuʁ. ... ", "In the spoken language of most of Quebec and Ontario, it's closer to [tʊʁ. ... ", "In areas like Beauce (Quebec) and Acadia, it's pronounced more like tourtch(i)ère [tuʁ. ... ", "In Louisiana French, it's [tuʁ. ... ", "In Canadian English, it's normally pronounced /tʊəɹ."]
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Consonant: z. The Spanish “z” is pronounced differently in Spain than in Latin America. In Spain, it is pronounced like the “th” in the English word “think.” In Latin America, it is pronounced like the letter “s”.
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It's pronounced Sur-sha, not Sheesha, as Dennis Quaid would have you believe. Saoirse Ronan is here tomorrow! And she rhymes with inertia.
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Roll the “r” slightly and pronounce the first “s” as if an “h” follows it. Perhaps think of it as sounding like vrik-SHAHS-anna. Don't let the challenge of the pronunciation get you off balance.
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How the hell do you pronounce "Yves"? "Eve", or "Eev". Source: I'm French. Edit: as a rule of thumb, the "s" at the end of French words are not pronounced.
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I think the proper Danish pronunciation of “Nyhavn” is this. Phonetically, it should be “Knee-houm”.