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in reply to a message by Cassandra113
Assuming that it's Spanish...
nee-EH-ves or nee-EH-bes I guess.
nee-EH-ves or nee-EH-bes I guess.
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In Spanish, the V is always pronounced B. And the group IE after a consonant is a diphthong: NYEH.
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Dear Lumia: don't you think that englishspeakers might suppose that NYEH is pronounced NAIE instead of nee-Eh-bes? Saludos.
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Before a post of a English speaker in this forum, I noted the diphthongue in Spanish as NEE EH-behs (there aren't two syllables, only one). But
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Lumia (Authenticated as Lumia, 86.42.66.85)
Date: November 27, 2006 at 2:10:05 PM
Reply to: Re: Luciana by Caprice
In (Castilian or American) Spanish the I and the A in Luciana are in one syllable: loo- THEE AH-nah / loo-SEE AH-nah (I don't know how to represent the diphtongue).
Lumia
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Author: Array (Authenticated as WeloveyouJesseLacey, 140.225.44.213)
Date: November 27, 2006 at 2:31:38 PM
Reply to: Minimal precision by Lumia
Perhaps like loo-SYA-nah / loo-THYA-nah?
Array"
Then, I interpret that to an English speaker the Y represents the semiconsonant.
All would be more easy and correct using the IPA.
"Minimal precision
Lumia (Authenticated as Lumia, 86.42.66.85)
Date: November 27, 2006 at 2:10:05 PM
Reply to: Re: Luciana by Caprice
In (Castilian or American) Spanish the I and the A in Luciana are in one syllable: loo- THEE AH-nah / loo-SEE AH-nah (I don't know how to represent the diphtongue).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com"
"Re: Minimal precision
Author: Array (Authenticated as WeloveyouJesseLacey, 140.225.44.213)
Date: November 27, 2006 at 2:31:38 PM
Reply to: Minimal precision by Lumia
Perhaps like loo-SYA-nah / loo-THYA-nah?
Array"
Then, I interpret that to an English speaker the Y represents the semiconsonant.
All would be more easy and correct using the IPA.
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Thanks for your fast answer, Lum
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