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in reply to a message by Lumia
A little off-topic perhaps, but nevertheless: In the Philippines, where they also use a lot of Spanish given names, they don't seem to have problems with such diminutives. For example, with Google I could find several persons mentioned with the name 'Juanito' seemingly as their normal given name. (A 'Dieguito' was nowhere to be found, however...)
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So how do you pronounce "Dieguito"?
I have trouble with "gu". Is it pronounced like a G, or like in "agua", or like in "Guatemala"?
I have trouble with "gu". Is it pronounced like a G, or like in "agua", or like in "Guatemala"?
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[dje'gito]:
GU in front an E (guerra) or an I (guitarra) sounds just like G+A (gato), G+O (gota) or G+U (gusano).
GÜ+E (desagüe) or GÜ+I (agüita) sound like GUA (agua).
G+E (general) or G+I (gimnasia) sound like J+A (jabón), J+O (joven) or J+U (julio).
Agua and Guatemala have exactly the same sound [gwa].
GU in front an E (guerra) or an I (guitarra) sounds just like G+A (gato), G+O (gota) or G+U (gusano).
GÜ+E (desagüe) or GÜ+I (agüita) sound like GUA (agua).
G+E (general) or G+I (gimnasia) sound like J+A (jabón), J+O (joven) or J+U (julio).
Agua and Guatemala have exactly the same sound [gwa].
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Thank you so much!
:)
:)
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