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by mcts (guest)
7/8/2010, 7:22 PM
How do you pronounce Gian? It's listed on BTN, but there's no pronunciation. I would assume it's something similar to Gianni, like Gee-ahn, but I'm not sure. That's why I thought I would ask here. Thank you.
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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
7/10/2010, 7:21 AM
It's basically pronounced like Gianni but without the long ee sound at the end. So it would be like "Jan" but with a slighlty harder "j" sound and an open a sound.
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- egyptianpanda
7/9/2010, 6:53 AM
I knew someone named this that was Italian. He was born in Canada. He pronounced his name like "Jan."
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- Llewella (penguiny7)   +4
7/9/2010, 3:12 AM
I've heard it as ZHAHN.

This message was edited 7/9/2010, 3:12 AM

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- marina (guest)   +3
7/9/2010, 5:48 AM
- Llewella (penguiny7)   +2
7/9/2010, 9:03 AM
?I don't get what that pronunciation guide is saying. It looks like it's saying to pronounce it gih-an (hard g)... which is definitely incorrect.The only question is whether it's one or two syllables. I know I've heard it with one before, but am not saying that it can't be with two.
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- Lumia   +1
7/9/2010, 9:16 AM
That guide is wrong. In Italian, the group GI + A,O,U represents always the sound [ʤ] (like the English J). Gian has only a syllable ['ʤan] (JAN).
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- Llewella (penguiny7)
7/10/2010, 3:25 AM
Yeah, that's what I thought. Thanks. :)
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