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in reply to a message by Kristen
Elvira is pronounced El-Bvee-rrra in Spain.The Latin based name is common in spanish counrties.The E is of a long A vowel sound. the BV is said quick and soft. The R is trilled. the A is of the short O sound as in the word FALL. This as a common name in Spain Italy Portugal due to the like ways of there language roots. In America this name brings to mind the Sexy Vamp movie host Of the 80'S, but most of the world does not connect the two.
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Wrong information about Spanish pronunciation
In Spain (just as in Spanish speaking America), Elvira is pronounced [el'bira] (ehl-BEE-rah).
In Spanish:
the letter E is always pronounced [e] (eh)
the letter V and the letter B both are pronounced [b]
the letter A is always pronounced [a] (ah)
The sound of the A in the English word fall doesn't exist in Spanish. It exists in Catalan (o oberta) and in Galician, but NOT in Spanish and, of course, in these languages is represented graphically by an O, not by an A.
Stop giving wrong information, please. You have not a problem of expression in English, you have a problem with the information you are giving.
In Spain (just as in Spanish speaking America), Elvira is pronounced [el'bira] (ehl-BEE-rah).
In Spanish:
the letter E is always pronounced [e] (eh)
the letter V and the letter B both are pronounced [b]
the letter A is always pronounced [a] (ah)
The sound of the A in the English word fall doesn't exist in Spanish. It exists in Catalan (o oberta) and in Galician, but NOT in Spanish and, of course, in these languages is represented graphically by an O, not by an A.
Stop giving wrong information, please. You have not a problem of expression in English, you have a problem with the information you are giving.
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