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in reply to a message by LMS
I would pronounce it Shoh-ahn. I had a relative with a similar name, Joan. He was Galician, and I think Xoán is the Galician form of John. So, not only would I pronounce it Shoh-ahn but it is correctly pronounced Shoh-ahn. =D I think others would totally massacre it though.
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"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."
-Albert Camus
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You pronounce it ShO - An
This O sound isn't the same in Galician as in English. You say the O like the O in operation. It's a very short O sound and nothing like the tradition sound of oh.
the á also means you say the 'a' a bit louder than normal. And the a is like the a in apple.
This O sound isn't the same in Galician as in English. You say the O like the O in operation. It's a very short O sound and nothing like the tradition sound of oh.
the á also means you say the 'a' a bit louder than normal. And the a is like the a in apple.
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