18-Apr-2008, 19:44
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 Re: What's the pronunciation of "Ciao"?
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Originally Posted by CJ 4 life  Absolutely incorrect. Its pronunciation includes 3 sounds. The first one is the "ch" of "channel", the second one is a "ah" as in the first part of the diphthong in "out", and the third one is a closed "o", like the first part of the diphthong in "know" (in American English of course). Just produce the three sounds one after the other.
I'm Italian, so I know this stuff. | Ah - but will an American [or a Brit] pronounce it in this way? |