Thread: What's the pronunciation of "Ciao"?
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Old 19-Apr-2008, 15:34
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Default Re: What's the pronunciation of "Ciao"?
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Originally Posted by dancewnd! View Post
the correct pronounciation is /t∫aυ/.... it is used especially in informal conversation...
Incorrect again! The final sound is a closed "o", not a "u"!!!
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Originally Posted by Anglika
Ah - but will an American [or a Brit] pronounce it in this way?
I don't know, never heard an American (or Brit) pronounce it.
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