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Old 16-Aug-2008, 02:53
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Andrea Bocelli is an Italian tenor. How do I pronounce his last name?

Bo-> Bo(ss)
celli -> ce(ll), li

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Listen here How to pronounce Andrea Bocelli
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A good site even though I found some mistakes in Polish names.
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A good site even though I found some mistakes in Polish names.
Thank goodness then that Bocelli isn't a Polish name.
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Before either an E or an I, the Italian C is pronounced like an English "CH" (tʃ).

Medici - Medi-ch-i

Bocelli - Bo-ch-elli


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Before either an E or an I, the Italian C is pronounced like an English "CH" (tʃ).
Thank you for your help. You're correct exactly. Soup has offered the audio about it.
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