Hi Hooked, all -
Hooked on TdM said:
Since Ross was so kind to explain how to pronounce Tarrochi (I probably just spelled that wrong! lol) I thought it would be a great idea to figure out how to pronounce many terms I struggle with.
So how do you pronounce:
Vieville? (I've been saying it as Vee-Vie)
Visconti Sforza? (Visconti as Vizz-con-tee and Sforza I have no clue)
Marseille? (I've been saying it as Mar-Say)
Minachite? (probably spelled that wrong.. LOL)
Hooked
Accent has a lot to do with pronouncing them "right", but you can avoid errors due to orthographic conventions alone (like the "-occhi" issue).
Viéville is "vee-yay-veel". The "veel" is kind of drawn out.
The Crowned One is right with the French pronunciation of Marseille - given the habits of English, we say "mar-say", but the "lle" is actually pronounced at the end - "mar-say-yuh". It's hard to put that last sound into some kind of casual transcription - it's not a full syllable, just the end of the second one.
The main problem for English speakers is the French "r" - it's actually more like "mahr-say-uh". You have to learn that r.
Visconti is "veess-CON-tee" (the s doesn't turn into a z - only before vowels).
Sforza - if you can say "sphere" you can say "sforza". Sforza is "SPHOR-tsa" (or "tsuh" - whatever makes sense to you -it's a short sound).
Minchiate is "meen-kyee-AH-teh". This is how I've heard it from Italians anyways. I haven't noticed an "ar" sound, but maybe there is one in some accents. I guess the open AH might begin to sound like an ahhr sometimes. (The faster you say it, the better it sounds. Try to put on an Italian accent
Hope that helps.
Ross
