Italian grammar question

[motowarren]

Gilera: as in the Italian motorcycle. Is the "G" pronounce like the "G" in George or the "G" like in Glare or good?

[MArkS]

Soft g, pronounced like a j. Hard g would be gh, as in Ghezzi-Brian.

[dank1945]

G as in George.

Dan

 

[luhbo]

uuh oh uh

go here: Translator and press the little speaker in the right bottom corner of the left window, then listen carefully

Once it goes fluently try the next step: Motorcycle

Don't underestimate the correct melody:  "Emozione", albeit in particular this word would be pleased by a little more of itself. Maybe they didn't want to get sucked in an endless loop here.

   
Do not press the button in the other window.

 

Hubert

[docc]

That was fun!!!

 

american English is so dull : (

[AndyH]

You should try living with British English of the estuarine variety.

[luhbo]

Man, I had to look it up, this word. Does it translate to something like "Mud Hoppers"?

 

Hubert

 

Edit: what happended to this Latin teacher that hung around here some time ago?

[helicopterjim R.I.P.]

For anyone wanting to know how to pronounce Moto Guzzi ...... http://translate.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wT#en/it/moto%20guzzi

 

It's not Guzzy, it's not Goozy and although close .... it's not Gootsi 

 

It's just Moto Guzzi!!!

[gstallons]

I listened to the Italian and English pronunciaton ..... Motoh Guutsee and Moto Guuzee. I like the Italian better.

 FWIW... it's grammar not grammer

[68C]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English

[AndyH]

I listened to the Italian and English pronunciaton ..... Motoh Guutsee and Moto Guuzee. I like the Italian better.

 FWIW... it's grammar not grammer

The "English" pronunciation sounded more like the Queen's Butler than your average UK denizen.

I liked the Italian (lady's) pronunciation better too... must have played it back at least 8 times!

A

[luhbo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English

 

Thx for the link. Rather unspectacular then Before I looked it up here: dict.leo.org  This produced more imaginative results

 

Hubert

[gstallons]

 

I listened to the Italian and English pronunciaton ..... Motoh Guutsee and Moto Guuzee. I like the Italian better.

 FWIW... it's grammar not grammer

The "English" pronunciation sounded more like the Queen's Butler than your average UK denizen.

I liked the Italian (lady's) pronunciation better too... must have played it back at least 8 times!

A

 

Did you get aroused hearing her speak ? The English version sounded less than arousing......

[68C]

Sorry to give such a dull explanation, I wonder how the crocodiles in the London sewers sound?

[docc]

Haha -  I lent some assistance to a stranded rider the other night (rather late) as his tail lights had gone out on his Honda. As we went about looking for parts, he wondered why my Garmin GPS was speaking Spanish.

 

"It's Italian," I told him.

 

"My bad" he says, but never asks "Why?"

 

  is why!