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minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoHow do I actually pronounce archipelago? I see it in text but I’ve never heard a human say it out loud. Is it soft like Archie, or hard like arch? Is “Lago” like Lago or Lego?
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-29 months agoAr-keh-pell-ah-go is how I’ve always heard it.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-29 months agohttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/archipelago Click the speaker icon to hear it
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoOkay… I’ve been pronouncing it wrong… like arki-pel-Ah-go
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoMe too. And many other people. I’m not changing. 😁
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoIt’s a hard K sound and the i and a are “uh” (ə) sounds. Like “Ark uh pel uh go” (at least in my accent).
minus-squareganksy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI’ve always pronounced it “ark-e-pell-ago” but I think “ar hie-pell-ago” is equally correct. The ego/ago thing is the same.
minus-squareSeabassDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI’ll keep saying ar-chih-puh-LAH-go because I don’t actually plan on every saying it out loud to anyone
How do I actually pronounce archipelago?
I see it in text but I’ve never heard a human say it out loud.
Is it soft like Archie, or hard like arch? Is “Lago” like Lago or Lego?
Ar-keh-pell-ah-go is how I’ve always heard it.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/archipelago
Click the speaker icon to hear it
Okay… I’ve been pronouncing it wrong… like arki-pel-Ah-go
Me too.
And many other people.
I’m not changing. 😁
It’s a hard K sound and the i and a are “uh” (ə) sounds. Like “Ark uh pel uh go” (at least in my accent).
I’ve always pronounced it “ark-e-pell-ago” but I think “ar hie-pell-ago” is equally correct. The ego/ago thing is the same.
I’ll keep saying ar-chih-puh-LAH-go because I don’t actually plan on every saying it out loud to anyone