The LV Pronunciation Thread

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In Spanish all letters are pronounced. Once you know how to pronounce a letter, you can say any word out loud.

In French, it's quite different!
I know this issue very well since I teach French at the University! And I have twice gotten LV pronunciation questions from my girl students.
#learningaforeignlanguagetobuybags

Lol...


It was not insulated that you were teaching French wrong, I merely said that Spainish was far more difficult. ......
 
Lol...


It was not insulated that you were teaching French wrong, I merely said that Spainish was far more difficult. ......

I did not feel insulted at all. Actually I thought you were making the opposite point. To me Spanish is much easier than French for beginners and intermediate levels, particularly because the pronunciation is easier. Easier or Harder is a subjective question of course... each learner has a unique response to the Target Language.

The one thing that English speakers find easy is that there are a lot of French words in the English language - dating back to French being the official court language for a while.
 
I did not feel insulted at all. Actually I thought you were making the opposite point. To me Spanish is much easier than French for beginners and intermediate levels, particularly because the pronunciation is easier. Easier or Harder is a subjective question of course... each learner has a unique response to the Target Language.

The one thing that English speakers find easy is that there are a lot of French words in the English language - dating back to French being the official court language for a while.

Okay, I get your point ;)

lol Spainish is still bloody hard though, I studied French growing up and I know it is a pretty easy language I have French aunties and uncle too lol (but I guess that's because I studied it throughout school ) but I spend a hour each day on the treadmill trying to learn Spanish grrrr lol
 
I'm planning to get a DE NF MM at the LV store tomorrow, and then I realized that I don't really know how to pronounce Damier Ebene! I searched online and all I could find was the pronunciation of "Damier" but not "Ebene".

Does anyone know of a video that has an accurate pronunciation of the word? Otherwise I might have to resort to pointing and saying "that one"! :p
 
I'm planning to get a DE NF MM at the LV store tomorrow, and then I realized that I don't really know how to pronounce Damier Ebene! I searched online and all I could find was the pronunciation of "Damier" but not "Ebene".

Does anyone know of a video that has an accurate pronunciation of the word? Otherwise I might have to resort to pointing and saying "that one"! :p
Haha I called LV to order the new delightful NM and the rep asked me if I wanted Azur or Ebene. I now know I have been pronouncing it wrong all along! I was saying Ebene (AbeenA) and the rep said (Aben) I hope that make sense.
 
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