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minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year 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-21 year agoAr-keh-pell-ah-go is how I’ve always heard it.
minus-squareTechLich@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year agohttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/archipelago Click the speaker icon to hear it
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOkay… I’ve been pronouncing it wrong… like arki-pel-Ah-go
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoMe too. And many other people. I’m not changing. 😁
minus-squareganksy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.
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).
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. 😁
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