Pronunciations?

**cls515** · 10-20-2005, 02:21 PM

Spanish is actually easier than english to speak. A few things you need to know....A is pronounced like awesome, E is pronounced excellent, I is pronounced like "eeeeeee" in Igor, O is pronouced like tone, U is pronounced like Houston. A LL is pronouced with a "ya" instead of the conventional L sound. For instance, bella is pronounced, Be-ya. The H is silent, and the J is prounounced like an english H. Japan is pronounced "Hapan".
Cohiba in english tranlation - Co He Ba
Cohiba in spanish translation - Co I Ba, like Co - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - ba
Sorry if that is confusing, it is easier to say the sounds than write them.
Corojo
English is Co - ro - ho
The thing about Spanish is that the sounds do not ever change, like A in apple and awesome have different sounds. The A in Spanish will always have the "Awesome" sound.

**Mazeman** · 10-20-2005, 03:09 PM

Dumb, but serious question:
I always assumed Opus X is prounounced Opus "ex"
I have a friend who says it's Opus "ten"
Who's right?

**silverz** · 10-20-2005, 03:14 PM

What about partagas? Is it par ta gas or par ta ga with the s being silent?

**cls515** · 10-20-2005, 03:36 PM

I have always understood it to be Opus X. I don't know, though. As far as the pronunciation of Partagas, the s is not silent. I can only think of the H being silent.
Par - ta - gas

bigpoppapuff · 10-20-2005, 03:38 PM

opus x is opus ex.....5 vegas is cinco vegas....

i've always heard the partagas sales people pronounce it par-ta-gas......though i've heard the cuban pronounciation is a little different...