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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
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 Posted - 08/15/2008 : 1:27:38 PM
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i was just taking with a friend about `uke strings, and i popped a mental A string. so, let me unload here among friends...
you know those italian strings Aquila?
how do you pronounce that word? it turns out that it's the Italian word for "eagle".
here's a native speaker saying the word "the eagle" - the l in front means "the". just leave off the "l" sound at the start.
http://forvo.com/word/l'aquila/
grazie mille,
keith
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Momi
Lokahi
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
923 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2008 : 3:01:05 PM
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hi momi, yes, and it all comes back to eagles, even with the name of city L`Aquila.
phonetically, it's AH - kwee -la - stress on the first syllable, and a "kw" sound in the second (unstressed) syllable.
aloha,
keith
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Trev
Lokahi
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2008 : 01:55:07 AM
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| I knew it was the Latin word for eagle - but I didn't realise they were using the same word a few thousand years later! Excellent! |
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2008 : 06:28:48 AM
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| Hence the descriptive term for a certain shape of nose, "aquiline" - also known as a "Roman nose," having a prominent bridge, giving it a hooked or curved appearance, eagle-like. George Washington had an aquiline nose, e.g. |
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ricdoug
`Olu`olu
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 09/02/2008 : 9:39:12 PM
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| Everyone I know pronounces it "TEQUILA" sans "T". 'Course it could be our close proximity to Mayheeko. Ric |
It's easier to ask for forgiveness, than permission! |
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wdf
Ha`aha`a
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2008 : 05:13:00 AM
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Isn't it pronounced nylgut?  |
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Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2008 : 06:25:17 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by ricdoug
Everyone I know pronounces it "TEQUILA" sans "T".
Now I have this bizarre image in my head, of margaritas being served by shirtless individuals.
Tequila.
Sans "T."
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 09/03/2008 : 08:52:42 AM
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Wi hou shir ? Sans " "? Would ha be a opless barmaid?
Oh, he humani y!Mus no be from Kahiki.
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"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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