• bitwaba@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      The “g” isn’t silent. the “gn” in Italian (and French) is pronounced like a “n” with a tilde (~, e.g “ñ”) in Spanish.

      • bologna = bo lo nya
      • gnocchi = nyo ki
      • cognac = co nyak
      • jalapeño = ha la pe nyo
      • DragonTypeWyvern
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        4 months ago

        Stop making up fake languages, we know you all speak The President’s Speech at home