Pronunciation of Modena

You guys have terrible ways of expressing things phonetically.

The answer is mô'dānä.

--Matt

 

I was born in an Italian-speaking family, and there is no english pronunciation that I can think of that comes close. You just have to hear it from someone who knows the correct pronunciation. And, generally speaking, the next-to-last syllable is usually stressed in most Italian words.

 

Mo'-de-na

 

Just saw a thread and NNO commented on the pronunciation of the word Modena.

I'd be interested to see how people pronounce it, as I didnt agree with what NNO said (sorry Bud) - I think its a US/Europe thing as my American mates opt for 1, I go for 2.

I cant work out how to do a poll, but here's obvious choices.....

1) Mo-dee-nah
2) Mod-en-ah
3) Other

Jamie

 

OK, sincere apologies, I await the public stoning for not searching first.

Mods, PLEASE DELETE THIS THREAD.

Thx
Jamie

 

I say it like number 1. But ive heard 1 and 2. I prefer how 1 sounds.

 

In Asia, we use no.2.

 

My Itailian boss says it is pronounced

Mo-day-nu

 

But the accent is on the first syllable...

 

Just got back from Modena in April where they pronounce it as

MOH DEN AH

The accent is on the hard "O" of MOH....

Technically is should be MOH DANE AH, but when you say it fast, the "e" is more like a soft English "e". Traditionally, the Italian "e" is prounced like a hard "a" Just sort of slur your way over the "DANE" portion of the above. It will be accurate then.

 

MODE - a- na

 

Moh-deyh-nah...

accent the -E- sounding like *ae* or *ey*
l'italiano e la mia prima lingua

 

ma de na . Non me rombe la coglione!

 

Wow, I can't believe this had already been discussed.

 

I'm not even reading 90% of the replies to this thread and probably 10% of the people reading this thread will read my reply but here's how i pronounce them

Moe-DAY-Na
Guy-ARE-doh
Mur-see-a-LA-go

 

Mur-see-EL-ago. The accent is over the e.

 

Why have old threads been bumped so much in the past few days.

 

The name comes from a town in Italy.........no surprise there!

They pronounce it Mod-na.

 

360

 

Fan-see a mus-tang.

 

Heh, ask people from Maine, Minnesota, Texas, Tennessee, and Looziana how to pronounce New Orleans. Then explain to us which is "correct".

BTW, way to go unearthing a 4 year old thread as your first post!

Jeff

 

LittleBro......# 2 is the correct way to say it,but I like the way # 1 sounds..Ciao

 

When in doubt, call the factory.

 

Wwas at the factory last week Mod N AH (said fast)

 

How do you pronounce Modena?

I pronounce it Mo-DAY-nuh.

--Grant