Is it Mod-in-a, Mod-na or Moe-Dena?

Luaval if you live there. Lou e vil when talking to out of towners.

 

While we are it - jag-u-er not jagwar

 

Hello chatters. I am Italian and Modena is pronounced the same way in all of Italy. What ALPINTOURER has posted on his 2 seconds video is the correct way to pronounce it.

Ciao

 

here we go again. al u min ium not aluminum

 

So, for those who can't play the audio clip, it's MOE-de-na. Good to know. I always thought it was moe-DEE-na.

 

Thanks for confirming!

Dan

 

I am American but lived in Italy and continue to be fluent. To spell it out phonetically:

MOE - day - nah.

It is unusual because the accent is on the first syllable, not the second to last as is the usual rule in Italian

 

Don't think it's "day" with a long "a." From the recording it's MOE-de-na with the "e" making an "eh" sound.

I'm not Italian but play one on TV.

 

It's not Moe as in Moe ,Larry ,and Curly

It's Mo .

Roberto
My father was from there and I've spent a lot of time there and also speak Modenese. Italian was my first language learned.

 

Um, how is "moe" pronounced differently than "mo."

 

Larry, Curly, and Moe ??

 

Here you go.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BheMJUJBaTc