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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to pronounce ''Lisa'' in Mona Lisa?

How to pronounce Lisa in Mona Lisa?

Is it Lee-Zaw or Lee-Saw?
  

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I would say Lee-suh.

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  • I would say Lee-suh.
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I would say Lee-suh.
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You can go to www.howjsay.com and then type in "Mona Lisa".
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With the s sound, not the z sound.

CJ
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I believe that the proper pronunciation would be with the /z/, however most English speakers use /s/.
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Italians pronounce it as MO-nah LEE-zah
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No, both pronunciations are possible. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Lisa?s=t

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lisa

We shouldn't be dogmatic about accents and pronunciations!
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It's commonly pronounced as Lee-sa.
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