How to pronounce Paulo Coelho?

['pau?lu 'ko?e?u]>> Pow-loo Co-AIL-yo [with the emphasis on the first syllable in Paulo]

Feebs11['pau?lu 'ko?e?u]>> Pow-loo Co-AIL-yo [with the emphasis on the first syllable in Paulo]

Hi Feebs,

I couldn't understand that Coelho part. Please can you explain it again? Thanks, in advance.

Hello Feebs,

The first syllable of Paulo (Pau.lo), is a diphthong similar to "foul", the second, though unstressed, is clearly pronounced as the poetical interjection "Lo!". Coelho, has thress syllables (Co.e.lho), all the vowels are distincly pronounced, but the stress falls on the "e", which sounds like the first "e in "leverage". In the first syllable you have a lateral approximant of

In Brazilian-Portuguese: POW-loo KWAY-lew

paul co lo

POW-loo co-AIL-yoo

CJ

"Paulo" is pronounced like that: the first syllable "Pau", the stressed one, is like the first syllable in "pow.er" [paw], and the syllable "lo" is identical to the way we pronounce the letters "loo" in "look" [lu]. It's a very common name both in Brazil and Portugal.

"Coelho" is a little bit harder. The syllable "Co" is pronounced like the letters "coo" in "cook" [ku]. "E" is similar to

thanks!

pronunciation of paulo coelho

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