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Pter Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Laputa
How do you pronounce Laputa? (Gulliver's Travels / Japanese animated movie Castle in the Sky)
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The native English pronunciation would probably be "lap yoota" but the European would be "lap oota". In any case, it's a made-up word so the pronunciation is optional.
- The native English pronunciation would probably be "lap yoota" but the European would be "lap oota".
- In any case, it's a made-up word so the pronunciation is optional.
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The native English pronunciation would probably be "lap yoota" but the European would be "lap oota". In any case, it's a made-up word so the pronunciation is optional.
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Eimai_AnglosThe native English pronunciation would probably be "lap yoota" but the European would be "lap oota".Thanks, Martin. Is "lap oota" a Spanish pronunciation?
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I would probably tend to say (to myself) La **** (Lah POO-tah), but not say that to anyone else. I would make it different on purpose, like Luh PUH duh, because **** in Spanish has to do with promiscuous women, as far as I know.
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K, that's how I've said it. Luh-POO-tuh.
Like the Lakota Native American tribe.
Like the Lakota Native American tribe.
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Grammar GeekK, that's how I've said it. Luh-POO-tuh.Do you mean you pronounce it similarly to Lakota? Well, what can I say, I need to look up those words, lol, so MW just told me Lakota is Luh-coh-tuh... Anyway, I couldn't help thinking of "La ****" if I had to say "Laputa"... And that's not a good thing to
Like the Lakota Native American tribe.
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Well, I mean that iti's pu instead of ko, so it's poo instead of coh, but the luh... tuh on either end is the same.
One advantage of being a plump, middle-aged woman is that you rarely find people calling you a **** in any language.
One advantage of being a plump, middle-aged woman is that you rarely find people calling you a **** in any language.
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Grammar GeekOne advantage of being a plump, middle-aged woman is that you rarely find people calling you a **** in any language.Heh, not true! Here all the insulting terms of that kind are often used as general insults, so... you still run that risk, at least in Italy.
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Hi Kooyeen,
Do you mean **** in Spanish is pronounced as POO-tuh? Just like you said, you would probably make it different on purpose, I am wondering if it is the reason why the British pronunciation mentioned by Martin, would probably be "lap yoota" (I understand it as rhyming with computer).
I suppose most Japanese are not aware of the association with the Spanish word when talking abou
Do you mean **** in Spanish is pronounced as POO-tuh? Just like you said, you would probably make it different on purpose, I am wondering if it is the reason why the British pronunciation mentioned by Martin, would probably be "lap yoota" (I understand it as rhyming with computer).
I suppose most Japanese are not aware of the association with the Spanish word when talking abou
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Hi,
I just found that the upper case posted by Kooyeen can get through while the lower case posted by me was filtered out! Oh, I know, it is not an upper case / lower case issue. It's because Kooyeen is a moderator.
Anyway, I've already found a web site with the word spoken by native Spanish speakers. It's not that I am interested in the pronunciation of this swear word in particular, r
I just found that the upper case posted by Kooyeen can get through while the lower case posted by me was filtered out! Oh, I know, it is not an upper case / lower case issue. It's because Kooyeen is a moderator.
Anyway, I've already found a web site with the word spoken by native Spanish speakers. It's not that I am interested in the pronunciation of this swear word in particular, r
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