"JEFF-i-ro-FO-bee-uh"
gretinger, first e is hard as in led, second g is soft as in george. that is the way Stan Kenton pronounced it.
Referring to the stars or space, the word celestial is pronounced in the US as (seh-LESS-chuhl), formed by the vowel combination -ia (as in special or initial).The UK pronunciation may retain the four-syllable form as (seh-LESS-tee-uhl).
Kevin
The suffix -ia is used for names and diseases. One of the most common words with this is phobia.
De-sid-er-ia
The way to pronounce the Italian name Loiacano is "LO-ia-KO-no."
"JEFF-i-ro-FO-bee-uh"
It's pronounced "ploo-MEER-ee-uh."
Pa Teek Ia Or You Can Go To This Website http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/petechia To Listen.
Th-ah-lee-ah NOT Thuh-lee-uh
Aloha; Aloha au 'ia 'oe [aloha ow ee-ah O-A]
vi-na-cc-ia the a sounds like "ah"so ther u have it
gretinger, first e is hard as in led, second g is soft as in george. that is the way Stan Kenton pronounced it.
The AI pair is practically always pronounced as a long A (ay) or the related R-shaped vowel ("air"). The IA is the pair that is pronounced as a long I, as in dial.
The name Iain is pronounced as "ee-an" in Scottish Gaelic, and similarly to "ian" in English. The "ia" is pronounced like the "ee" in the word "me", and the "n" is pronounced at the end.
The standard two letter abbreviation for the state of Iowa is IA.