Hello all. I am back again to shit on how America botches Italian things. Today, the focus is pronunciations of Italian words.
1.
Mozzarella is pronounced *gasp* "mots-a-rella", not "mots-a-rel."
2.
Prosciutto is pronounced "pro-shoot-toe", not "pro-shoot."
3.
Bruschetta is pronounced "broo-skeh-tta", not "broo-sheh-tta."
4.
Versace is pronounced "ver-sa-che", not "ver-sa-chee."
5.
Spaghetti is pronounced "spa-gett-ee", not "spuh-geddy."
6.
Bolognese is pronounced "bo-lo-nay-zeh", not "bo-lo-naise."
7.
Here, let's practice. How do you pronounce calzone? That's right "cal-zo-neh", not "cal-zone."
8.
Yup, same goes for minestrone. It's pronounced "min-eh-stroh-neh", not "min-eh-strone", or "min-eh-stroh-nee."
9.
Antipasto is pronounced "ahn-tee-pasto", not "anne-tee-pasto."
10.
Per favore is pronounced "pehr-fa-vor-eh", not "por-fa-vor."
11.
Espresso is pronounced "es-press-oh", not "ex-press-oh."
12.
Buongiorno is pronounced "boo-on-giorno", not "bon-giorno."
13.
And finally, grazie is pronounced "gra-tsee-eh", not "gra-tsee."
"Gra-tsee-eh" for reading!