How do you pronounce this section of Rome?
 

We are staying at a hotel that is at the precise corner (according to my DK map) of where the Capitol, Forum and Quirinal areas meet.

Can someone please tell me how to pronounce, &quot;Quirinal&quot;? Is it <i>kweer-i-nall</i>? Is it <i>keer-i-nal</i>? Or ?

After reading Rick Steve's cute little prose on Italian pronunciations (C sounds like C in Cat, but followed by an E or I sounds like CH in chance; CH sounds like C in Cat; SC usually sounds like SK in skip, but followed by an I or E sounds like SH in shape), well you can understand why I am confused, can't you??? :)

Anyone? :)

I believe it is kweer-i-nall. At least that's what it sounded like to me. In Italian every sound is pronounced. keer-i-nal would not be pronouncing the &quot;u&quot;.

It's &quot;kweer-i-nal-e&quot; (&quot;e&quot; sound is pronounced as the e in &quot;bed&quot;- &quot;Quirinale&quot; is the word in Italian-and it is the official residence of the President of Italy, and sits on the hill of the same name. &quot;Quirinal&quot; is the English word.

Kweeri-nAA-le, with a long and stressed a.

&gt;After reading Rick Steve's cute little prose on Italian pronunciations ...well you can understand why I am confused, can't you?&lt;

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