How to pronounce "Cinque Terre"
 

Would someone give me the phonetic pronunciation of Cinque Terre please.

SINK TEAR

is that "tear" as in paper, or "tear" as in drop?

TEAR as in paper....or could be tare

It would be:<BR>sank te-ar (rip not cry)<BR><BR>au revoir<BR><BR><BR>

Good grief, no!<BR><BR>Cheen-kway tehr-ray<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>Cheen-kweh tehr-reh<BR><BR>The final (vowel) syllable for both words is somewhere between English short e ("eh") and English long a ("ay")<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

chin'kway tar'ay<BR><BR>The e's make an english long a sound at in care.<BR><BR>Ci and ce produces an english ch sound as in chin and cherry.<BR><BR>Qu makes a kw sound as in quick.

sank?! no, cinque (meaning 5) is pronounced "cheenkwa" long "a" at the end. And the "e" at the end of terre is not silent.

Oops, 'i' is pronounced more like a long e as in cheek.<BR><BR>cheen'kway

Now for a little mnemonic:<BR>Chink Koay tear Ray.<BR><BR>p.s. Koay is an actual chinese surname.<BR><BR>

Rex, Vita and Sandy know what they're talking about. The rest of you, why do you bother to post an answer when you haven't the faintest idea what the correct answere is?

sank tear (rip rip...) is correct in French.<BR>I presume this area has never been French, barring the occasional (Napoleonic, etc.) incursion.<BR>So yes, the Italian pronunciation is correct.<BR>cheen-kway taihr-eh?<BR><BR>Never hurts to ask, never hurts to tell what you've heard. It may be right, may be wrong, but everything you learn is one less step towards Alzheimers...<BR>Hasta la vista!