Andalucia or Andalusia?

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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby patricia » Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:31 pm

I love that. Yes well I have - in the past - got Tengo calor and Soy caliente muddled up and has some strange looks also :P
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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby patricia » Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:33 pm

I love that. Yes well I have - in the past - got Tengo calor and Soy caliente muddled up and had some very strange looks also :P[/quote]
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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby peteroldracer » Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:45 pm

And the woman shopping for furniture who announced in a loud voice that she liked "este, con los grand cojones..."
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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby patricia » Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:48 pm

We got that ! :thumbup:

Puesto doble :wink:
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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby Manchesteral » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:40 pm

markwilding wrote:In English it has to be Pronounced Andalusia, doesn't it?

In most other parts of Spain it's pronounced something like 'Andaluthea'

It's normal to pronounce places differently depending on the language
The French pronounce their capital 'Pareee'. The English, 'Paris' with a slight stress on the first syllable and the Spanish, 'Pariiiis' with a rising stress on the second syllable.

All correct depending on the language.

I like to pronounce Fuengirola 'Fingerola' because that's how my wife use to hear it pronounced by people asking for information when she worked at the Spanish tourist office in London.

Or Funkyrola as some of my palsdown there say !!

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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby Manchesteral » Mon Jan 23, 2017 7:41 pm

Or pals down there :-(

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Re: Andalucia or Andalusia?

Postby Miro » Thu Feb 02, 2017 4:12 pm

I heard a new one (for me) this morning. I passed an English couple who were studying a map. The wife pointed to the beach on the map at Bajondillo and said "There - we need to get to Banjo Dillow". I do hope they didn't ask any Spaniards for directions!
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