ron46936 Posted September 30, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 30, 2010 My inclination is to pronounce it pay-oh-see-ah. is that correct? I guess if I had spelled it correctly I might have come up with a different guess maybe poh-ay-see-ah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortu Posted September 30, 2010 #2 Share Posted September 30, 2010 It is "Poesia" actually. It would be something like this: poh-eh-see-ah Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satincruz Posted October 1, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 1, 2010 The audio clip :) http://www.forvo.com/search-it/poesia/ Tortu had it right. Accent on the "zee". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron46936 Posted October 1, 2010 Author #4 Share Posted October 1, 2010 That is a pretty neat site. Comes out more as three syllables. Thanks Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satincruz Posted October 1, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 1, 2010 You're welcome ;) I just realized it IS a VERY helpful site (and for so many languages, too)! In case you want to learn some basic phrases before you cruise ... http://www.forvo.com/search-it/boun%20giorno/ http://www.forvo.com/search-it/bouna%20sera/ http://www.forvo.com/search-it/grazie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricruiser Posted October 1, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 1, 2010 I've answered this same question several times in the past, but anyway, it's pronounced (as Tortu said) "poh-ee-SEE-ah" with the accent on the third syllable. The name means "poem." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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