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Proper Pronunciation of Ligui

motoged - 4-13-2015 at 03:53 PM

Can anyone describe the correct pronunciation for "Ligui" ?

Is it "Li-goo-wee", or Lig wee"?

No maps, please.....just linguistic help requested :biggrin:

Katiejay99 - 4-13-2015 at 04:06 PM

Lee-gwee

That is the way the locals pronounce it.

David K - 4-13-2015 at 04:10 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Katiejay99

Lee-gwee

That is the way the locals pronounce it.

Winner! There is an accent on the i, here is the correct spelling: Ligüí

Sweetwater - 4-13-2015 at 04:22 PM

Quote: Originally posted by motoged

Can anyone describe the correct pronunciation for "Ligui" ?

Is it "Li-goo-wee", or Lig wee"?

No maps, please.....just linguistic help requested :biggrin:

Just like the city, there is no hard G in the language....even if the locals have taken up gringo ways.....I enjoyed riding motos through Guaymas....Whymas...why not mas?

sancho - 4-13-2015 at 04:29 PM

At first I thought of the g as being always being silent in Spanish, as in
guacamole, but the g in gato is hard. I may have been incorrect
with the pronunciation as lee-wee

StuckSucks - 4-13-2015 at 04:52 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Katiejay99

Lee-gwee

That is the way the locals pronounce it.

Thanks VERY much - I've been trying to find out how to pronounce the place. And now I can sound like a local.

StuckSucks - 4-13-2015 at 04:53 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Sweetwater

Guaymas....Whymas...why not mas?

Brilliant!

And Guaymas is the sister city of El Segundo.

Katiejay99 - 4-13-2015 at 04:57 PM

You are quite welcome. DavidK - what do I win??? Lol

David K - 4-13-2015 at 05:12 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Katiejay99

You are quite welcome. DavidK - what do I win??? Lol

A presentation of maps of any Baja California location of your choice. :light:

carlosg - 4-13-2015 at 06:28 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Katiejay99

Lee-gwee

That is the way the locals pronounce it.

that's right!! and its written: "ligüí"

Alm - 4-13-2015 at 07:41 PM

Quote: Originally posted by sancho

At first I thought of the g as being always being silent in Spanish, as in
guacamole, but the g in gato is hard. I may have been incorrect
with the pronunciation as lee-wee

It's H that is often silent - usually at the beginning of word. Though sometimes they pronounce it even at the beginning of words, like Hotel or Huevos.

G is rarely "silent". But sometimes it's soft. In Ga..., as well as in Go... or Gu... it is usually hard. In Ge... and Gi... it is soft like H.

Ligui

captkw - 4-13-2015 at 08:07 PM

John,,where are you ? the only local gringo there !! with one of the most awesome Baja coast views I"ve seen from a house in Baja !! any how the "g" is sometimes soft and that's not written in stone...I can read, but writing is not my strong point,,here goes,,,,,,La ge is what I hear after camping in that area after 35 winters...or some thing close to that..the LI comes accross sometimes as La/Lee/Laa and the last is ge in English,,almost as key,with more G

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LOL,,LOL

captkw - 4-13-2015 at 10:16 PM

good point,,just like >>.....Bahia ....forget the "B" its Ahia

bajabuddha - 4-13-2015 at 10:24 PM

EL - A - Lay

EL - E - Lee

EL - I - Lickie Lie

EL - O - Low

Lickie Lie Low

L - U - Loo

Likey My Ligui ! ( lee-GWEEEE) :spingrin:

güéribo - 4-13-2015 at 10:39 PM

In school we learned a little rhyme to help with pronunciation of vowels.

"A E I O U, el burro sabe más que tú."

Ah-ay-ee-oh-oo...the donkey knows more than you!

ligui - 4-14-2015 at 06:04 AM

Hi capkw , good to hear from you . We had a great trip acouple of years back didn't we ? :bounce:

Super place Ligui :bounce:

love it .

gosh darnn Man !!

captkw - 4-14-2015 at 06:41 AM

How the hell is that warm,,Hot snowless calo doing for Ya mate ??? Good to hear from you and that was a short,good trip...your pad brings back good thought's when I need them (thanks) I always will want to go back and watch the sunrise from your roof !! remember my li Tanya (dog) I lost her at the waterfalls the next season and she is laid to rest there...darn,,life goes by fast...hey,,,give me a Land line..I've gone thru 20 POS phones since then and lost your number....Keith & Tasha

ligui - 4-14-2015 at 05:29 PM

She was a great little girl and a fun traveler . :bounce:

Thanks capt it was good time .

Viva Baja ! What a great place .

u2u capt

ck u2u

captkw - 4-14-2015 at 09:09 PM

bajajudy - 4-16-2015 at 09:40 AM

I say it is

Lee wee
No g

güéribo - 4-16-2015 at 10:28 AM

Often the g before the ü is very slight, if there at all. A word like güero can be heard as "wear-o".

cigüeña (stork)
pingüinos (penguins)
nicaragüense (Nicaraguan)
Or güéribo.

Sweetwater - 4-16-2015 at 10:37 AM

^^^^^^^^^

Whymas
Leewhee

Hooray

güéribo - 4-16-2015 at 10:47 AM

güisqui (whiskey)