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Proper Pronunciation of Ligui
Can anyone describe the correct pronunciation for "Ligui" ?
Is it "Li-goo-wee", or Lig wee"?
No maps, please.....just linguistic help requested 
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Katiejay99
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Lee-gwee
That is the way the locals pronounce it.
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Winner! There is an accent on the i, here is the correct spelling: Ligüí
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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
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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?
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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
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Thanks VERY much - I've been trying to find out how to pronounce the place. And now I can sound like a local.
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Brilliant!
And Guaymas is the sister city of El Segundo.
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You are quite welcome. DavidK - what do I win??? Lol
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A presentation of maps of any Baja California location of your choice.
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that's right!! and its written: "ligüí"
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| 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
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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.
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Ligui
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
[Edited on 4-14-2015 by captkw]
[Edited on 4-14-2015 by captkw]
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LOL,,LOL
good point,,just like >>.....Bahia ....forget the "B" its Ahia
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EL - A - Lay
EL - E - Lee
EL - I - Lickie Lie
EL - O - Low
Lickie Lie Low
L - U - Loo
Likey My Ligui ! ( lee-GWEEEE)   
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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!
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Hi capkw , good to hear from you . We had a great trip acouple of years back didn't we ?
Super place Ligui love it .
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gosh darnn Man !!
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
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She was a great little girl and a fun traveler . Thanks capt it was
good time .
Viva Baja ! What a great place . 
u2u capt
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ck u2u
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I say it is
Lee wee
No g
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