Pronunciations

I have just recently started the craft, and I'd like some help pronouncing words. Just any words that you can think of that aren't pronounced the way they're spelled.

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I don't know any words that may be hard to say. If you can't say some of them, just tell me here and I'm sure I can help you.

Can you give us an example?

Well recently I saw on another site I had been mispronouncing Athame (haha) I pronounced it Ah-thuh-may, and I'm not really sure if there are any others I might want to look for.

Tarot (Tair-oh)

Samhain (Sow-in)

Ostara (Oh-star-ah)

Litha (Lith-ah)

Imbolc (Im-Bolc)

Deosil (Jesh-il)

Celtic (Kel-tik)

Bolline (Bowl-in)

Besom (Beh-som)

Bealtaine (Bee-Al-tin-aye)

Ankh (Angk)

Oakie (oh-kih)

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Wishing u lots of bubbles!!! :]

If its in latin my advice is take ur best giuess and hope ur in the ball park.

If it's latin just remember the vowels. A-E-I-O-U is ah-ay-ee-oh-oo. If vibrating is entailed, a simble guh sound can become gah. Duh, Dah, so for instance Agla becomes Ah-Gah-lah-ah.

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I've learned it as Imbolc being pronouced Immolc and Beltane as Bell-tayn. Also, I don't know Latin, but that is the same vowel guide for Japanese.

there is other factors too...

like accents, way of talking...

depends on your culture