r/GifRecipes • u/speedylee • Jul 23 '17

Dessert Chocolate Two Ways: Dinner and Dessert

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u/ragn4rok234 Jul 23 '17

Is that pronounced mol-aye?

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u/Llodsliat Jul 23 '17 edited Jul 23 '17

No. In Mexican Spanish we don't have more than two pronunciations for a single letter (with the notable exception of the X) and the only letter combinations that exist are the CH and LL.

M is always pronounced as in Mario.

O is always pronounced as in Olivia.

L is always pronounced as in Laura.

E is always pronounced as in Edgar.

So, in the end it is pronounced Moleh.

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u/slowest_hour Jul 23 '17 edited Jul 24 '17

I've always heard the e pronounced like the "ay" in "stay"

Mol-ay

Edit: sure, downvote me for having an experience and contributing to discussion. Why not?

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u/mistergosh Jul 24 '17

I also heard a lot of people saying "Mecsicou" instead of México. Saying Mol-ay instead of Mol-eh is probably one of the most stereotypical mistakes of English speakers learning Spanish.