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How to say: Qana

Host Host | 11:46 UK time, Monday, 31 July 2006

A guide to words and names in the news, from Lena Olausson of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Pronunciation Unit.

Lena Olausson"Today's name is the Lebanese village Qana, pronounced KAA-nuh. The letter Q is a uvular consonant, a sound which does not exist in English. We always anglicise the Q in names like al-Qaeda, al-Aqsa, Umm Qasr etc. to a K sound."
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Comments

  • 1.
  • At 11:42 PM on 01 Aug 2006,
  • Steve Walsh wrote:

Good point but let's face it, many ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenters think they are American because they continue to drop the indefinite or definite article.

They should all p*** off to America.

If they want to be American, ok, then go there.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ lacks discipline. What do we have to do???

And please get rid of ´óÏó´«Ã½ breakfast and replace it with a serious news programme.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ have tried to block this post, surprise surprise...

  • 2.
  • At 03:03 AM on 04 Aug 2006,
  • gary thomas wrote:

Any chance you might also give some pronunciation lessons for Israeli villages that have been hit by missiles?

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