Help with a pronounciation (Sip it is Italian)

[max]

I got a very nice used Franchi 20 gauge auto yesterday. It is unbelievably light weight. How do you say Franchi? Is it frankee, fraun-chee or what?

 

[Jst1mr]

"Fron-key" is correct I believe.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I call them "Fran-chee"

 

[REM 3200]

"Fron-key" is correct I believe.

I used to live in Italy and agree with you.

 

[Gee Whiz]

Judging from the Benelli USA DVD catalog, it's "Frahnkee" (or "Fron-key").

 

[27145]

While we are on the subject, is it, it-alian or eye-talian?

 

[Gee Whiz]

Ih-talian.

Here's some commonly mispronounced names:
Heckler & Koch: the "Koch" is pronounced "coke"
Uberti, Umarex: Not You-berti, Oo-berti. Umarex is the same.

Walther: somebody help me out here. I've heard it as Walter, Walther, and Valter. Which is it? I know the second is incorrect.

 

[Stevens]

I believe in Italian the "a" sound is like the a in "about" or ah
and that "chi" is pronounced "kee" or key
Steve W

 

[beach elvis]

In Brooklyn, the old folks pronounce it, "a-shoot-a-boom".

 

[VM]

I got a very nice used Franchi 20 gauge auto yesterday. It is unbelievably light weight. How do you say Franchi? Is it frankee, fraun-chee or what?

max - send me a PM with your mailing address ...........I have a Franchi Auto. Instruction Booklet and Service Manual that I'll give you.
I've had it for years - I was just waiting for this post

 

[DeathGrip]

max - send me a PM with your mailing address ...........I have a Franchi Auto. Instruction Booklet and Service Manual that I'll give you.
I've had it for years - I was just waiting for this post

Unbelievable.

 

[max]

Thank you very much. PM sent.

 

[ladder13]

While we are on the subject, is it, it-alian or eye-talian?

My wife is eye-talian My mother was E-talian

 

[Onomea]

In Japanese, Hoppes would be pronounced "Hohp-pay-su," if just looking at the spelling anyway. (That is if anyone ever thought to pronounce it in Japanese, which I seriously doubt..)

But how about in English? Hops or Hop-peas?

Been wondering about that for years...

 

[DeathGrip]

Thank you very much. PM sent.

"That's Amore."

 

[amazingflapjack]

Too late for me-I think we're on our 3rd generation with HA-PEES. Flapjack.

 

[sipowicz]

Fra-gil-e.

 

[quneur]

In Japanese, Hoppes would be pronounced "Hohp-pay-su," if just looking at the spelling anyway. (That is if anyone ever thought to pronounce it in Japanese, which I seriously doubt..)

But how about in English? Hops or Hop-peas?

Been wondering about that for years...

pronounced: "Da Kine stuff. Da bugga stay like oil, yah."

 

[blujax01]

Fra-gil-e.

Yeaaahhhhh!!!!!

 

[wbraswell]

A friend of mine says Hoppys, I say Hops.