Random - how does one even pronounce 'Punto'?

[scoopy_loopy]

This may seem rediculous, but any Italian speaking/people studying the language... how do you pronouce it? "Punt" "oe (as in toe)" sounds retarded

 

[ducasi]

"poon-toe"

How do you pronounce "Grande"?

 

[Mario]

In Italy we say 'Gran' as in 'granny' and 'de' as in the beginning of 'death'. The same as in english. However the main difference is that we roll the r and pronounce the vowls more harshly. If you get what i mean? basically its the same just with an italian accent! for the punto bit say 'pun' and then the 'to' from 'tot' not 'toe'. Same again the o is pronounced slightly differently in italian. Vowls are pronounced more clearly thean in english. hope that helps!

 

[scoopy_loopy]

Cheers! Maybe Ill feel less self conscious about driving something called a "punto" now

 

[jug]

"i need a tow"

 

[karbineftw]

I say it like this
"Pun" "tow"

 

[alexGS]

You could say it so it rhymes with 'unto' As in, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

But I found that just confounded my friends and amazed my enemies...

I think the U is normally pronounced as in 'push' and the O as in 'tow', that seems to be the most common, but you have the proper answer from Mario above

-Alex

 

[Hellcat]

rhymes with spirito.

 

[Hellcat]

In Italy we say 'Gran' as in 'granny' and 'de' as in the beginning of 'death'. The same as in english. However the main difference is that we roll the r and pronounce the vowls more harshly. If you get what i mean? basically its the same just with an italian accent! for the punto bit say 'pun' and then the 'to' from 'tot' not 'toe'. Same again the o is pronounced slightly differently in italian. Vowls are pronounced more clearly thean in english. hope that helps!

Si, lo capisco

 

[claymore]

"poon-toe"

That's fine for me.

 

[gazzaman2k]

spirit de ****o

and as everyone calls my car...

****ty cento or biffa named after the bins

 

[antsuno2]

What does punto mean? someone once told me it was the dot over the little (i) is that right, our quality controller at work has a punto with a big pink sunstripe and i flicked his p off his punto badge and replaced it with the letter (c) ha ha he not happy but its true Ant!

 

[karbineftw]

What does punto mean? someone once told me it was the dot over the little (i) is that right, our quality controller at work has a punto with a big pink sunstripe and i flicked his p off his punto badge and replaced it with the letter (c) ha ha he not happy but its true Ant!

haha thats awesome

 

[JFL]

that little fiat car thing

 

[mikejt]

i say "pun" "toe"

think thats the most common in england

 

[Focus Owner]

pun toe

 

[Whytefoxx]

I have a Portugese mate who says Punto is Portugese slang for 'small male member'; dunno if that's true or not I say Pun Toe, just for the record.

 

[Focus Owner]

fake apparently
well punto goes to ponto then spot
means spot in italian

 

[Venters]

I have a Portugese mate who says Punto is Portugese slang for 'small male member'; dunno if that's true or not I say Pun Toe, just for the record.

Think that's Pinto isn't it?

I say poon toe

 

[PuntoSS]

I pronounce it

"Pun" toe