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xander.XVII
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Italy
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Speaks: Italian*, English^C1
Studies: French

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28 January 2011 at 10:33pm | IP Logged

mr_chinnery wrote:

I always remember my girlfriend saying she went to Italy and no one
could pronounce her
name 'Bethany', they struggled with the 'th'. Now, my name is Matthew, is it easier to
introduce myself as Matteo, even though it's not my real name? And what should my
girfriend do? Stick with unpronounceable Bethany or use something else? Is there an
equivalent in Italian?

Thanks for your help.

In italy your name will be pronounced "mett-iu", anyway, that's enough you'll say that
you name is "matt" (pronounced by Italians) and all is over.
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psy88
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Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French

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29 January 2011 at 2:52am | IP Logged

Ari wrote:

I take pleasure in the fact that for every new language I learn, I get a new name.

In one of Ian Flemming's James Bond novels,Bond is told that the Japanese will often give foreigners names that sound like their English counterparts but are often puns on vulgar or insulting Japanese words. I don't know if this is true but it is something to think about.
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