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Topic: How to pronounce toi?  (Read 2120 times)

Offline Bob

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How to pronounce toi?
on: January 24, 2010, 12:25:03 AM
Toi.

Grrrr.
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Offline nanabush

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Re: How to pronounce toi?
Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 02:59:55 AM
twaw

Probably the only way I can think of to spell it phonetically haha

Or too-ah (but really quickly)
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Offline retrouvailles

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Re: How to pronounce toi?
Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 06:39:45 AM
If you want an IPA transcription: [twa].

Also for future reference on pronunciation issues (I know you've created a couple of these threads), go to this website:

https://www.forvo.com/

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Re: How to pronounce toi?
Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 04:21:42 AM
Toi as in Toilet? Or are you writing Hanyu Pinyin?
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Re: How to pronounce toi?
Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 04:45:20 AM
Toi as in Toilet? Or are you writing Hanyu Pinyin?

Neither. Toi as in the French word for "you".

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Re: How to pronounce toi?
Reply #5 on: January 27, 2010, 04:35:42 AM
" On ne joue pas du piano avec deux mains : on joue avec dix doigts. Chaque doigt doit être une voix qui chante"

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