how do you pronounce...

[rach912]

the balearics?

[Narolines]

bal-ee-arix

[Narolines]

Actually, the Spanish pronunciation is something like "is-las bal-ay-aricas".

[gary baldy]

Bally Erics

[dantheman123]

B as in "Baloon" "Lair" ICKS as in "Sticks"

Hope that is clear

[bellasasha]

baleyearics

[bellasasha]

sorry

bal eye arics

[Azimov]

Simple, it's Bawly-Eric's

[kempie]

I thought it was pronounced like rowlocks, with a B ;-)

[bellasasha]

uk pronounce it bal-erics....spanish pronounce it bal-eye-arics

[THECORBYLOON]

Surely the Catalans wouldn't call the islands the Balearics in their language, so why are folk saying what the non-English pronunciation is? I say balee ariks....

[pinksmartie]

bal-air-icks

[bellasasha]

the catalans do call them the balearics, they just pronounce it different than we do!!

[Narolines]

See my post above re "Las Islas Balearicas" (Spanish). In Catalan/Mallorquin they're called "Les Illes Balears"

[THECORBYLOON]

Narolines and belasaha from what I can see, the islands are called Les Illes Balears in Catalan and Las Islas Baleares in Castilian.......

[bellasasha]

must be a dialect then because my spanish family pronounce it the way i told u

[Narolines]

Corby, I have consulted three English/Spanish dictionaries, and one gives "Balearicas" while the other two give "Baleares"! I guess you pays your money and you takes your choice - though "Baleares" seems to have the vote at the moment! At lease we agree on the Catalan.........:-)

[Narolines]

....."At least"........ damned Italian red wine!

[shammydodger]

A lot of Ballearics being talked tonight

[nb1]

bally airicks

[121561]

Just call it spain