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How do you pronounce Don Quixote by Cervantes?

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  1. MusicIsLife

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    I thought it was Don Qui-shot, which is the proper french way of pronouncing it, but my coworker told me yesterday the proper way is the spanish way, which is Don Qui-ho-tay.

    :/ so which way is the right way?
     
    #1 MusicIsLife, Nov 17, 2009
  2. Owen

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    Your co-worker is right. Because it is a Spanish name, you pronounce it an a Spanish way: Don Kee-Ho-Tay.
     
    #2 Owen, Nov 17, 2009
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    I say don kee-ho-tay too... though i thought it was "don quik-sote" before when i was about 10 and i saw the simpsons episode where marge is "pretty sure it's in don quixote" hehe
     
    #3 Pseudojim, Nov 17, 2009
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    It's "Kee-hoe-tay".
     
    #4 Swamp56, Nov 17, 2009
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    i read that don quixote is the second most translated book ever,after the bible!
     
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    i like how you say 'pronounce it the spanish way' when "don kee-ho-tay" is the Anglicised pronunciation.

    the real spanish pronunciation is more like "don kee-ho-teh" :lol:
     
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    I concur. However, "quixotic" (which comes from Quixote) is pronounced "quicks-otic" Yay for consistency :slight_smile:
     
    #7 Chip, Nov 17, 2009
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    day-la-man-cha!
     
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    You caught me there. :icon_wink
     
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    lo sabes :wink:

    :lol:
     
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    In modern spanish, it's as everyone else has been saying above, but in old spanish and early modern spanish, it would be kee-sho-teh
     
    #12 PurpleTomato, Nov 18, 2009
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    Hmm... Really?
     
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    It's actually pronounced "shawn-ah-thawn."
     
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    well, that doesnt sound funny at all [yes, i know x would be sh, but its the ways of the old now :grin:]


    :lol: oh you :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Rocinante Es Mi Heroe :slight_smile:
     
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