How pronounce the "cc" in Italian "meccanico"?

[UTUSN]

Is it hard "k" (mekanico) or "ch" (mechanico)? Thanks.

[Graybeard]

1. I'd say ch as in Cha-cha. n/t

[ddferrari]

7. Wrong guess

The pronunciation of "cc" is Italian 101, so you obviously have no clue. Why bother "answering" when you have no idea what you're talking about?

[In_The_Wind]

2. Pronunciation for Meccano

mɪˈkɑːnəʊ

[hobbit709]

3. double c is a k, ci or ce is ch

[pink-o]

4. It's almost like English where it's all about the vowel that follows.

The "ch" and the "j" sound in Italian are produced by putting an I or an E after C or G respectively. That's why your word has a hard C sound, because the consonants are followed by an A.

The greeting Ciao, is pronounced chow, because of the I. Or names like Giorgio and Giulia.

If you don't want a soft-sounding G or C sound in Italian, you put an H between the consonant and the vowel. Like spaghetti or chianti. So that's where the English speaker's confusion comes from.

I speak Spanish, and learned enough Italian to get by because I LOVE that country! It's the kind of place where you just start crying when you're walking on the streets cuz you appreciate how awesome it is to be alive in that moment in that place. Che Bella Italia, ti amo!

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

5. Hard k sound

mekk
kah-nee-koe

Sometimes English speakers have a hard time with the difference in sounds of double consonants. That's why in the example above I split the word in two.

You may want to try pronounce it separately and slowly. Note that the stress is on the first part of the word "mecc" and the hard K sound is once again reproduced in the last part of the word &quot c)anico."

[Bucky]

6. Mexicano