How to PRONOUNCE Ulloa

[Bakero]

Ull-yo-ah would be the Spanish pronunciation, AFAIA.
But the Argentinian pronunciation is more like Uh-jo-ah, with the 'j' making the same sound as the 'g' in mirage.

It's more like the 's' in 'pleasure'. Us-hh-oah.

Both correct. The 's' in pleasure is the same as the 'g' in mirage.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Capayo. How I've heard it pronounced by Italians anyway.

I would love to know what part of Italy has THAT accent.

 

[Jerryatric]

How about we all just sing "His name is Leo and we can't pronounce his name"

Post of the day! Brilliant!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Capayo. How I've heard it pronounced by Italians anyway.

Eh? Not in any bit of Italy I've ever been to.

 

[Bob!]

1. He's Argentinian.

2. Len isn't even in his name.

And I thought the last fortnight was all about him becoming Spanish?

;-)

 

[Mackenzie]

U as in Ooooh
ll as in millionaire
o as in Oh
a as in cat
Oooh-ly-oh-a

But the Argentinians do say it more like U-sj-o-a..... smoother.....

D-I-S-C-O by Ottowan?

He is U-L-L-O-A,
he is U-L-L-O-A
U as in Ooooh
ll as in millionaire
o as in Oh
a as in cat
Oooh-ly-oh-a

Needs work, but not a bad try basque

 

[KJP]

Ooh low ha

 

[Commander]

Eh? Not in any bit of Italy I've ever been to.

At what point are you going to claim Argentine heritage in this thread?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Originally Posted by Kumquat
How about we all just sing "His name is Leo and we can't pronounce his name"

Post of the day! Brilliant!

This. Brilliant shout.

The Amex needs a bit of 80s pop.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Now the signing is looking likely, we need to know how to say this bloke's name, otherwise I'm just going to refer to him as Leonardo.

I believe I'm right in saying that in Spanish (and Italian, I think?) a double L is pronounced like a Y, i.e. Iker Casillas.

With that in mind, is it "oo-yo-yah"? Or "oo-yo-ah"? Or something else?

Confused of Kemp Town.

Oh and for the record, a double L in Italian is pronounced the same as ours, they just emphasise it a bit more.

 

[el punal]

Spanish Len

"Don't call me Len, you prick!" - Bishop Brennan (Classic Father Ted)

 

[Wozza]

I'm told that the politically correct name is "Ayers Rock".

 

[Gullys Cats]

You o laa!

 

[Triggaaar]

How about we all just sing "His name is Leo and we can't pronounce his name"

Sure, but to what tune?

 

[cloud]

Agreed. "Argentinien Leonardo" just doesn't have the same ring to it!

But "Leonardo" on the back sounds Brazilian and FLAIR

 

[Foolg]

Let's pronounce it however Warren Aspinall pronounces it.

Leonard Yellower is my guess.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Sure, but to what tune?

To the tune of 'Rio' by Duran Duran

 

[Triggaaar]

To the tune of 'Rio' by Duran Duran

I know silly

 

[Willy Dangle]

L in English proceeds f***ing.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

1. He's Argentinian.

2. Len isn't even in his name.

Its a bit like the character Mr Gundersen in the American Western TV series Hell On Wheels. He is known to everyone as "The Swede" because of his accent even though he points out that he is Norwegian.