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> but if you're curious, the Spanish pronounciation is "li"- as in "list" or "ligament" This is... not correct. Spanish pronunciation would be LEE-bray. The "l

> but if you're curious, the Spanish pronounciation is "li"- as in "list" or "ligament" This is... not correct. Spanish pronunciation would be LEE-bray. The "li" is similar to "bLEEd". And for proper style points make sure to flip the "r".

cypress66 4y ago
It's not bray. You would stop on bra without the y
ryanjkirk 4y ago
You're half right. The "bre" e is pronounced like pen or bed, not bray.
- DrewRWx 4y ago
  And here I thought the schwa just wreaked havoc in English.
  - qu4z-2 4y ago
    Outside of my home country of New Zealand, I think very few English speakers pronounce either "pen" or "bed" with a schwa. (actually, even we don't)
jjav 4y ago
No, not "bray", just "bre" as in "bred" (from OP example). Native Spanish speaker here.
jolmg 4y ago
I'm honestly having a hard time listening to the difference between English "li" and "lee". If you mean how "lee" tends to hold the vowel for longer, maybe you're indicating that that syllable holds the phonetic accent in "libre", which you'd be right about. Fundamentally though, they sound the same. Not sure what you mean by flipping the "r".