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[Facts] Help me pronounce this name
I'm British and I'm moving to France but I love the name Athènaïs but I'm struggling to pronounce it . Can anyone help with the pronunciation
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It's A-TEN-A-EES.
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Yes, keeping in mind that A is AH, not the English A sound.
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No, it's the /a/ sound - like in the English word cat.
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Not what I'm hearing. The A as in cat is written as E. I'm not a native French speaker, but I do speak French.I couldn't find the name by itself, but here it is with Françoise:
https://forvo.com/word/fran%C3%A7oise-ath%C3%A9na%C3%AFs/#fr
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The As in Françoise and Athénaïs are pronounced differently, though.
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