How to pronounce Montreal?

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Mun-tree-all (if you are an English-speaking Montrealer)

Name of the largest city in Quebec, Canada

French

Derived from the French name for the mountain (Mont Royal) in the center of the city.

People from other parts of Canada often say MON-tree-all, thereby
revealing immediately that they are non-natives. The French pronunciation is Mow-ray-al, with a slight nasal "n" sound following "mow" (the same as the French pronunciation for "mont", or mountain).

Montreal is pronounced as

M uh n - t r ee - aw l (if you are an English-speaking Montrealer)

m	sounds like the		'm'	in 'me'
uh	sounds like the		'u'	in 'up'
n	sounds like the		'n'	in 'no'
t	sounds like the		't'	in 'to'
r	sounds like the		'r'	in 'rat'
ee	sounds like the		'ee'	in 'see'
aw	sounds like the		'aw'	in 'law'
l	sounds like the		'l'	in 'let'
an	sounds like the		'an'	in 'can'

Montreal is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ M uh n - t r ee - aw l (if you are an English-speaking Montrealer) ]

M	uh	n	-	t	r	ee	-	aw	l	an
me	up	no		to	rat	see		law	let	can

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