What is the correct way to pronounce?
Madone:
Ma-Do-Ni or Ma-dun?
Domane:
Do-Ma-Ni or Domain?
Madone:
Ma-Do-Ni or Ma-dun?
Domane:
Do-Ma-Ni or Domain?
So how do you pronounce Madone and Domane?
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Google translate says "madone" is French for "madonna," which I believe is Italian for "attractive but musically ridiculous pop singer." Or something like that.At first I thought they would be "Ma-DON-eh" and "Do-MAN-eh", but that's a habit from speaking that language from childhood. Nobody pronounces my last name the way it's supposed to be, I don't expect anyone intended them to be anything other than "Mah-dohwn" and "Doh-mann", so then later I can ride down to the Starbucks to get an "Ex-presso" and some "Bru-shetta"
I just read that Madone is mountain in France, so it'd be more "Ma-donne" or "Ma-Dun". Im still not sure if it's DOmaneh or doMANeh, that could vary on the meaning of the word. I am still the person who used to tell people that the Italian word for 'thank you' was 'fanculo'. Most people knew it wasn't true, but man was it worth it when someone fell for it.
Being from the Milwaukee area, (southeast Wisconsin) the dealers call it Doh man a. But I would like to call it my next bike. As far as whether they are good bikes, well Trek has won many of race even though they no longer get credit and for the most part the only real difference in any bike is the frame. Everything else is subject to opinion. They do have a lifetime warranty on the frame.
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it's Dough ma-nay. Aren't you Italian?
As a french person, I can't help but laugh at the obsession of bike companies with using French or Italian names for their bikes because it "sounds more authentic."
But you know, besides that the Madone is made 100% in the US right ?
The correct pronunciation for Madone in French would be Ma-done. The italian word for madone is madonna, who's the mother of Jesus and not some ridiculous pop singer.
Domane really isn't French or Italian, but the proper way of saying it in French is Doe-ma-n. Special Eyes has it right for the Italian version.
But you know, besides that the Madone is made 100% in the US right ?
The correct pronunciation for Madone in French would be Ma-done. The italian word for madone is madonna, who's the mother of Jesus and not some ridiculous pop singer.
Domane really isn't French or Italian, but the proper way of saying it in French is Doe-ma-n. Special Eyes has it right for the Italian version.
This one for the win!!! ;-)
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