How do you pronounce "italki"?
I stumble across this question every time I talk about italki in a conversation. I usually pronounce it in a German way, but I wonder what pronunciation the creators had in mind or what language it is supposed to be. Does anyone know?

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http://vocaroo.com/i/s11MygM2diQw Is this right? I do it like this.

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I think it's meant to be 'I talky'.  Personally, I think that sounds silly, like baby-talk or 'pidgin' English.

When I see the word on the screen, a silent voice in my head says 'eetal-kee'. I'm pretty sure that's not what the originators of the site intended, but I'm a native speaker and my brain does not register this as an English word. It looks 'made-up' to me, so I don't apply the instinctive rules of English pronunciation.

Fortunately, I've never had to say the word aloud to anyone.

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I'm not entirely sure.  I've pronounced it as "I talk," followed by an English "ee" sound.

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