Amelia Racea (ROU) BB - AA Final - European Championships 2011

[xuarxu]

Actually her last name is pronounced R-a-t-s-a.i heard it from the romanian commentators

[grisanea29]

@xuarxu I'm romanian and RACEA is pronounced like R-a-sch-e-a

[xuarxu]

Really?i dont hear an "e" at all in the way they say her name(Ra ch a).I guess they made a mistake too...

[pegasnegru]

@xuarxu In reality the name is said "Rah-ch-eh-ah" but romanians blend in the "eh"s and "ah"s if they are very close together so the "eh"s become almost silent. Like Comaneci, people believe the last "i" is silent as in "Com-ah-nech", but at the very end there is a very subtle "i". A Romanian would always hear these vowels although they may be subtle or rushed due to fast speaking.

[xuarxu]

@pegasnegru Thanks for this thorough explanation....i finally know how to pronounce Milosovici now as well!