How does one pronounce Analie?  Well, it’s maybe not so obvious as we originally thought.

Ana ≠ Anna (Do y’all remember the little “≠” sign from fourth grade math?!  I just found it in the Symbol directory in word.  Refresher, it means does not equal.)

So.  Now that we all know that Ana is not pronounced like Anna…HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT?!

Well…pretend it’s the Fourth of July and you’re watching fireworks.  You’re going all Oooooh!, and Ahhhhhh! and THAT is where you need to stop.  Because Ana is pronounced like Ahhhhhh-na.

So that gives us Ahhhhhh-nalie.

But you don’t have to put that much emphasis on the first syllable.  Basically it’s just so you know which “A” vowel sound to go digging up in your English reservoir before saying her name.

I think  y’all got it now.

Ahhhhhh, isn’t she so cute?

(I’se just helping you practice.)