Studio Ghibli’s Japanese pronunciation is “Jiburi”, which is a transliteration that uses a soft “g” sound. But the Italian word that the studio’s name apparently comes from uses a hard “g” sound.
When you pronounce “Studio Ghibli”, do you use…
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