Pronounciation

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Could someone tell me how to pronounce Conceição please?
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Concession?
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As far as I can make out it's - con(ng)-say-sow (as in female pig).
E after c makes the c soft (sibilant) & cedila under c makes it soft.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try but not holding out much hope! Have you heard the golf commentators trying to say Miguel Angel Jimenez?
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