Questions & Answers about Hola, amic.
A good approximate pronunciation is:
- Hola → OH-la
- amic → uh-MEEK in much of Catalonia, or a-MEEK in some other varieties
A few useful notes:
- The h in Hola is silent
- The stress in Hola is on the first syllable
- The stress in amic is on the second syllable
- The final c in amic is pronounced like k
So the whole sentence sounds roughly like OH-la, uh-MEEK.
The comma shows that amic is being used to address someone directly. This is called the vocative.
So:
- Hola, amic. = Hello, friend.
You are speaking to the friend, not just talking about a friend.
English often does the same thing:
- Hello, John.
- Thanks, everyone.
The comma helps separate the greeting from the person being addressed.