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First, lets learn how to talk like a native…San Diegan that is!   La Jolla is a Spanish word.  For San Diego natives it is  great fun to hear out of towners say La Jolla.  It gives everyone a great laugh. If you are lucky, they will tell you how to pronounce it correctly. But most likely, they will leave you in ignorance so you can amuse the next person you run into. So I will give you the inside scoop.  “Jolla” is not pronounced how it looks.   In Spanish the J makes an H sound and two l’s together (ll) make the y sound.  So say La Hoy Ya like it is all one word and you will be saying it correctly!