The word "Marotta" is spelled with the sounds /məˈrɒtə/ according to the IPA phonetic transcription. The first sound, /mə/, represents the unstressed schwa sound often found in English, followed by the /r/ sound. The next three sounds, /ɒt/, represent the "ah" or "aught" sound, followed by the final sound /ə/, which is another unstressed schwa sound. This word may be pronounced with or without a slight emphasis on the second syllable, depending on the speaker.