BabyBlade Internal Moderator August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 I learnt how to pronounce Porsche the same way as Jeremy Clarkson did in Top Gear but that made me an Alien among my friends (Don't act angmoh/act atas la). As Porsche originated from Germany, the Germans pronounce it as Por-sha, British and Americans mainly Porsche as it is and local (Singaporeans) say Por-Shayyy. And I just realized I've been pronouncing Volkswagen wrongly my whole life. "Volkswagen: We said earlier that Germans turn their 'w's into 'v's. Well, their 'v's also become 'f's. What the eff, right? So the biggest German carmaker is folks-va-gun, with that last syllable a clipped enunciation of "gun" (as in pistol). If you're keen to get a job with the new local distributor, get the name right: folks-va-gun." Pagani Huayra - Jeremy Clarkson & co has stumbled over the Huayra many times and hates it. According to Horatio Pagani himself, it's "why-air-ra". Latio - For me it's La-Sio instead of La-Tio Audi - It should be Ow-Dee, not Aw-Dee Other commonly mispronounced names: Peugeot Tuscani Hyundai Volkswagen Touareg Nissan Qashqai Renault Citroën Koenigsegg ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahgong Supercharged August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 I learnt how to pronounce Porsche the same way as Jeremy Clarkson did in Top Gear but that made me an Alien among my friends (Don't act angmoh/act atas la). As Porsche originated from Germany, the Germans pronounce it as Por-sha, British and Americans mainly Porsche as it is and local (Singaporeans) say Por-Shayyy. And I just realized I've been pronouncing Volkswagen wrongly my whole life. "Volkswagen: We said earlier that Germans turn their 'w's into 'v's. Well, their 'v's also become 'f's. What the eff, right? So the biggest German carmaker is folks-va-gun, with that last syllable a clipped enunciation of "gun" (as in pistol). If you're keen to get a job with the new local distributor, get the name right: folks-va-gun." Other commonly mispronounced names: Peugeot Tuscani Porsche Latio Hyundai Volkswagen Touareg Nissan Qashqai Renault Citroën Koenigsegg Audi - It should be Ow-Dee, not Aw-Dee Pagani Huayra - Jeremy Clarkson & co has stumbled over the Huayra many times and hates it. how bout putting some pronunciations behind those names so that we know the correct way to read them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 (edited) Don't say car names, a lot of ppl here struggle with day to day words. Eg. Photographer Wrong: photo-grapher Correct: pha-tor-gra-pher I agree. Friends would look at me like alien when I say it the correct way. I'm not perfect. I struggle with words like "calendar". LoL... The 3 popular German car makers make life easy for everyone. Every car is name alpha numerically. No need to come up with fanciful names ppl can't pronounce. Edited August 15, 2014 by Watwheels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator August 15, 2014 Author Share August 15, 2014 Don't say car names, a lot of ppl here struggle with day to day words. Eg. Photographer Wrong: photo-grapher Correct: pha-tor-gra-pher I agree. Friends would look at me like alien when I say it the correct way. I'm not perfect. I struggle with words like "calendar". LoL... Yeap and then there's 'Colleague'. Most of my friends goes 'Ker-Lick'.. That said I usually do not order food I struggle to pronounce, like Italian and French cuisine - if not I'll just point at the menu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwaver 4th Gear August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ayB_XxwIY 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Don't say car names, a lot of ppl here struggle with day to day words. Eg. Photographer Wrong: photo-grapher Correct: pha-tor-gra-pher I agree. Friends would look at me like alien when I say it the correct way. I'm not perfect. I struggle with words like "calendar". LoL... exactly..there's no need to learn so difficult words when simple words like "tree".."flour".."milk".."children".."often".."interact" are more always mispronounce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tireburner 3rd Gear August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Peogeot are known as "Pi_giot" locally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 I learnt how to pronounce Porsche the same way as Jeremy Clarkson did in Top Gear but that made me an Alien among my friends (Don't act angmoh/act atas la). As Porsche originated from Germany, the Germans pronounce it as Por-sha, British and Americans mainly Porsche as it is and local (Singaporeans) say Por-Shayyy. And I just realized I've been pronouncing Volkswagen wrongly my whole life. "Volkswagen: We said earlier that Germans turn their 'w's into 'v's. Well, their 'v's also become 'f's. What the eff, right? So the biggest German carmaker is folks-va-gun, with that last syllable a clipped enunciation of "gun" (as in pistol). If you're keen to get a job with the new local distributor, get the name right: folks-va-gun." Pagani Huayra - Jeremy Clarkson & co has stumbled over the Huayra many times and hates it. According to Horatio Pagani himself, it's "why-air-ra". Latio - For me it's La-Sio instead of La-Tio Audi - It should be Ow-Dee, not Aw-Dee Other commonly mispronounced names: Peugeot Tuscani Hyundai Volkswagen Touareg Nissan Qashqai Renault Citroën Koenigsegg you small gal say bluebird in hokkien...it was a car. Think your grandparents dated in one.... Peogeot are known as "Pi_giot" locally shud be por jio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator August 15, 2014 Author Share August 15, 2014 Peogeot are known as "Pi_giot" locally Prior to three years ago, I have always assumed Peugeot was pronounced the same way as Pidgeot the Pokemon. Lol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Prior to three years ago, I have always assumed Peugeot was pronounced the same way as Pidgeot the Pokemon. Lol. Pidgeot.gif idgeot...i mean the bird Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Yeap and then there's 'Colleague'. Most of my friends goes 'Ker-Lick'.. That said I usually do not order food I struggle to pronounce, like Italian and French cuisine - if not I'll just point at the menu. Same and got one time try to pronounce, then the guy like suddenly correct my pronunciation super malu haha, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 I learnt how to pronounce Porsche the same way as Jeremy Clarkson did in Top Gear but that made me an Alien among my friends (Don't act angmoh/act atas la). As Porsche originated from Germany, the Germans pronounce it as Por-sha, British and Americans mainly Porsche as it is and local (Singaporeans) say Por-Shayyy. And I just realized I've been pronouncing Volkswagen wrongly my whole life. "Volkswagen: We said earlier that Germans turn their 'w's into 'v's. Well, their 'v's also become 'f's. What the eff, right? So the biggest German carmaker is folks-va-gun, with that last syllable a clipped enunciation of "gun" (as in pistol). If you're keen to get a job with the new local distributor, get the name right: folks-va-gun." Pagani Huayra - Jeremy Clarkson & co has stumbled over the Huayra many times and hates it. According to Horatio Pagani himself, it's "why-air-ra". Latio - For me it's La-Sio instead of La-Tio Audi - It should be Ow-Dee, not Aw-Dee Other commonly mispronounced names: Peugeot Tuscani Hyundai Volkswagen Touareg Nissan Qashqai Renault Citroën Koenigsegg You forgot the two biggest ones, Porsche and Ferrari. But if you're driving one, the chick you pick up won't care if you call it a 'Porshey' or a 'Fallali'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celicar Turbocharged August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 You forgot the two biggest ones, Porsche and Ferrari. But if you're driving one, the chick you pick up won't care if you call it a 'Porshey' or a 'Fallali'. Huh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Do we need to pronounce like the native do? It seems alright for the ang mo pronouce nanyang as nan yen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCMmadman 6th Gear August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Volvo become bobo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Volvo become bobo same as bubur cha cha..most pronounce as bobo chacha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator August 15, 2014 Author Share August 15, 2014 how bout putting some pronunciations behind those names so that we know the correct way to read them? To be honest I'm not exactly sure the most accurate pronunciation for some of them. Like Hyundai. Hee-yoon-Die, Hyun-Die or Hyun-Day? Everyone's got a different pronunciation. Maybe someone who knows please enlighten us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniellica 2nd Gear August 15, 2014 Share August 15, 2014 Old anker: "Hello? Ler chit dao si chia pang huh? Wah ae chia ai wah orr yew, orr yew barng kah hong barng. Ae sai bo?" Workshop taokay: "Ae sai... Wa simi chia poon wu zoh... Chia meng ler si simi chia huh?" Old anker: "Aiya, lao chia lah. Lissan Lam Jiao." Workshop anker: " knn! Mai chit zhar puey zhar kah limpeh meh chor way hor!" ↡ Advertisement 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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