Lydiachristopher 3rd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Singapore style ? Bee Em Da-bew ? My daughter always ask me, what is the relation of a&w and bmw........ ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porker Turbocharged August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 What about Buick ? Bew wick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydiachristopher 3rd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Por-Shay is definitely Singaporean only. Haha. Jaguar is a problem too. The lads on Top Gear pronounce it differently from the way local Singaporeans do. Most of us say Jar-Guar. For them it's three syllabus. What about Buick and Ssangyong? Buick = pu ki Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partagas 3rd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 So buy a BMW is best choice. No need to guess how to pronounce it. BMW should be Beh Am Vee, fyi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthrevan Supercharged August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 So buy a BMW is best choice. No need to guess how to pronounce it. the problem arises when someone ask what is the expanded form of BMW..most are probably clueless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Then go Chinese lor. Sure will not pronounce wrongly Audi = 奧迪 BMW = 寶馬 Ferrari = 法拉利 Ford = 福特 Honda = 本田 Toyota = 豐田 Merc = 平治 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydiachristopher 3rd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Can i walk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Do we need to pronounce like the native do? It seems alright for the ang mo pronouce nanyang as nan yen. The ah tiongs or ah bengs who pay cash for fahlalees or mahseelees have the right to call their cars any way they like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 Then go Chinese lor. Sure will not pronounce wrongly Audi = 奧迪 BMW = 寶馬 Ferrari = 法拉利 Ford = 福特 Honda = 本田 Toyota = 豐田 Merc = 平治 Merc Benz = 奔驰？ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partagas 3rd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 the problem arises when someone ask what is the expanded form of BMW..most are probably clueless In english Bavarian Motor Works 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaayh 2nd Gear August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 my Citroen is always pronounced as see-tron when i think the actual pronunciation should be see seat-trow-en. which i cant even pronounce properly 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herz22 1st Gear August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Actual pronunciation for Volkswagen is Vow-Vay (or VW in German) in Germany For BMW is (Bay-M-Vay in German) in Germany, which is same as in Singapore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniellica 2nd Gear August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 So buy a BMW is best choice. No need to guess how to pronounce it. Have also arh...BMW = Bian tak yew (no need accelerate) My daughter always ask me, what is the relation of a&w and bmw........One is a kids magnet and the other is a xmm magnet.:p 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydiachristopher 3rd Gear August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Have also arh... BMW = Bian tak yew (no need accelerate) One is a kids magnet and the other is a xmm magnet. :p Hehe, BMW is my magnet too. Just fall in love with BMW...... when there is no repair works. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 this word got probably half our population pronouncing it wrongly (probably half our MPs too) OPPORTUNITY Wrong : APORTunity Right : Opportunity 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamburger Hypersonic August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 this word got probably half our population pronouncing it wrongly (probably half our MPs too) OPPORTUNITY Wrong : APORTunity Right : Opportunity can be more specific.....say like never say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 can be more specific.....say like never say hahahaa... I put the O big big leh... OK... OPPertunity can ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic August 17, 2014 Share August 17, 2014 Singaporeans... Suite becomes "Suit" Lingerie becomes "Ling-Ger-Ree" February - We usually omit the first R. Miniature becomes "Mi-Ni-Cher" Library becomes "Lie-Berry" Salmon becomes "Sell-Men" Pronunciation becomes "Pro-Nounce-See-Ay-Tion" Haha. You laugh. But a lot of ppl are still struggling. As for my past English teachers I think they mass commit suicide. LoL... The way I do it is to remember some "keywords" to remind me inorder to say it correctly. Eg. Suite... The words honeymoon sweet will pop up in my mind. For "Salmon" the name "Sally" will remind me of saying the "Sal" follow by "mon". Lingerie is pretty much a French word. I forgive ppl who says it wrong. LoL... For the rest Sgporeans have their own lazy way to say it wrongly. The word "cement" has many Sgpreans struggling. Many just say it as "semen" whereby Ang Mohs will break into laughter. Hokkien bengs and lians when in doubt will say "si meh?". We will make fun by saying it's "Ang Moh huay" (cement). ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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