Car Names Pronunciation

[jaayh]

Can anyone here pronounce Dacia Sandero properly like Top Gear? I can't. Hahaah

[Tireburner]

Eons ago, there was a Toyota Carina. Hokkien speakers would have a filed day swearing at it.

[Tireburner]

Nice thread, from the pronunciation of car makes to English lesson.

 

A common mistake made by many.

 

Locals pronounce Wednesday as "Wen_nes_day".

 

English speakers (whether Brits, Yanks or Ozs) pronounce "Wens_day" by dropping the N in the middle.

[comegetme]

any wrong pronounciation for Land Rover??

[Rezorn86]

I tot is ur kuku bird??

 

 

 

idgeot...i mean the bird

 

 

It makes me rember of this car, marussia. I tot it pronounced as Mu-Russia

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRAGw4fdA0g&feature=player_detailpage

 

Edited August 18, 2014 by Rezorn86

[Hamburger]

hahahaa... I put the O big big leh...

OK... OPPertunity can ?

 

aiya....did not see the difference in spelling

[Fuelsaver]

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

 

actually Latio is pronounced as Lat-ti-o is japan, no?

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.

u forgot the infamous NOWS-A-DAY...

 

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.

ya, mer-noo instead of mair-new.

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!"

 

have u ever thot of setting up class for hokkien lesson?

[Fuelsaver]

Have also arh...

BMW = Bian tak yew (no need accelerate)

One is a kids magnet and the other is a xmm magnet.

:p

lol, cant help feelin u r one hokkien peng.

[Daniellica]

actually Latio is pronounced as Lat-ti-o is japan, no?

u forgot the infamous NOWS-A-DAY...

ya, mer-noo instead of mair-new.

have u ever thot of setting up class for hokkien lesson?

Have arh. But nowadays many people had long forsake their humble roots, dialects and customs.

I am, for example sibei comfortable to converse in pure hokkien with fellow hokkien speaking fellas.

But its kinda sad to ask them which hokkien they belonged to and their reply is 'Donno...'

I can tell them my hokkien is nam muar 28 tor. Not an kwey nor kim meng hokkien.

I am proud of my roots. :)

lol, cant help feelin u r one hokkien peng.

Yes sir.

I am 101% hokkien peng.

[Enye]

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.

 

a korean associate once pronounced Hee-On Day to me

 

stressing on On and Day

 

but if i pronounced like him in Singapore, no one would understand me

 

[Myxilplix]

I want a lambocheenee.

[Chowyunfatt]

Suzuki = 铃木

 

铃木 GTi ... Now say this many times, fast ... 😂

I want a lambocheenee.

It's Lam Boh Ni Ni ... 😂

[Fuelsaver]

Have arh. But nowadays many people had long forsake their humble roots, dialects and customs.

I am, for example sibei comfortable to converse in pure hokkien with fellow hokkien speaking fellas.

But its kinda sad to ask them which hokkien they belonged to and their reply is 'Donno...'

I can tell them my hokkien is nam muar 28 tor. Not an kwey nor kim meng hokkien.

I am proud of my roots. :)

 

Yes sir.

I am 101% hokkien peng.

I oni know I hokkien lang, dunno wat those term u mentioned.

[The_Bear]

It depends where you come from

[Keithchue]

for me VW = visit workshop.. no complication....

[Ake109]

I think the Japanese pronunciation of Su- BA- ru is Soo - boo - roo?

[Pusiwagon]

Gallardo is "gay-ar-doh"

[Wyfitms]

cefiro is sei-fei-lo