{"id":410,"date":"2018-07-18T10:03:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T06:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tripjohn.com\/car-rental-blogs\/?p=410"},"modified":"2018-07-25T09:16:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T05:16:39","slug":"car-brand-names-youre-probably-pronouncing-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tripjohn.com\/car-rental-blogs\/car-brand-names-youre-probably-pronouncing-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Car brand Names you’re probably pronouncing WRONG"},"content":{"rendered":"

The obsession with luxury and sports cars goes past wordings and pronunciations, especially so, if you\u2019re a gearhead with the knowledge of technicalities when it comes to cars. Car enthusiasts are very particular about the brand they drive. Be it, horse-power, mileage or any other detail. Howbeit, how\u2019d you react if you find out you\u2019ve been pronouncing these car brands wrong all along?<\/p>\n

Sounds like a bummer, eh?<\/p>\n

Whether it be the race clubs of America, car hub of UK or the luxury car rentals in Dubai<\/a><\/strong>, pronouncing words wrong is an embarrassment worldwide. Nevertheless, there\u2019s always a room for learning. Let\u2019s start with some common kingly brands that you\u2019re probably pronouncing wrong.<\/p>\n

Porsche:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"porsche
Source:Wallvie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nhttps:\/\/www.tripjohn.com\/car-rental-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GT_Porsche.ogg<\/a><\/audio>\n

Did you just say \u2018Porsh\u2019 or \u2018Porshi\u2019? Either way, you\u2019re wrong. Ferdinand Porsche, the guy who started Porsche and who it was named after, pronounced his family name Porsha. In English the Porsh pronunciation isn’t exactly wrong, but it isn’t the original pronunciation either as the word is German.<\/p>\n

There two syllables in Porsche — “Por” and “Shuh.” Put them together and you get Porsche.<\/p>\n

Pronunciation: [\u02c8p\u0254\u0281\u0283\u0259], POR-Shuh.<\/p>\n

Audi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Audi
Source: Wonderful Engineering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nhttps:\/\/www.tripjohn.com\/car-rental-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Audi_AG.ogg<\/a><\/audio>\n

Very popular car brand- thanks to its style and luxury. BUT\u2026 very frequently mispronounced brand. Audi comes from a German origin and is most prominent among many luxury car rentals in Dubai, Singapore and France.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably pronouncing it Aw-di or Ao-di, but if you\u2019re trying to sound exactly like the Germans-the right pronunciation is Ow-dee (where ow as in ouch and dee).<\/p>\n

Pronunciation: [\u02c8\u0294a\u028a\u032fdi\u02d0, Ow-dee.<\/p>\n

Volkswagen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Volkswagen
Source: Wallpaperlepi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nhttps:\/\/www.tripjohn.com\/car-rental-blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GT_VW_AG.ogg<\/a><\/audio>\n

Another German brand, commonly mispronounced. Here\u2019s a fun-fact, there\u2019s a huge possibility that you\u2019re not even pronouncing the word \u201cwagen\u201d right.<\/p>\n

You might be pronouncing this as Volz-wagon or volks-wagen, which is very wrong. The Germans would pronounce it as Ffolks-vah-gun. The \u2018v\u2019 makes an \u2018ff\u2019 sound.<\/p>\n

Pronunciation: [\u02c8f\u0254lks\u02ccva\u02d0\u0261n\u0329], Ffolks-vah-gun.<\/p>\n

Alfa- Romeo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Alfa
Source: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You\u2019ll always hear people pronouncing it Alfa- Rome-oo- as in Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n

Know this, the car brand is of Italian origin. So, this means the \u2018Romeo\u2019 word should be pronounced as \u2018RO-MEY-OH\u2019. Interesting, yes?<\/p>\n

Pronunciation:\u00a0 [\u02c8alfa ro\u02c8m\u025b\u02d0o]), Alfah- RO- MEY- OH\u2019.<\/p>\n

Lancia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"lancia
Source: HD Wallpapers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not such a popular brand, though. However, if you\u2019re looking to rent a car in Dubai- this might show up in the fleet.<\/p>\n

A lot of people make up \u2018CIYA\u2019 sound at the end of this brand, which obviously, is a wrong practice. The right pronunciation is Lan-Cha, two syllables here. Again, an Italian word.<\/p>\n

Pronunciation:\u00a0 [\u02c8lant\u0283a], Lan-Cha.<\/p>\n

These are commonly mispronounced car brands. Do check Wikipedia Sources for better idea of how to pronounce these words. These pronunciations may vary from place to place- however, keeping these variations aside, we should stick to the origin of the name. Above compiled list is based on the origins which make them most appropriate by default.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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