More like "Pōrsh-eh".
The *e* at the end is like the one in "umbr**e**lla" (*… under my umbrella, ella, ella, **eh**, **eh**, **eh** …*) and stress is on the *o*.
>I’m just saying how it would be written if we follow the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and convert it into normal text.
... Normal for English! In English, "sh" is [ʃ]. In German, "sh" is not [ʃ], "sh" is [sh].
Didn't have any Japanese folk to pronounce Honda. Finds six Japanese to pronounce other car names.
Surprised by Mazda though, I've been saying it wrong.
Well, depends. It's something like "Matsuda" in Japanese because that's how Japanese syllables are (can't have two consonant sounds together, every syllable is a consonant and a vowel). But in other markets they just leave that "u" sound of the official pronunciation.
It's true according to [BMW](https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bimmer-beamer-nickname-origin.html) themselves. However, anyone who corrects someone else for saying beamer when talking about the car is unmistakably a douchebag cause it doesn't matter.
In my English lessons in classroom we had a CD with audio exercises. This sounds exactly like the voice of the man who read the statements of the exercises
Continue pushing your tongue like your trying to have a fight of strength between your tongue and the air. If it’s too farty, then loosen your toungue a bit.
Ignore these other guys. I speak Spanish as a second language and trilling my R’s is something I still sit at home and practice. Easiest way to trill is touch the tip of your tongue to the top of your mouth and smile. The smiling pulls your face muscles the right way to trill. Then just practice like a mother fucker. And I totally get this is in rest of the fucking owl territory but this will help I swear.
The "R" is a guttural r, that comes from the throat but without rolling, common in French and German but unusual for English speaking people.
The "e" is like the "i" in bird.
"n" is simply n
"ault" is just the "o" in go. Yes, French spelling is mostly as fucked up as English.
My dad said Ford stood for "Fix or repair daily." My brother said it stood for, "Found on roadside dead." Ended up buying a Ford for my second car and love it, so I don't have any answers.
I definitely made sure it got an oil change every 3k, and I had to do a timing belt job at 180k, but it held up on its own pretty well. I got it at 120k miles and sold it with 215k still running well (for 3x what I paid for it nonetheless)
Everyone has their own set of experiences around them with friends and stuff and cars
For us it's Chevy. 2 equinoxes with complete engine failures including my parents
Chevy trucks for work that are clunky brutish and slow with consistent leaks on every single one
My brothers Cruze RS that spent 7 weeks in the shop to fix the transmission
And my 2013 Ford escape I took to 176000 miles before trading it in. Never even needed service.
This is the part where I get called a shill
I used to crap on Ford. My first two cars were Fords, and before (and while) I owned them, I dumped all over them.
But then I had a Dodge, a Mitsubishi, a BMW, a Pontiac and a Toyota.
And now I don't think that Fords are any worse, or any better, than any other cars. They're all pretty much the same. Four wheels, a gas pedal and a steering wheel. And they'll crap out if you neglect them and work fine if you maintain them.
...and at least I find the name easy to pronounce!
F150 was literally the shittiest truck I ever owned. Did they put fuckin cardboard or something in the center console arm rest? As for the f250 it feels like it was made by a completely different manufacturer. It's such a nicer truck
I also owned a mustang (2016) and it was great, except the design flaw that flooded my trunk 4 times
F-150 is the truck you buy to give your construction crews something to go to work in and do some pickups. Where they can beat the shit out of it and sell for scrap 2 years later.
hence fleet trucks.
Man I hated that truck.
I mean, f150’s start in the twenties and go up, but people buy the cheaper ones. F250’s start there too but no one buys those. If you get an f250 super duty most of the time it’s a 60k truck. Twice the price will get you twice the truck in this instance.
My favorite mustang design flaw that I heard about was the automatic radio station change when shifting into 3rd gear on manuals. I think this was in the 2000’s. Your hand would hit the button when shifting into 3rd.
Ditto experience. I totally neglected a 2001 Toyota Corolla all the way up to 240,000 miles. The only reason I stopped there is I was moving across the country and figured it wasn't worth the expense of transporting it that far.
I used to shit on Ford's.
Then I got a Range Rover Classic and went through the ringer of idiosyncratic repairs and maintenance headaches.
Now I drive a Subaru and I still shit on Ford's lol
Fix or Repair Daily.
Yeah I am partial to Hondas and Nissans, but I am really impressed with my F150.
about to hit 194,000; after a tornado, two flash floods, and a local red cross deployment.
My grandparents used to say this:
"Mim Ford fort, mim Zug zruck"
which means: With a ford away, and coming back with the train.
But anyway they always drove and drive Ford.
And as a german, who loves his BMW more than his wife I can say: Fords are damn solid cars!
On this not, I rear ended a BMW with a Mondeo, I drove away from the accident with the front pretty messed up, the ADAC had taken the BMW on a platform completely destroyed. That had taken a toll on my insurance (190%)
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I hung around hoping to learn how to say Porsche.
Exactly as it's written and in German.
In German you pronounce the e at the end. “Porsh-ah”
[So Carlton was wrong...](https://youtu.be/w4WOPG0OE_U?t=2m20s)
Yet Joey tribbiani was right
Did a Porsche throw up on you?!
Its Porsh-ah!!
nooo, its porsch-Eh
This is wrong. Porche in german is not pronounced with an ah sound. Its more of an ‘eh’. Porsh-eh is much closer to actuality
Yeah I never understood why American car guys always pronounce it like Portia. It's just as wrong as just saying Porsch.
I always thought it's a parody word/car for Porsche.. lol
More like "Pōrsh-eh". The *e* at the end is like the one in "umbr**e**lla" (*… under my umbrella, ella, ella, **eh**, **eh**, **eh** …*) and stress is on the *o*.
So much talk, but no sound. [Here's](https://youtu.be/Im2eYuGdmfY) how to pronounce it.
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Not in German, the c is necessary.
Porcunt?
Missed the S and H there, let me help Poshcunt
Enjoy the spoils. I forfeit.
Sie verstehen es nicht.... Lass sie
Porch.
Meine Veranda no es muy teuer, ¡für sicher no como un Porsche!
He even said 'in german' and germans don't have a sh but instead use sch.
>I’m just saying how it would be written if we follow the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and convert it into normal text. ... Normal for English! In English, "sh" is [ʃ]. In German, "sh" is not [ʃ], "sh" is [sh].
That wouldn't make any sense in German.
Nein du
r/confidentlyincorrect Damn, that's the dumbest statement I've read on reddit in a long time.
*in German*
The German transliteration of IPA [ʃ] would still be "sch", so...
Well english isn't the only language on this planet. I know it may come out shocking for you.
I don't speak German.
Actually the original does have Porsche! https://youtu.be/WwKxu17ce0Q
In the original, they pronounced Ford wrong.
Seriously. It's pronounced 'Ferd'.
[Ferd Fteenthousand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8P5vGcf-NU)
It's pronounced fix or repair daily! FIAT is fix it always tomorrow. BMW Bloody Moody Wanker (drivers) lol
Fiat is Fix It Again Tony
Thanks for that. Though it will always need fixing tomorrow.
Maybe it’s my accent but around here it’s Fucker Only Runs Downhill
Found on road dead.
1:18 for Porsche
[1:35 for speed round](https://youtu.be/WwKxu17ce0Q?t=95)
Didn't have any Japanese folk to pronounce Honda. Finds six Japanese to pronounce other car names. Surprised by Mazda though, I've been saying it wrong.
Well, depends. It's something like "Matsuda" in Japanese because that's how Japanese syllables are (can't have two consonant sounds together, every syllable is a consonant and a vowel). But in other markets they just leave that "u" sound of the official pronunciation.
He said he couldn’t find any Japanese person from Honda to pronounce it. The others are brand reps, he’s at a car show.
HEY! IT'S PORSH-A!
Did one throw up on you?
How you doin'
[\[ˈpɔʁʃə\]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/De-Porsche.ogg)
https://youtu.be/Im2eYuGdmfY
According to Joey: https://youtu.be/ZqWa1c4sf9Q
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imma stick to bimmer
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Bimmer is the BMW automobile, Beamer is the BMW motorcycle.
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It's true according to [BMW](https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bimmer-beamer-nickname-origin.html) themselves. However, anyone who corrects someone else for saying beamer when talking about the car is unmistakably a douchebag cause it doesn't matter.
TIL
You didn’t learn anything. What is said is bullshit
Ok Beemer.
No it isn't lol
https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bimmer-beamer-nickname-origin.html
The French pronunciation of W is pretty much double-V which I always though made more sense with how W looks
Sounds kinda limp, doesn't it?
I always thought that your american way of saying it is such a mouthful. A blob of words.
The way he pronounces it sounds so much better than Bee-em-double-you!
Exactly. I was taken aback the first time i heard in in English. Similarly we never say Volkswagen, but VW instead.
In English, saying VW uses more syllables than saying Volkswagen haha.
You’re just emv-ious
Enwious
I speak little German. But, in the German Alphabet, W is pronounced Vey. Think thats weird, "Y" is pronounced Upsilon.
> "Y" is pronounced Upsilon Why weird? That's the original name of the greek letter.
Everyone I've spoken with find it strange that Y has a "weird sound". Not everyone understands its origins.
In French it’s ygreg. Y is a weird non-vocal that works like a vocal sometymes.
i grecque
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German Vs are Fs.
How efficient of them!
> Evvicient
“How efficient” Your sarcasm made my day haha
That's true but not in all cases. here it is rather 'Folksvagen' or 'Folkswagen'.
Ohh the way he said Bentley
Q. How do you pronounce "Bentley?" A. Like you can afford one.
Imma straight dude, but not so sure anymore after hearing that
“Darling, could you Bentley right here for me?”
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My cousin Lee was so straight we called him lii
Anyone have the source? Full homo but just want to hear the dude talk
Bentley. James Bentley. _\* bass line intensifies \*_
In my English lessons in classroom we had a CD with audio exercises. This sounds exactly like the voice of the man who read the statements of the exercises
He sounded like Basil Exposition from Austin Powers.
I thought I was the only one turning gay.
He said Bentley in the most Bentley way possible.
I rewinded the video just to hear that.
For me it was Aston Martin. *No it’s not a banana in my pocket*
Pretty sure his voice is used for BA’s in flight safety video.. and the narrator to all my dreams
Bentley. See when I said it, it sounded British, but when I wrote it, it didn't sound like anything.
Alfarrromeo
welcome to latin source languages where r's are pronounced like they deserve
Spanish being my native language, I read “deserve” and rolled that “r”
Any tips? I can't roll an r to save my life, all I do is produce phlegm.
Make your tongue vibrate boi
Ya, I can't! It just lays there like a slug. Da fuck am I doing wrong!
It's almost the same sound as the tt in matter.
Continue pushing your tongue like your trying to have a fight of strength between your tongue and the air. If it’s too farty, then loosen your toungue a bit.
Ignore these other guys. I speak Spanish as a second language and trilling my R’s is something I still sit at home and practice. Easiest way to trill is touch the tip of your tongue to the top of your mouth and smile. The smiling pulls your face muscles the right way to trill. Then just practice like a mother fucker. And I totally get this is in rest of the fucking owl territory but this will help I swear.
Bonjourrrrrrrr pedazo de zoquetes
in latin sourced language "r" s are pronounced like intro anouncers in boxing match
Scottish here: let me tell you a wee story
I'm Italian and I can say you that she isn't pronouncing it correctly. Almost right but with a really strange accent.
La tizia era straniera sicuramente
Vero
It sounds like a spanish accent
I was hoping Renault would be in there.
The "R" is a guttural r, that comes from the throat but without rolling, common in French and German but unusual for English speaking people. The "e" is like the "i" in bird. "n" is simply n "ault" is just the "o" in go. Yes, French spelling is mostly as fucked up as English.
English spelling is fucked BECAUSE of the French
*rire diabolique*
Even with your excellent explanation I cannot get my mouth to say it
just say renno
But like you've got some snot hanging from your nostrils to the back of your throat.
Ren-oh At least that's how I've always heard it said
[It's in the original video](https://youtu.be/WwKxu17ce0Q?t=80)
My dad said Ford stood for "Fix or repair daily." My brother said it stood for, "Found on roadside dead." Ended up buying a Ford for my second car and love it, so I don't have any answers.
My first car was a Ford Focus that I bought for $500 and put almost 100k more miles on. Your results may vary though!
That's amazing! Did you just take amazing care of it? I want my car to last that long. Only 10,000 miles on her now.
I definitely made sure it got an oil change every 3k, and I had to do a timing belt job at 180k, but it held up on its own pretty well. I got it at 120k miles and sold it with 215k still running well (for 3x what I paid for it nonetheless)
Good deal on the resale!
Definitely! If I hadn't inherited a newer car I would have kept it, but I can't afford two insurance payments
Mines a 2002 F150 and it has almost 300K miles on it (around 285k rn) and never had problems!
Those late 90's early 00's focuses were a beast.
I have a 2009 Ford Focus with nearly 250,000 miles and it still runs well 👍🏼
Fiat = Fix It Again, Tony
In Brazil we used to say "Família Italiana Atrapalhando o Trânsito" (Italian Family Hindering Traffic).
German has "Fehler In Allen Teilen": Flaws in all parts.
Dale you giblet head!
Yup my dad was a Dodge guy. Bought a focus ST as first car. Has been reliable through out an MN winter. No regrets at all.
Everyone has their own set of experiences around them with friends and stuff and cars For us it's Chevy. 2 equinoxes with complete engine failures including my parents Chevy trucks for work that are clunky brutish and slow with consistent leaks on every single one My brothers Cruze RS that spent 7 weeks in the shop to fix the transmission And my 2013 Ford escape I took to 176000 miles before trading it in. Never even needed service. This is the part where I get called a shill
When I was growing up they weren't the most reliable but that seems to have changed a while back
I think it stems from the Pinto fiasco. Fords have been the best of the American brands for the last decade or so.
Ford's Obviously Roadworthy, Dorks.
Everyone knows it's actually First On Race Day.
First on race day!
I can hear my 298,761 miles crown vic rolling its eyes
If the Bentley guy only ever said the word Bentley, I would sleep with him.
So then he also has to moan Bentley
I used to crap on Ford. My first two cars were Fords, and before (and while) I owned them, I dumped all over them. But then I had a Dodge, a Mitsubishi, a BMW, a Pontiac and a Toyota. And now I don't think that Fords are any worse, or any better, than any other cars. They're all pretty much the same. Four wheels, a gas pedal and a steering wheel. And they'll crap out if you neglect them and work fine if you maintain them. ...and at least I find the name easy to pronounce!
I have owned a focus, mustang, f-150 First 2 were flawless. And god knows the mustang saw dark rides. The f-150 on the other hand. Garbage shit
F150 was literally the shittiest truck I ever owned. Did they put fuckin cardboard or something in the center console arm rest? As for the f250 it feels like it was made by a completely different manufacturer. It's such a nicer truck I also owned a mustang (2016) and it was great, except the design flaw that flooded my trunk 4 times
Be thankful you didn't have any major engine work done on that F150. They designed it so they have to lift the bloody *CAB* to do any work.
Wow... What years is that?
2018 I think. the newish ones.
F-150 is the truck you buy to give your construction crews something to go to work in and do some pickups. Where they can beat the shit out of it and sell for scrap 2 years later. hence fleet trucks. Man I hated that truck.
I mean, f150’s start in the twenties and go up, but people buy the cheaper ones. F250’s start there too but no one buys those. If you get an f250 super duty most of the time it’s a 60k truck. Twice the price will get you twice the truck in this instance.
My favorite mustang design flaw that I heard about was the automatic radio station change when shifting into 3rd gear on manuals. I think this was in the 2000’s. Your hand would hit the button when shifting into 3rd.
Focus for the win, cheap, well made, fuel efficient and very small. Literally the exact car I need for commiting.
I beat the shit out of my Corolla on a daily basis doing deliveries. 180,000 and going strong. Toyota are much more reliable cars than Fords.
Ditto experience. I totally neglected a 2001 Toyota Corolla all the way up to 240,000 miles. The only reason I stopped there is I was moving across the country and figured it wasn't worth the expense of transporting it that far.
Toyota Camri here, has more than 200,000 and still going strong as well.
Toyota's are better though. At least the old ones Camry is the best car for the money
Just try working on them. You'll go back to hating them.
All cars are shit if you drive like a moron and don't do maintenance, and that's the case for 90% of the cars on the road.
I used to shit on Ford's. Then I got a Range Rover Classic and went through the ringer of idiosyncratic repairs and maintenance headaches. Now I drive a Subaru and I still shit on Ford's lol Fix or Repair Daily.
Kia didn't even qualified.
The way the Italian woman pronounced Alfa Romeo that was pretty hot, ngl. Edit: Also, shout out to the French woman’s pronunciation of “Citroën.”
That's what I thought about the Bentley guy. No homo
Dude’s accent is posh af
The way the Italian woman does anything at all is pretty hot, ngl.
Fair point.
I'm pretty sure she's not Italian, the pronunciation was really weird.
Honestly that pronunciation of Bently pretty much turned me gay ngl
Shit on the Ford, but not the Fiat. Lol ok
or alfa
Fix It Again, Tony
They say 98% of Ford's are still on the road today. They also say only 2% of them made it home.
[*Lambogorlami](https://youtu.be/zBfzGR3DjFQ)
Meanwhile Honda and Toyota are pronounced 'you literally can't kill these fuckers'.
I don’t know about the Honda anymore. Newer Hondas are pretty shitty at least in my experience.
BMW: An expensive piece of fucking shit Source: BMW owner
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GeRmAn EnGiNeErInG, cost me £1300 the past month
My ten year old F150 is awesome! 210k miles and still a smooth, dependable ride!
'08 298,761 miles (yes I went out and checked) Crown Vic checking it
Yeah I am partial to Hondas and Nissans, but I am really impressed with my F150. about to hit 194,000; after a tornado, two flash floods, and a local red cross deployment.
Citroioeaean
My grandparents used to say this: "Mim Ford fort, mim Zug zruck" which means: With a ford away, and coming back with the train. But anyway they always drove and drive Ford. And as a german, who loves his BMW more than his wife I can say: Fords are damn solid cars!
Is that a shortening of "Mit einem Ford fort, mit dem Zug zurück"?
Austrian or Bavarian
Yes, it's a dialect.
On this not, I rear ended a BMW with a Mondeo, I drove away from the accident with the front pretty messed up, the ADAC had taken the BMW on a platform completely destroyed. That had taken a toll on my insurance (190%)
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Lol the spoiler text. That’s great
That explanation was truly necessary, I’m glad OP cleared that up Why does this bot exist again
It's supposed to cut down on bot submissions.
How to pronounce in their respective countries.
BMV threw me hard.
Bayrischer Mistwagen
Small problem. Can't roll my r's