Have you ever thought you could be pronouncing the make of your own car wrong?
With the car industry being an international one, it’s no shock that brands can be easily mispronounced. The language learning marketplace Preply has looked into the most mispronounced car brands, and how to actually pronounce them.
Amy Pritchett, Student Success Manager at Preply has shared her advice on pronouncing words correctly. She said: "Break up the words into small sounds. Don’t get overwhelmed. Look at each syllable and try to say it alone before putting the sounds together to form the word.
"Google! The internet is your best friend when trying to learn new words or brand names. You can easily find videos or sound clips of how to say each word.
"Watch motoring shows or videos. Watching TV shows even like Top Gear can help you learn car names. You can easily pick up some pronunciation tips.”
Hyundai
Hyundai is a South Korean car manufacturer, and forms the group selling both Hyundai and Kia cars. A common mispronunciation of the brand is “HUN-dye”, but in fact, the correct pronunciation is “HUN-day”.
Subaru
Subaru was founded and is headquartered in Japan, with the correct pronunciation of “soo-BAH-roo”, not “SOO-buh-roo” as often mispronounced.
Nissan
Nissan, a huge name in personal cars, is a Japanese car manufacturer founded in 1933. Often wrongly pronounced as “NISS-an”, the correct pronunciation is “NEE-san”.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen. Or also known as VW, is a German-based car brand and is also troubled with mispronunciation with people pronouncing its name as “VOLKSWAG-en” instead of “folks-VAHG-en”.
Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi is a huge international brand, known for both automobiles and sports cars, whilst also being known for air conditioning systems and factory systems. Often mispronounced as “mits-i-bishi”, the correct pronunciation is “mits-bishi”.
Audi
Audi, another German automotive manufacturer, are known for their luxury cars, having originally been founded in 1909. The correct pronunciation of the manufacturer is “oudi”, not “aw-dee”.
Porsche
Porsche are widely known for their high-performance sports cars, but apparently not the pronunciation of their name. Whilst many fans pronounce it “porsh”, the correct pronunciation is “porsh-uh”.
Mazda
Mazda, a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer, has produced over 1.5 million vehicles. Despite many pronouncing it as “MAZ-duh”, the correct pronunciation is “MAHD-zah”.
