Car names we may be pronouncing wrong, until now
Several car manufacturers usually have names pronounced according to the spelling
Mumbai: Did you know that there are several car manufacturers around the world and most of them have names that are pronounced according to their spellings? Take for example BMW. Till date we pronounced it as ‘bee’ ‘em’ ‘double-u’. But did you know what the actual pronunciation is?
Audi:
Usually: ‘aww’ ‘di’
Actually: ‘aou’ ‘dee’
BMW:
Usually: ‘bee’ ‘em’ ‘double-u’
Actually: ‘bay’ ‘em’ ‘way’
Chevrolet:
Usually: ‘che’ ‘vro’ ‘let’
Actually: ‘shev’ ‘ro’ ‘ley’
Hyundai:
Usually: ‘hoon’ ‘dai’
Actually: ‘hun’ ‘dey’
Mercedes-Benz:
Usually: ‘mer’ ‘cee’ ‘dees’ ‘benz’
Actually: ‘mur’ ‘say’ ‘dees’ ‘bens’
Peugot:
Usually: ‘peu’ ‘got’
Actually: ‘poo’ ‘jsho’ or ‘poo’ ‘sho’
Porsche:
Usually: ‘porsh’ or ‘porshey’
Actually: ‘por’ ‘sha’
Renault:
Usually: ‘ren’ ‘nault’
Actually: ‘re’ ‘no’
Volkswagen:
Usually: ‘volks’ ‘wagon’
Actually: ‘folks’ ‘va’ ‘gun’
Maserati:
Usually: ‘mas’ ‘er’ ‘ati’
Actually: ‘ma’ ‘ze’ ‘raati’
Nissan:
Usually: ‘niss’ ‘saan’
Actually: ‘knee’ ‘saan’
Lamborghini:
Usually: ‘lam’ ‘bor’ ‘ghini’
Actually: ‘lam’ ‘ber’ ‘gini’
Ferrari:
Usually: ‘fer’ ‘rari’
Actually: ‘fur’ ‘ari’