How do you pronounce Acura?

[ballmode]

Acura is only in Canada and America

Ack You Rah

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: mugs
They don't sell Acuras in Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura

It is also planned to extend Acura to the Japanese domestic market in 2008.

That's nice. Have you ever seen one of their commercials?

 

[JS80]

Jag-wire

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: JS80
Jag-wire

Repost.

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: aphex
I think the obvious answer is that your friend is an idiot.

:laugh: I'll tell him.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Originally posted by: psteng19

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy
Honda

How dare you call my TSX a Honda :|:|:|

Hahaha.... Only in some countries do they think people are vain enough and materialistic enough that the expensive models need to be re-branded... so we don't possibly associate it with the cheaper models... therefore your TSX IS a Honda

 

[edro]

Ack-Yer-Uh

This is the correct and Only way to pronounce it.

If you do not pronounce it this way, you are a moron.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: mugs
That's nice. Have you ever seen one of their commercials?

Once or twice, I don't watch a lot of TV. TV stations on TV I mean... I do download TV shows and watch them though .

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: mugs
That's nice. Have you ever seen one of their commercials?

Once or twice, I don't watch a lot of TV. TV stations on TV I mean... I do download TV shows and watch them though .

Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ernHGtKzCyQ

They pronounce it the way most people in this thread pronounce it. I'll let you guess where people learn to pronounce brand names.

 

[khas]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

See, the problem is, people are speaking it in English, when they forget "Acura" is a Japanese car brand (i.e. Honda). If you look at hiragana, you will see that most of the way people are typing it out, is simply not going to work in Japanese.

Look at this webpage:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/japanese_hiragana.htm

Take 'a' + "ku" + "ra"

You wouldn't use "ko", because that's a "koh" sound, not a "koo" sound like "ku" provides.

I think you would use:

'a' + 'kyu' + 'ra'

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: mugs
Jag-you-are
/extends pinky while sipping tea

Oh Acura? Ak-yur-ah

Do you like luxury?

 

[DougK62]

How do you pronounce 'Ford'?

 

[Cutterhead]

Ack-You-Ruh

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Ah-cuh-rah

EDIT:

Originally posted by: burntfish
ack-cue-ra

I don't know how you get two constant sounds out of a single letter 'c'. The only way to get a double constant sound in Japanese is two of the same constant directly following each other.

good thing acura isn't a japanese word.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: JS80
Jag-wire

Repost.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

I am with Aikouka

"Ah-cue-ra" sounds like a poor attempt at "englishifying" the word

Ah-koo-rah on the other hand, is the correct spelling to me, it just sounds much more natural

Oh btw to every reply that says "but it IS an english word" well, it still sounds bad

 

[zeruty]

four in pee oh ess

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: barfo
My friend says correct way is A-coo-rah but that old guy in Pulp Fiction says A-cue-rah so which is it?

A-coo-rah = FOB chinglish.

 

[meltdown75]

ess-tee-eff-yew

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: Vinfinite
seriously, how do you say it any other way...

See, the problem is, people are speaking it in English, when they forget "Acura" is a Japanese car brand (i.e. Honda). If you look at hiragana, you will see that most of the way people are typing it out, is simply not going to work in Japanese.

Look at this webpage:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/japanese_hiragana.htm

Take 'a' + "ku" + "ra"

You wouldn't use "ko", because that's a "koh" sound, not a "koo" sound like "ku" provides.

good thing c != k

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: mugs
They don't sell Acuras in Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acura

It is also planned to extend Acura to the Japanese domestic market in 2008.

good thing it's 2007

 

[ebaycj]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
I am with Aikouka

"Ah-cue-ra" sounds like a poor attempt at "englishifying" the word

Ah-koo-rah on the other hand, is the correct spelling to me, it just sounds much more natural

Oh btw to every reply that says "but it IS an english word" well, it still sounds bad

you = FOB chinese ?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: mugs
Jag-you-are
/extends pinky while sipping tea

Oh Acura? Ak-yur-ah

Do you like luxury?

Not sure what you're getting at, but... sure, I love luxury.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: mugs
Jag-you-are
/extends pinky while sipping tea

Oh Acura? Ak-yur-ah

Do you like luxury?

Not sure what you're getting at, but... sure, I love luxury.

Ah, nm. It's an SNL skit with Will Ferell

 

[classy]

Ak-cure-a