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01-27-2006, 04:19 PM
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Yep, recognize it. Although not German, Dutch is sometimes close enough. The "r" we have is so much different than the American version.
So try it: Po "r" (tip of the tongue) sch (sshh) e (very short and not like "uh").
Agree that we all should try to pronounce it like that. Alternative to that is saying 911 or a Carrera, and people know what you mean too.
So try it: Po "r" (tip of the tongue) sch (sshh) e (very short and not like "uh").
Agree that we all should try to pronounce it like that. Alternative to that is saying 911 or a Carrera, and people know what you mean too.
01-27-2006, 06:50 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by Soulteacher
How do we Germans pronounce it... Well, the problem is that we have a different pronounciation of the letter 'r'. The sound of the "Por-" pronounciation is probably closest to the English word "for". The second part of the name, the "-sche", is clearly spoken as a separate syllable and sounds almost like "****" without the "-t".
As others have mentioned, it is very difficult to describe in writing how it sounds, because the emphasis on the E is different. It certainly isn't porsch or porsh uh. However, it seems the consensus is that in the United States you say Porsh uh.
I'd also expect some people to punch me in the nose if I pronunced it like the Germans do. "Did you say I'm a Poor ****?"
01-27-2006, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ronmart
The e has a eh sound, so it is more like Poor- sh-eh
As others have mentioned, it is very difficult to describe in writing how it sounds, because the emphasis on the E is different...
As others have mentioned, it is very difficult to describe in writing how it sounds, because the emphasis on the E is different...
01-27-2006, 08:37 PM
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OK first , your German "freind " is your German "Freund"
And this is the REAL way Porsche is pronounced :
Por__sche
The emphasis is on the OR .
You roll the R on the tip of your tongue, the sch is like shhh ,
and the E at the end is pronounced like the E in chErry or BEtty or bEtter.
Unless of course you speak German like a Viennese (Austrian )
In which case it would be :
Poa__sche ( no R ) and pronounced as follows :
The A like in the English " ahhh" and the " sche" as above .
(Just in case you have lunch with Arnold and ask HIM how it's pronounced Lol )
Of course, if you happen to be a Hamburger ( resident of the city , not the American delicacy )
it would be.....etc. etc. ( it's how we instantly know who's from where )
To a German , it's those little nouances which identify foreigners who think they know how to speak German .
The biggest kick I get is when I hear New Yorkers ( especially Politicians ) use /misuse the German word " schmusen " pronounced "shmoosing" by them ( If they only knew what it really means)
And, if you think learning German is hard, I still remember our English teacher trying to explain why " better" was not pronounced "bitter" (bad tasting) and why "bitter" was not " biter" (like in dog bite ) We never could get a straight answer why so many English words are pronounced totally differently from the Alphabet .
Anybody care to guess ??
And this is the REAL way Porsche is pronounced :
Por__sche
The emphasis is on the OR .
You roll the R on the tip of your tongue, the sch is like shhh ,
and the E at the end is pronounced like the E in chErry or BEtty or bEtter.
Unless of course you speak German like a Viennese (Austrian )
In which case it would be :
Poa__sche ( no R ) and pronounced as follows :
The A like in the English " ahhh" and the " sche" as above .
(Just in case you have lunch with Arnold and ask HIM how it's pronounced Lol )
Of course, if you happen to be a Hamburger ( resident of the city , not the American delicacy )
it would be.....etc. etc. ( it's how we instantly know who's from where )
To a German , it's those little nouances which identify foreigners who think they know how to speak German .
The biggest kick I get is when I hear New Yorkers ( especially Politicians ) use /misuse the German word " schmusen " pronounced "shmoosing" by them ( If they only knew what it really means)
And, if you think learning German is hard, I still remember our English teacher trying to explain why " better" was not pronounced "bitter" (bad tasting) and why "bitter" was not " biter" (like in dog bite ) We never could get a straight answer why so many English words are pronounced totally differently from the Alphabet .
Anybody care to guess ??
01-27-2006, 08:51 PM
#37
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Originally Posted by Rolf Stumberger
OK first , your German "freind " is your German "Freund"
And this is the REAL way Porsche is pronounced :
Por__sche
The emphasis is on the OR .
You roll the R on the tip of your tongue, the sch is like shhh ,
and the E at the end is pronounced like the E in chErry or BEtty or bEtter.
Unless of course you speak German like a Viennese (Austrian )
In which case it would be :
Poa__sche ( no R ) and pronounced as follows :
The A like in the English " ahhh" and the " sche" as above .
(Just in case you have lunch with Arnold and ask HIM how it's pronounced Lol )
Of course, if you happen to be a Hamburger ( resident of the city , not the American delicacy )
it would be.....etc. etc. ( it's how we instantly know who's from where )
To a German , it's those little nouances which identify foreigners who think they know how to speak German .
The biggest kick I get is when I hear New Yorkers ( especially Politicians ) use /misuse the German word " schmusen " pronounced "shmoosing" by them ( If they only knew what it really means)
And, if you think learning German is hard, I still remember our English teacher trying to explain why " better" was not pronounced "bitter" (bad tasting) and why "bitter" was not " biter" (like in dog bite ) We never could get a straight answer why so many English words are pronounced totally differently from the Alphabet .
Anybody care to guess ??
And this is the REAL way Porsche is pronounced :
Por__sche
The emphasis is on the OR .
You roll the R on the tip of your tongue, the sch is like shhh ,
and the E at the end is pronounced like the E in chErry or BEtty or bEtter.
Unless of course you speak German like a Viennese (Austrian )
In which case it would be :
Poa__sche ( no R ) and pronounced as follows :
The A like in the English " ahhh" and the " sche" as above .
(Just in case you have lunch with Arnold and ask HIM how it's pronounced Lol )
Of course, if you happen to be a Hamburger ( resident of the city , not the American delicacy )
it would be.....etc. etc. ( it's how we instantly know who's from where )
To a German , it's those little nouances which identify foreigners who think they know how to speak German .
The biggest kick I get is when I hear New Yorkers ( especially Politicians ) use /misuse the German word " schmusen " pronounced "shmoosing" by them ( If they only knew what it really means)
And, if you think learning German is hard, I still remember our English teacher trying to explain why " better" was not pronounced "bitter" (bad tasting) and why "bitter" was not " biter" (like in dog bite ) We never could get a straight answer why so many English words are pronounced totally differently from the Alphabet .
Anybody care to guess ??
01-28-2006, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Rolf Stumberger
Freut mich Sie kennen zu lernen .
P.S.: I have one Rheinland connection... Fan des 1. FC Köln seit frühesten Kindheitstagen.
01-28-2006, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rolf Stumberger
Tut mir richtig leid.
( Wir koennen nicht alle ehemalige Rheinlaender sein ) Lol
PS: Freut mich Sie kennen zu lernen .
( Wir koennen nicht alle ehemalige Rheinlaender sein ) Lol
PS: Freut mich Sie kennen zu lernen .
Dan
02-24-2006, 10:54 AM
#44
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Originally Posted by icon
either way we still dont say it like they do in germany!
check out this vid of me taking my cgt up a mtn.
i pronounce it correctly at the beginning of the video
pronounce porsche correctly
check out this vid of me taking my cgt up a mtn.
i pronounce it correctly at the beginning of the video
pronounce porsche correctly
So for those who pretentiously insist on pronouncing it the way the name is supposed to be pronounced, they are WRONG when they pronounce it Por-Sha. If they truly want to pronounce it correctly they would be saying Por'-sheh, as in the videos of Germans pronouncing the name correctly. And as SoulTeacher had first pointed out in this thread.
What I want to know is why English speakers began to mispronounce it in the first place? It's not like Porsch-eh is difficult at all to pronounce. Was it purely out of ignorance?
It would be interesting to know if PCNA had always mispronounced it, and if they were corrected by German nationals (or if not, at the very least they would have heard it pronounced correctly), why did they persist in the mispronunciation?
02-24-2006, 10:57 AM
#45
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Originally Posted by MMD
If you were introduced to a member of the Porsche family you'd hear name pronounced Por-shaw.
Now after that introduction are you gonna call their cars a "porsh?"
I find it slightly dumb/rude when people say it wrongly.
Now after that introduction are you gonna call their cars a "porsh?"
I find it slightly dumb/rude when people say it wrongly.