Pronouce "Celica"?

[Crymson]

How do you pronounce the name "Celica"?

Just wondering what the average is, heard it explain "American's say it that way" and "the toyota dealers say it this way".

[QuasarCav]

Sel




Ika


Not Sleeka or Sellicka

Sel...................IKA

[Crymson]

ika is 2 syllables i'm pretty sure.

[TEAMFaint]

Americans tend to pronounce it: Sell-ick-a
while Canadians tend to pronounce it: Sell-eeek-ah

[sputnik]

I prounounce it...

suh-LEEK-uh (close to option #2)

[403Gemini]

option 2 ftw

sell-ick-ah sounds goofy lol

sounds like a persons trying to get rid of it
"SELL!! ICK!!! AAH!!!!!"

[toyboy88]

Originally posted by sputnik
I prounounce it...

suh-LEEK-uh (close to option #2)

ditto...

[Gurpy]

suh-leek-uh, I think as someone said earlier in the thread Americans usually say cell-ika but that sounds retarded.

plus its sweet saying CELIIICCCAAAAAA

[Godfuader]

Originally posted by TEAMFaint
Americans tend to pronounce it: Sell-ick-a
while Canadians tend to pronounce it: Sell-eeek-ah

:werd: Stupid americans, I have to argue with them everytime im in the states that its not SELL-ICK-AH:guns: Just think of how the Japanese would pronounce it.

[derek123]

I thought it was Sell-lick-ah

[frostyda9]

Originally posted by sputnik
suh-LEEK-uh

:thumbsup:

I don't know why, but cars/parts have so many words that people pronounce differently. How about these:

-Tein
-Exedy
-camber
-Mugen
-Enkei
-Scion
-Yaris

the list goes on....

[dino_martini]

Sell-E-Ka

[k98303]

see-lick-kah

[dave101]

whoa thats weird.

Sell-i-kuh:dunno:

[ashee]

sill-EEEK-ah

What about Audi?

Ow-dee?
Odd-ee?

[k98303]

odd-eee

[HiSpec]

hahah .... guys...omg :rolleyes: :rofl:

here is the correct way a linguist would pronounce it

for simple dumb old english: se-lee-ka

transcribed: /selika/ (with a "hat" going over the "a", and "e" flipped upside down)

[soupey]

sell eee kah

and

ow dee


hyun day or hyun die?

[HiSpec]

Originally posted by Godfuader


:werd: Stupid americans, I have to argue with them everytime im in the states that its not SELL-ICK-AH:guns: Just think of how the Japanese would pronounce it.

we say it differently then the Americans (yes, stupid) because we have canadian raising.
But here is how a Japanese would pronounce it "seeleeka", but the "lee" is pronounced somewhere between "lee" and "ree" as japanese does not have a "L" sound in their voice vocabulary.

[Godfuader]

Originally posted by HiSpec


we say it differently then the Americans (yes, stupid) because we have canadian raising.
But here is how a Japanese would pronounce it "seeleeka", but the "lee" is pronounced somewhere between "lee" and "ree" as japanese does not have a "L" sound in their voice vocabulary.

still no where near SELL ica....closer to SEE lika

[frostyda9]

I think "Audi" is like "charade". Most people will pronounce it the way it looks, but those that try to act sophisticated will pronounce it "sha-rodd" ;) They're the same people that pronounce "mature" mah-tooor

[4doorj]

i say sell.ee.ka
i guess ive been saying it wrong:banghead:

[derek123]

Originally posted by soupey
hyun day or hyun die?

High-n-Die

[a social dsease]

sell-eek-ah!

oww-dee

por-shhhhh or por-sha ?

[IhateDomestic]

its OFFICIAL North American pronounciation is

sell-ick-a <---- that's the way they pronounced it in commercials, presentations, etc. in the US

now in Japan they pronounce it SEL-EEEE-ka

which i hear lots of people here pronounce

but i pronounce it sel-ick-a

lol

[M_Power]

Originally posted by a social dsease

por-shhhhh or por-sha ?


This is one i've wondered about. I always say por-shh, but lots of people don't.

[R!zz0]

Originally posted by TEAMFaint
Americans tend to pronounce it: Sell-ick-a


Then again...Americans are known to be stupid. I think it's "Sel-E-Ka"

[dave101]

Originally posted by R!zz0


Then again...Americans are known to be stupid. I think it's &quot;Sel-E-Ka&quot;

cool dude

[R!zz0]

Originally posted by dave101


cool dude

It's a joke dude. :rolleyes:

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by M_Power



This is one i've wondered about. I always say por-shh, but lots of people don't.

Por-sha is the proper pronounciation, but it sounds fuckin gay and then people dont know what you're talkin about so i just say por shhh even though i know it's wrong.

[a social dsease]

yea I agree with calling it por-shh

How about this one

preee-lude
pray-lude

[TEAMFaint]

Originally posted by a social dsease
yea I agree with calling it por-shh

How about this one

preee-lude
pray-lude

Pree-lude



How about this one?

Megan Racing

MEEE-GIN
or Meg-an (like the name of a female)

[ashee]

Pree-lude:)

[Supa Dexta]

pray-lude

[BigWill]

what about ford
i mean is it fo-rd or is it Ford i mean holy shit, this is like the eighth wonder of the world...
just playing around
but i think its sell-ee-ka

[Godfuader]

Originally posted by IhateDomestic
its OFFICIAL North American pronounciation is

sell-ick-a &lt;---- that's the way they pronounced it in commercials, presentations, etc. in the US

now in Japan they pronounce it SEL-EEEE-ka

which i hear lots of people here pronounce

but i pronounce it sel-ick-a

lol

only in US commercials do they say SELL-IKA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6f15Wi4MtM

Canadian still pronounce CE-Leek-ah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-vA3HbXDk

[TEAMFaint]

SELL-EE-KA FOR THE WIN:D

[Rockski]

odd ee

[Cornfed]

I pronounce it sell-eee-ka

As for some other ones..

Ow-dee
Por-shh
Pree-Lude (I know this one guy that pronounces it prell-yude :confused: )

[Cypresskilla]

Sell-crap-apa

Any way you say it:thumbsdow

[jdm_jspec]

^^^hahahaha

[IhateDomestic]

PREY-LUDE

[heavyD]

OB-SOL-ETE

[yellowsnow]

It's sel--LEE--ka

If you can read Japanese, it's spelt "Sereeka" in japanese characters of course.

[Godfuader]

Originally posted by yellowsnow
It's sel--LEE--ka

If you can read Japanese, it's spelt &quot;Sereeka&quot; in japanese characters of course.

Can you get an image of what it would look like in Japanese characters?

[civicrider]

id have to say the comericals selling the car are right and its

sell ick a, if thats how toyota says it thats how its said

:closed:

[The Cosworth]

Originally posted by Crymson
ika is 2 syllables i'm pretty sure.

Sell Ika is right

the american dealers call it a

cell I ca

probably closer to the spelling but sounds ugly

[TEAMFaint]

Originally posted by Cypresskilla
Sell-crap-apa

Any way you say it:thumbsdow

Obviously someone doesn't know what an Alltrac is :dunno: :guns:

Love to see your car do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTAxehcuhE

:rolleyes:

[bituerbo]

5zigen.

MOTHERFOCKERS!

[frostyda9]

goh-zee-ginn

[Cypresskilla]

Originally posted by TEAMFaint


Obviously someone doesn't know what an Alltrac is :dunno: :guns:

Love to see your car do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTAxehcuhE

:rolleyes:

My cars a stage 2 WRX, i think it could handle an Allcrap:thumbsup:

[FiveFreshFish]

:D

[Cypresskilla]

^^^
:rofl: :poosie:

[kerry]

Sell eee kaaaa


Ow Deeee


Prey Loooooooddddddd


Mugen?
Mew gen


Gheyness....

[89s1]

The direct translation to Japanene is "Serika"

So i say Sell-Ika

not "sell-eeka"
or "sleeka"

but really :whocares: