Correct pronunciation of car brands - Chevrolet, Lamborghini, Porsche, Hyundai

You can often hear how motorists, discussing certain car models, pronounce their names incorrectly. This is understandable, because not everyone is familiar with the rules for reading and pronouncing Italian, German, and even more so Japanese or Korean.

The most striking example is Lamborghini, the name of this company is pronounced as “Lamboghini”. We will not delve into the rules of the Italian language, we will only say that this word is correctly pronounced as “Lamborghini”.

Among other common mistakes, you can often hear the mangled name of the American manufacturer Chevrolet. Some drivers, boasting, say that they have a Chevrolet Aveo or Epica or Lacetti. The final “T” in French is not readable, so you need to pronounce it - “Chevrolet”, well, or in the American version - “Chevy”.

The name Porsche is also mispronounced. Motorists say both "Porsche" and "Porsche". But the Germans themselves and the workers of the famous automobile plant in Stuttgart pronounce the name of the Porsche brand - after all, it’s not good to distort the name of the founder of this famous model.

If you can more or less deal with European models, then things are much worse with Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

For example Hyundai. As soon as it is not pronounced - Hyundai, Hyundai, Hyundai. It is worth saying that the Koreans themselves read this name as Hanja or Hangul. In principle, no matter how you say it, they will still understand you, especially if they see the company logo on your car. On the websites of official Hyundai dealers, they write in brackets - “Hyundai” or “Hyundai”, and according to transcription on Wikipedia, this name is advised to pronounce “Hyundai”. For a Russian, “Hyundai” sounds more familiar.

The correct reading of the Hyundai Tucson SUV also causes problems, both “Tucson” and Tucson are read, but it will be correct - Tucson. The car is named after the city in the US state of Arizona.

Mitsubishi is another brand with no agreement on the name. The Japanese themselves pronounce this word as "Mitsubishi". Lisping Americans and British pronounce it like "Mitsubishi". In Russia, the correct pronunciation is more accepted - Mitsubishi, although they are often written in the American manner.

Another Japanese brand is Suzuki, which is often read "Suzuki", but according to the rules of the Japanese language, you need to say "Suzuki".

Of course, all this is not so important and, as a rule, motorists find a common language. But when they say “Renault” or “Peugeot” on “Renault” or “Peugeot”, it is really funny.

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