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As a 9 year-old kid growing up there were only two things that mattered to me: sports
and cars. When I wasn’t busy pitching for my baseball team or playing backyard football,
I was busy memorizing every single car on the road and yelling out the make and model
every time I saw one. I even subscribed to Motor Trend Magazine! My favorite car brand
has always been Land Rover. I love SUVs, and Land Rovers are often considered to be the
best and most popular SUVs used on safaris and by park rangers. For those of you who
love cars like me and want to learn how to pronounce the most popular car brands and
English, today’s lesson will teach you a lot!
Car Brands
Acura ? ‘Ack + your + ah’ | The ‘c’ makes a hard ‘k’ sound. The second syllable
sounds like the word ‘your’.
Aston Martin ? ‘*** + ton Mahr + tin’ | First syllable is pronounced ‘***’ and
the second is pronounced like the word ‘ton’. Say ‘Martin’ just like the name!
Audi ? ‘Oww + dee’ | Audi is a tough one. For the first syllable just say ‘oww’
like if you were in pain, then ‘dee’ for the second.
Bentley ? ‘Bent + lee | One of the simpler car brands, Bentley is pronounced ‘bent’
then ‘lee’.
BMW ? ‘Bee Emm W’ | Just say the letters B, M, W!
Bugatti ? ‘Boo+got+ee | The first syllable of the Italian car brand Bugatti is pronounced
‘boo’!
Buick ? ‘Byue + ikk’ | A tougher one to pronounce, make sure you pronounce Buick as
if there is a ‘y’ following the ‘b’. It’s the same mouth movement as the word
‘cute’.
Cadillac ? ‘Kad + ill + ak’ | Make sure you pronounce will a standard ‘L’ sound,
nothing fancy.
Chrysler ? ‘Kry + sler’ | Instead of making the ‘ch’ sound, pronounce Chrysler as
if it is spelled Krysler.
Dodge ? ‘Dawdge’ | The ‘o’ makes more of an ‘aw’ sound in Dodge.
Fiat ? ‘Fee + awt’ | The ‘i’ makes an ‘ee’ sound.
Ferrari ? ‘Fur + arr + ee’ | Makers of some of the fastest and most expensive cars
in the world, Ferrari is pronounced as if the first syllable is spelled ‘fur’.
Ford ? ‘Four + d’ | An easy one. Just the number 4 plus a ‘d’ at the end!
GMC ? ‘Gee + Emm + See’ | Like BMW, all you need to do is say the letters G, M, C.
Honda ? ‘Hahn + dah’ | The ‘o’ and ‘a’ make a similar ‘ah’ sound.
Hyundai ? ‘Hi + yoon + day’ | This Korean car brand looks tricky, but can easily be
split into three simple syllables.
Infiniti ? ‘In + fin + it + ee’ | The first three I’s are all pronounced the same.
The fourth sounds like ‘ee’.
Jeep ? ‘Jeep’ | The full ‘e’ sound is critical in pronouncing Jeep.
Kia ? ‘Kee + ya’ | To pronounce Kia, just say ‘key’ plus ‘ya’.
Land Rover ? ‘Laand Row + vurr’ | My personal favorite, Land Rover isn’t too tricky to
pronounce. Pronounce ‘Rover’ by saying ‘row’ then ‘vurr’.
Lamborghini ? ‘Lam + bore + gee + nee’ | Another fancy Italian brand of sports cars,
the I’s in Lamborghini make an ‘e’ sound.
Lexus ? ‘Lecks + us’ | Make sure you say the first syllable as if it’s spelled ‘ecks’
and not ‘eeks’.
Mazda ? ‘Mahz + dah’ | A very unique name, make sure to pronounce the ‘z’ properly.
Mercedes ? ‘Mer + say + dees’ | The second ‘e’ sounds like an ‘a’.
Mitsubishi ? ‘Mitt + sue + bee + shee’ | Remember the last two I’s are pronounced
‘ee’.
Nissan ? ‘Nee + sahn’ | The first syllable is pronounced exactly like the word ‘knee’.
Porsche ? ‘Poor + shuh’ | Three consonants in a row?! T0 make things easier, look at
the phonetic spelling of Porsche for guidance.
Rolls Royce ? ‘Row + lls Roice’ | The first word is pronounced just like ‘rolls’
is normally. Royce rhymes with ‘voice’.
Subaru ? ‘Soo + bar + oo’ | The two syllables ‘su’ and ‘ru’ both rhyme with ‘boo’.
Tesla ? ‘Tess + lah’ | The first syllable of Tesla rhymes with ‘mess’.
Toyota ? ‘Toy + oh + tah’ | Just say ‘toy’ then ‘yota’!
Volkswagen ? ‘Volks + wag + on’ | ‘Volks’ rhymes with ‘folks’, and the second part
of the word is pronounced just like ‘wagon’.
Volvo ? ‘Vol + vo’ | If you like safe station wagons, then you are familiar with
Volvo.
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