How do you say "gyro"?

Question

My favorite food EVER is the famous Greek gyro, problem is, I don't know how to pronounce it. Everytime i order it, the server kinda chuckles and i've always wondered why until my sister told me she thinks i'm pronouncing it wrong. I'm kinda shy to ask the person who works there....so do you say it how you spell it?

Answer 1

Yee-Row, not Jy-row or Guy-row

Answer 2

What to you want to order? A portion of gyro meat on a plate or the pita bread with gyro, tomato, tzatziki etc?

For the first one just say yeero. For the second one say peeta yeero or souvlaki geero.

I hope you are in Greece to order that because in any other place in the world I have seen with many other names. Usually I hear gyro sandwich outside Greece.

Answer 3

That's funny. I have a shirt that my b/f wore at a Greek restaurant that he worked at. On the back it says "I'm okay, Gyro-K". That has always helped me with the pronunciation of that word...it's pronounced like euro.

Answer 4

Gyro is pronounced Hero.

Answer 5

just say ' I'll have one of those' and point to the picture and he will say ...'oh you mean a gyro" if you are not brave enough to ask the guy how to pronounce his Greek word...how do you get up the courage to order in the first place?

Answer 6

I've always called it a "Jye-ro," but my husband says it like "hero" and gives me a knowing look. So, even if it's wrong, I'm not going to give in and pronounce it his way! ;-)

Answer 7

Yeero

Answer 8

Gee-row

Answer 9

It's pronounced "yee-ro". The menu told me that.

Answer 10

It's kinda like Europe.. Eur-O.

Answer 11

I think it pronounced "hero" but then I'm not Greek. They are great sandwiches, however. If you enjoy Greek food, try some baklava. You can make it at home....delish!