Is it Por-shar?
Por-shay?
Posh?
Cos' I've heard the three pronounciations throughout various movies, TV shows and video games, and I'm not sure which is the 'correct' pronunciation. Please help?
2007-03-21 16:25:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Porsche
PORSH-uh
2007-03-25 13:45:59 · answer #1 · answered by Zach 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the USA american accent, it is pronounced Porsh.
Everywhere else in the world, including the maker and owner of Porsche pronounces it Por-Sha.
The U.S. is the only place that pronounces it differently. So the correct way to say it is ofcourse, the same way the everyone says it. America's pronounciation is wrong.
2007-03-22 12:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by C7S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard German native speakers explain it to me as "porsh-eh," without much emphasis on the "eh." It doesn't have a long "a" sound, more of a short "e."
Some owners of the newer cars say "poor-sha" to make it sound expensive. If they take extra effort to pronounce the name, you can also bet they think the engine is in the front. They'll be trading it in for a Lexus in a couple years. :p
I say "porsh" around friends and everyday, and "porsh-eh" when I'm in wealthier company.
2007-03-23 19:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by joelszark@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Porsche
2007-03-22 11:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by gandhi1078 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pronunciation of "Porsche"
"Porsche", a proper name, is originally pronounced as, PORSH-uh (IPA /ËpÉɹÊÉ/) (correct pronunciation (help·info)), which is how members of the Porsche family pronounce their name.
Some tend to vocalize the e, which results in Por-SCHA (/pÉɹËÊÊ/). Others, particularly in Canada and the United States, mistakenly treat the e as silent, a pronunciation rule that applies in English and French but not in German, producing the monosyllabic, porsh (/pÉɹÊ/).
* The correct pronunciation of "Porsche"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche
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2007-03-21 16:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Magikmann 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Por Shay thats how u pronounce it, but when u say "shay" the
"ay " goes strong and it shud be like "A" so it comes out to be like "PORSH-A" :D hope this helps.
2007-03-23 07:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by kittana 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people will say porsche, the way its spelt
others will say por-sh-ah
but its really por-sh-uh
the ending should sound more like uh, then ah.
2007-03-23 11:48:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people say "porsh" but it's suppose to be "porsh-uh" or like the namw Portia. I say porsh though, just because it's shorter.
2007-03-22 16:17:27 · answer #8 · answered by exigesprit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pore-shah
2007-03-21 16:36:51 · answer #9 · answered by ToriAnn55 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the proper pronounciation is porsh-ah.
2007-03-21 16:34:53 · answer #10 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the Admirer, Porsche is - Poorsh
To the Owner, Porsche is - Poorsha...
Thats how it was explained to me...
2007-03-21 16:39:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋