Pronunciation

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@ famine & Wolfe2x7, I think you are having some misunderstanding of the word "father", wich is not pronounced the same way in english as in american. Americans tend to have a short "a", and the english tend to have a long "a". That is what separates your japanese pronounciations, I think!

Back on topic; here in Sweden we have a crapload of words from other languages, so we at least try to pronounce them as they were originally tended to be used, so GT becomes Grahn Tou-ree-zmo, wich I think is pretty close to it´s italian origin.
 
im very surprised to see this thread go for so long. personally, me and my roommates say it gah-ran tuhr-ismoh

i guess its all in how you decide to say it whether or not its proper english or whatever :)
 
Famine
If it used the same "a" sound as "father" (which is pronounced exactly the same as "farther") it'd be su-zu-kar. I'd also like to reference the word "katakana" which utilises both forms - ka-ta-kar-na - as the second "ka" is elongated.

In the video you posted, the commentator says "Sa sutarto", but holds onto the "sa" for dramatic effect, like that idiot who does ITV F1 commentary and always starts a race with "nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!111!one".

Sa = sa
Saa = sar/saah
Ka = ka
Kaa = kar/kaah

The "a" in father = "ar" (or possibly "aah"), unless you actually pronounce it fa-tha.


Oh for a set of phonetic notations... :lol:

But you do see what I mean about "sa" from that video, right? :)

I could've sworn the american and British pronunciations for "father" were the same. :scared: :lol:

American "father" = fä`th
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r

My pronunciation for "Suzuka" = s
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`z
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`kä

American "Suzuka" = s
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`z
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`k
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(with the second syllable receiving a lot of emphasis)

American "Nissan" = n
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`sän

My pronunciation for "Katakana" = kä`tä`kä`nä

American pronunciation for "Katakana" = probably something along the lines of: k
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`t
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`k
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`n
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Is that better? ;) I hope those images work...
 
"father" doesn't rhyme with "blather" in any British or American-English accent, AFAIK.

"Dan Rather" is pronounced with a short "a", and that "Rather" rather rhymes with "blather". But the "th" isn't quite the same, AFAIK.

In most British accents, "rather" rhymes with "father" and "lather", but not with "blather". But in American-English accents, "lather" rhymes with "blather". I'm actually not sure how Americans pronounce "rather" (as a word, not the name; the name also has a hard "th" instead of the soft one for the word ("F" instead of "V" in Cockney)). (Actually I think it tends to be "intermediately hard" in Dan Rather's name).

AFAIK, in most American-English accents, "father" tends to be pronounced in an almost British way, only vaguely distinguishable from the word "farther". Possible this is a holdover from the Lord's Prayer? (Although, actually I thought I had read that the short-a to "ah" vowel shift post-dated the colonial insurrection).

I'm not entirely sure what caused the word "blather" to come to mind . . .
 
Well, to answer the original question.....

Gran Too-reez-moe

I am only basing on the commercials I've seen on TV for Tourist Trophy...
"..from the makers of Gran Turismo comes...."

I'm sure it is a long e...

as a matter of fact, when my wife first saw the commercial, she turned to me and said "is that how it's pronounced?" and all I could say was I guess so..

and Wolf and Famine....if you guys keep this up, we can all learn japanese from you.... :)
 
jimihemmy
as a matter of fact, when my wife first saw the commercial, she turned to me and said "is that how it's pronounced?" and all I could say was I guess so..
I guess that sort of sums it up.
 
Niece-on

Stah-Gee-Uh
Stah should sound like Stab.

Now, how about Polyphony!

I used to say Poly-Foney until i saw a behind the scenes documentry or something on Gran Turismo and they compared the term Polyphony to Symphony, and how that all makes sense.

So, now I say it like I guess it's supposed to be said, to sound like Symphony. I just wonder how many other people still, or ever did, say Poly-Foney.

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EDIT:

So, with the whole rhyming with Symphony my current pronunciation is:
Puh-liff-uney

Sounds kinda like Epiphany.
 
Kuhnaydeein
Stah-Gee-Uh
Stah should sound like Stab.

Not quite, unless you say stab "stayb."

STAGEA isn't really a Japanese word, it's more of a Romanji word, or, as others would call it, "engrish." Thus, the "STAGE" part is based on the english word of the same spelling, and a couple audio sources (including one from Nissan itself) have been found to support this pronunciation.

As for how to go from "STAGE--" into "--A"...well, that still seems to be up for debate. The official Nissan source pronounced it "stay-jee-ah," but another source pronounced it "stay-jah." :)

Kuhnaydeein
Pupik, Gran Turismo is in the Dictionary as well...

That's because it's just "Grand Touring" in Italian. ;)
 
Thanks Wolfe, that's just the point I was trying to make in regards to Pupik's reply to my original thread. I knew both were in the dictionary/on Dictionary.com, I just knew of another word (Polyphony) that I thought others may have been mis-speaking.

And when I mentioned how I say Stagea, I wasn't saying how everybody should be saying it, I just spelled it like I thought I said it... But... For some reason, seeing it here, and seeing it on the screen next to the actual car, I say it differently.

Stay Gee Uh is how I actually say it... I don't know what I was thinking last night...
I mean, of all people I should be one of the best at trying to spell stuff out Phonetically, I mean my nickname is Canadian spelled Way Out...

Don't Post Tired Kids!
 
FAOLIU05
We have now officially ran out of ideas for topics... :nervous:

In the GT4 forum, or in this thread? If you're talking about this thread, maybe we should all try to figure out how to pronounce your username. ;) :lol:
 
Considering that three of his last eight topics have had the words "Chevrolet Corvette Z06" in them, and the most recent topic he made was locked for discussing illegal activities, I'm not sure "ideas for topics" is an area he's suited for commenting on.
 
Anyone who ever had a Commodore 64 should be familiar with the word polyphony or, at least, its derivative, polyphonic.

Of course, the stress for polyphony versus polyphonic is somewhat different.

I think English-speaking automotive types have been mispronouncing the Italian term "Gran Turismo" for a long time. For some reason, those less familiar with cars think to pronounce it in Italian. I first heard it like that when someone was actually reading my web browser over my shoulder. :guilty: A pronunciation like that for something which which I am so familiar sounds, to me, pretentious--almost facetious. But I'm actually finding it hard to find recommended English pronunciations of "Gran Turismo" on the web.
 
Famine
the most recent topic he made was locked for discussing illegal activities
:odd: Tasteful way of puting it. So that nobody gets the wrong idea, allow me to link you people with the thread itself... Illegal Activities Thread! It merely asks who can break the speed limit within the acceleration lane. It wasn't as if I was trying to organize a drug deal, or some pornography ring. Hopefully nobody got that impression from Famine's rather direct description.
Famine
Considering that three of his last eight topics have had the words "Chevrolet Corvette Z06" in them
And damn, those were some nice topics. Two of which (Z06 @ N-Ring and Z-Tune Vs. Z06) were pretty good reads, especially the Z-Tune Vs. Z06 thread. Oh, and correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't both topics completely original? The Z06 @ N-Ring thread was major news if anything. And the Z-Tune Vs. Z06 was just a good debate thread. 👍

And well... there is that one thread concieved seemingly ages ago, GTS Vs. Z06. It simply pits two of the more exciting American sports cars together in a rather extensive comparison witin the realms of GT4. This thread also squeezed out a rather fair amount of attention (not to mention your administrator dropped a line or two).
Famine
I'm not sure "ideas for topics" is an area he's suited for commenting on.
GT4 offers so much to converse upon, and this can only last sooo long, which is natural of any game. But to see a topic surface such as this, especially of now (as the GT series took off some 8 years ago), it just hints towards the demise of interest, which again... is natural. I merely made an innocent observation, one which I guess isn't so obvious to some.

Not to mention, I've come up with a few fun topics which just never caught on. But they were completely original if anything. Just check them out in my profile. I'm sure you'll understand. :sly:
Wolfe2x7
If you're talking about this thread, maybe we should all try to figure out how to pronounce your username.
Point well made! lol. Well actually, it's pronounced:

Fall-lee-you (say it fast) and then the numbers 05. It's my Togan surname, which I carry today.
 
Hey, I just wanted to know the correct way to say it, as I have heard two different ways. then we expanded on other pronunciations. I'll ad one now, Mazda- Mahz-duh, or maz-dah
 
i say gt4 because that's the only way my parents understand it
 
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