Names Of Cars And Their Proper Pronunciations

Car names being pronounced wrongly isn't peculiar
to Nigerians alone. I have made an attempt to
compile some car names. Enjoy and learn.
Acura → ‘Ack + you + rah’ | The ‘c’ makes a hard ‘k’
sound. The second syllable sounds like the word
‘you’.
Aston Martin → ‘Ass + ton Mahr + tin’ | First syllable
is pronounced ‘ass’ and the second is pronounced
like the word ‘ton’. Say ‘Martin’ just like the name!
Audi → ‘Aww + dee’ | Audi is a tough one. For the
first syllable just say ‘aww’ 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+gat+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 → ‘Cry + 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’.
The same applies to 'girl' pronounced as /gurl/
Ford → ‘Four + d’ or 'Fod' | 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 → ‘Hohn + 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. Sean Tizzle miss-pronounced this in 2013,
he said 'Haiyondai'. He even made a joke by
extending it to 'I wan die'. LoL
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 + var’ | Land Rover isn’t
too tricky to pronounce. Pronounce ‘Rover’ by saying
‘row’ then ‘var’.
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?! To make things easier, look at the phonetic
spelling of Porsche for guidance. Every Nigerian
seems to know this one.
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’. Not 'Subayru' as
Yorubas call it. I am Yoruba.
Tesla → ‘Tess + lah’ | The first syllable of Tesla
rhymes with ‘mess’.
Toyota → ‘Toy + oh + tah’ | Just say ‘toy’ then ‘yota’!
Volkswagen → ‘Volks + va + kin’ | ‘Volks’ rhymes with
‘folks’, and the second part of the word is
pronounced just like ‘vakin’. I learnt this on CNN.
Don't argue please. Also, take a clue from Arsenal
manager's name Wenger. It's Venger by
pronunciation.
Volvo → ‘Vol + vo’ | If you like safe station wagons,
then you are familiar with Volvo.
Lastly, Peugeot → ‘Poe+ Joe’ | This car isn't
pronounced 'Pijot' or 'Pijoe' and not 'pigeon'.