How do you pronounce Hyundai?

[Drudkh]

Just heard on TV, it was pronounced as "he-un-day". :think:
What say you? I used to hear "he-yun-day" or "he-yun-dai".

 

[timlim]

er, not sure really. guess the ad should be right as it comes from the company itself.

i do know that "hyundai" in korean characters is equivalent to the chinese characters "xian dai" (or xian4 dai4 for those who know hanyu pinyin), which means "modern"...phonetically the 2 sound the same too.

 

[Pro Image]

In Australia, USA and western countries pronounce as He-yun-day.

In Asia it's He-yun-dai......

It's their marketing thingy. I have a friend in Korea who works for Hyundai told me that.

 

[Feinwerkbau]

When I directed the Radio ads for them, it was pronounced 'Hay-Yun-Day'.

I notice a slightly different version on the current imported TVCs.

 

[kex]

diff country diff version of pronounciation..

like samsung,i heard europeans pronounce it as sam sung

singapore pronounce as sum song..

 

[Sion]

In some parts of the world it is pronounced as "who-wants-to-die?".

 

[judeseah]

er, not sure really. guess the ad should be right as it comes from the company itself.

i do know that "hyundai" in korean characters is equivalent to the chinese characters "xian dai" (or xian4 dai4 for those who know hanyu pinyin), which means "modern"...phonetically the 2 sound the same too.

ad from company migh not be right at times.

take siemens for instance.

should pronounce like 'simon',
but ad always make it sounds like 'semens'.

:O

 

[oeyvind]

HUN-DAY

Hangul 현대
Hanja 現代

 

[oeyvind]

ad from company migh not be right at times.

take siemens for instance.

should pronounce like 'simon',
but ad always make it sounds like 'semens'.

:O

SIE-MENS, German are phonetic!

 

[Drudkh]

I find it funny about such pronounciations at times. Should the correct way to pronounce the brand names be of its origin irregardless of the way it has spelt for English? :think:

 

[xray]

I normally say "Hoon-day".

 

[scud]

in Aust, today is 'to-dai' or rather 'to-die' ;p

 

[RossChang]

Just heard on TV, it was pronounced as "he-un-day". :think:
What say you? I used to hear "he-yun-day" or "he-yun-dai".

easy lar... just break the words apart... "Hy-Un-Dai"

 

[Sion]

in Aust, today is 'to-dai' or rather 'to-die' ;p

"You come here today?"

Now say it the way Australians do :sweatsm:

 

[yanyewkay]

car-four?

maybe it's "car-fool"

 

[RossChang]

car-four?

maybe it's "car-fool"

Tat's not pronounced in English...

 

[scud]

"You come here today?"

Now say it the way Australians do :sweatsm:

kekekekekeke...

 

[EiRiK]

hi-yon-dey

 

[metajam]

judeseah and oevind are on track (but latter missing the 'y' sound.. that's 'y' as in yum, not as in by). meaning is literally 'modern' and only two syllables.

hyun-dae or hyeon-dae depending on how to 'romanise' that vowel

 

[cookiez]

in Aust, today is 'to-dai' or rather 'to-die' ;p

I remembered after I bought something from this aussie saleslady, she
said to me "Thank you and have a good die (day)" :sweat: :sweat: