How do YOU pronounce Porsche?

[ehanauer]

German pronunciation is easy. Unlike English or French, you pronounce each letter.

The Porsche family pronounces it POR sha, so that's good enough for me.

BTW, most people mispronounce my German surname.

[MikenOH]

in Germany,our tour guide--a retired Porsche engineer-- pronounced it "Pour' Sha"

[JTP]

Y'all say Porch?

[roadracer311]

Living in San Francisco and driving a boxster, there are two mis-pronunciations that bother me on a regular basis:

Don't call it "Frisco"
and don't call it a "Porsh"

[Adam]

Originally Posted by roadracer311

Living in San Francisco and driving a boxster, there are two mis-pronunciations that bother me on a regular basis:

Don't call it "Frisco"
and don't call it a "Porsh"

Seriously, that bothers you? I think 99% of Americans pronounce it Porsh so you really must be bothered on a pretty regular basis.

[vath2001]

How I pronounce it: Eff You Enn, FUN!
I don't know the German word

[roadracer311]

Originally Posted by Adam

Seriously, that bothers you? I think 99% of Americans pronounce it Porsh so you really must be bothered on a pretty regular basis.

I really don't hear people call it a "porsh" very often. But then I rarely leave the city.

[Lobo1186]

ya i hear porsch(silent e) all the time. but ive also heard some people from some regions of the US call it NIKE (long I silent E) which is interesting. but at the end of the day every languange butchers words from the another one so its all good.

[Paul]

When I met Peter Porsche for the first time, he said: "Hi, I'm Peter Por sha." Then he autographed the inside of my hood.

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by Lobo1186

ya i hear porsch(silent e) all the time. but ive also heard some people from some regions of the US call it NIKE (long I silent E) which is interesting. but at the end of the day every languange butchers words from the another one so its all good.

Chevrolet
US = chev-ro-lay
France = chev-ro-let

Moet y chandon
US=mo-ey
France= mo-et

Filet Mignon
US = fil-eh
France = feel - eh
UK = filit

Porsche
GMBH = pour - sha
US = porsch

Don't feel bad in other countries the slaughter english all the time, probably the most annoying is in Greece where they are convinced that a silent "e" is actually pronounced as "uh" followed by an ackward pause.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by ehanauer

German pronunciation is easy. Unlike English or French, you pronounce each letter.

The Porsche family pronounces it POR sha, so that's good enough for me.

BTW, most people mispronounce my German surname.

Eric, is that you? Are you a Boxster guy now?

[mark1999]

Hey Guys,

My wife has named my car "Porshee"

Later,
Mark1999

[boxsternut]

The German way is "Porsh-ah", not "Porsh", so I guess 99% of you are wrong!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by boxsternut

The German way is "Porsh-ah", not "Porsh", so I guess 99% of you are wrong!

lol.....yeah I don't think there is a more widely mis-pronounced word here in America. If you randomly asked 100 Americans to say it, 99 of them would say Porsh, so the American pronunciation is Porsh. Sometimes I say Porsha sometimes I say Porsh, it doesn't really matter to me.

[ryanpw3]

I'm surprised nobody has brought up how the narrator says "Porsche" in the Porsche commercials. While regional nuances will always be in play with nearly any language, if there is a correct and incorrect way to say it, I'd hope they would get it right (according to Porsche, as a manufacturer) in their ads.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by ryanpw3

I'm surprised nobody has brought up how the narrator says "Porsche" in the Porsche commercials. While regional nuances will always be in play with nearly any language, if there is a correct and incorrect way to say it, I'd hope they would get it right (according to Porsche, as a manufacturer) in their ads.

Yeah even the Porsche commercial guy says pooorsh in slighty southern twang. Just listen very closely next time they air one.

[Bry]

I'm in the "Porsch-ah " group. I've found that, if a stranger approaches you with questions about your "porsh" and you are friendly and enthusiastic, but subtlely corrective, they will change the way they say it... at least for that conversation.
Example: (Random encounter late this summer, filling up at a gas station near my office; heavily paraphrased)
Me:
Guy: "excuse me - is that your Porsch? is it fast? How much $$$ is a Porsh"
Me: standard answers... working in the correct pronunciation; something like "...Actually, you can pick up a Porsch-ah used for a whole lot less than you might think..."
Guy: "cool, I'll check out porsch-ah's on Ebay"

I think it's kind of amusing how many people will adjust their pronunciation to match mine; I've almost made it a game.

Then again, I've also used "Porsh" at PCA events just to see what sort of reactions I get, so maybe I'm just a troublemaker...

[Lobo1186]

that forum is alot more violent for lack of better terms.... quite funny. :dance: