Why is Hyundai pronounced Hyundai?
The name itself is a transliteration from the Korean word for “modernity.” If you hear Koreans
pronouncing it, you’ll hear it as “hyeondae,” with the “y” being clearly
pronounced. But for the Americas, the company’s official position is that it’s “
Hyundai like Sunday.”
How do you pronounce the car brand Hyundai?
In the US, the commonly accepted
pronunciation of Hyundai rhymes with “Sunday”—you’ll notice that this is how it’s said in American advertisements. With that said, in the UK, it’s often
pronounced “high-UN-dye.”Of course,
Hyundai is a Korean company, and in Korea the
pronunciation is closer to “HYUN-day.”
How do you say Hyundai in Japanese?
How do they pronounce Hyundai in Korea?
The original
Korean pronunciation is closest to HYUN-day (-hy as in Hugh, -u as in bun, -ay as in day, stressed syllables shown in upper case).
Hyundai UK, including its adverts, has a different way of saying it: high-UUN-digh (-igh as in high, -uu as in book, British anglicisation).
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