Tat-too-ah-hey
Vee-ah-hey

 

I tend to just use Spanish pronunciation for brands. Sometimes this makes me sound like I'm trying too hard...but, I think that is probably how the manufacturers pronounce their own work. Accents tend to be on the second to last syllable, unless there is an accent mark above a different vowel (Like Don Pepin has an accent on the "i"...Don Pay-pEEn.) "A"s make an ah sound, "E"s make a strong A sound, "I"s make a strong E sound, "O" is fairly the same as in English and "U"s are more of an ooh sound. "J"s turn to a soft h, "H"s are silent. "X"s are like the English h with a bit more phlegm. I'm sure there are more rules (like strong and soft "G"s, and fricative "V"s), but that is the gist of it. Es muy facil.

 

Give me a few, there's a website that plays video of the right way to saw most habano names anyways, I'll post in a few

 

Cigar Names Pronounciation

 

for example, two that come to mind are tatuaje and Viaje.

I never had an issue with Tatuaje, but for some crazy reason I was trying to pronounce Viaje as if it were a French word for a while. Please don't ask why in the hell I tried that :frusty:

 

Layne is right in saying to just use the Spanish pronounciation. Kenny's link is cool, but don't have the NC's that don't also have CC's.

 

I go on You Tube and enter the name I can't say and look for reviews. Then I listen to how maybe two different people pronounce the name. Finally heard how to say Behike

 

Great post!
Somebody give this man a bump i am out for today!

 

I never had an issue with Tatuaje, but for some crazy reason I was trying to pronounce Viaje as if it were a French word for a while. Please don't ask why in the hell I tried that :frusty:

maybe you had just smoked a l'atelier the day before?

J.

 

Times when I have stayed and blown smoke with the fellow patrons at my favorite brick and mortar establishment, I have heard of a well received cigar named Romeeyo and Jooly Etta. It sounds like a knock-off of Romeo y Julieta. Perhaps it is a CI Exclusive.

I don't correct others on their pronunciations because I do not appreciate being corrected, myself. If someone I am talking to mispronounces a name I simply use the correct pronunciation and allow them to take it or carry on in willful bliss, so to speak.

 

Great post!
Somebody give this man a bump i am out for today!

Taken care of!!

 

One thing that bugs me is when Americans go overboard with pronunciation. When they start rolling "R"s and overdoing vowels, it just grates on me. Pronouncing a word, or name phonetically correctly is one thing, but attempting to sound native, when they're not... ugh.

 

One thing that bugs me is when Americans go overboard with pronunciation. When they start rolling "R"s and overdoing vowels, it just grates on me. Pronouncing a word, or name phonetically correctly is one thing, but attempting to sound native, when they're not... ugh.

I am guilty of this occasionally. I try to hard to get it right/impress my friends, but usually somebody calls me out on it and puts me in my place lol.

 

Spanish pronunciation varies between countries so I'm not sure there is one right way to say it. For example, my wife speaks Argentenian spanish, anything with a double L she pronounces with a "sh" sound. It makes no sense but that is the regional pronunciation. I would imagine there are some variations between different cigar producing regions as well.

 

Spanish pronunciation varies between countries so I'm not sure there is one right way to say it. For example, my wife speaks Argentenian spanish, anything with a double L she pronounces with a "sh" sound. It makes no sense but that is the regional pronunciation. I would imagine there are some variations between different cigar producing regions as well.

To my knowledge the common or majority of the spanish speaking, cigar producing countries are in Central America where the Castilian dialect is spoken.
Arregentina & Brazil have a more Portuguese influence.

 

Spanish pronunciation varies between countries so I'm not sure there is one right way to say it. For example, my wife speaks Argentenian spanish, anything with a double L she pronounces with a "sh" sound. It makes no sense but that is the regional pronunciation. I would imagine there are some variations between different cigar producing regions as well.

To my knowledge ( and I could be wrong) the common or majority of the spanish speaking, cigar producing countries are in Central America where the Castilian dialect is spoken.
Arregentina & Brazil have a more Portuguese influence.

 

One thing that bugs me is when Americans go overboard with pronunciation. When they start rolling "R"s and overdoing vowels, it just grates on me. Pronouncing a word, or name phonetically correctly is one thing, but attempting to sound native, when they're not... ugh.

Yeah, I don't go that far. It's mostly vowel pronunciation and emphasis on the correct syllable for me. Plus, when I try to roll my Rs, I sound like a dying trawling motor.

 

Taken care of!!

:mrgreen:

 

Ok, I'll be the first to admit, I likely butcher lots of brand names when I try to say them.
Im lucky if I make it to a B&M once a year really so I don't get to spend much time around knowledgable people.
I'm not really sure how to say some of these names and I feel like a retard when I say the brand or name to someone because I'm sure I don't say it right.
some are easy obviously but some I just take a stab at.
was wondering if anyone could help me with pronunciation on some names.
for example, two that come to mind are tatuaje and Viaje.

I always like to go here when I want to know how to say something in Espanol. translate.google.com And "click" on the little speaker button.

...... :yo:

 

a = short u in fun, e = long a in made, i = long e in me, o = long o in phone, u = long u in use, y = long e in many, j = h in hat, r is like a rolling of the tongue sound, h is silent, g sounds something like g in go and and h in how combined

 

To my knowledge ( and I could be wrong) the common or majority of the spanish speaking, cigar producing countries are in Central America where the Castilian dialect is spoken.
Arregentina & Brazil have a more Portuguese influence.

Who'd have thought that the Portuguese influence would be so strong in a country where they speak, you know... Portuguese? :noidea: :biggrin:

 

Who'd have thought that the Portuguese influence would be so strong in a country where they speak, you know... Portuguese? :noidea: :biggrin:

Never too old to learn something!!!
Always thought it was mixed dialect of Spanish & Portuguese.
Thx Dave!:bowdown:

 

For the record Argentina speaks spanish and Brazil speaks portugese.

In regards to dialects I seached and found a handy guide (there is a map showing the regions)
Spanish dialects and varieties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia