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View Poll Results: how do you say Hyundai?
Hun - Day
24
55.81%
Hun - Die
6
13.95%
Hi - yun - Day
13
30.23%
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how do you say Hyundai?

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Old 01-20-2005, 08:19 PM
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seriously. serious question. everyone i run in to says it different. i always correct it w/ the way I say it.

ok, here goes:

1. Hun - Day

2. Hun - Die

3. Hi - yun - Day
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Old 01-20-2005, 08:21 PM
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no Hon-day?


I say Hi yun day with an attempt at a Korean accent as a joke sometimes.
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Old 01-20-2005, 08:24 PM
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He - yun - Day But you run the 1st & 2nd parts together like Heyun-day, sort of wink1.gif
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i usualy tell them its a Porsche or a Korean Ferrari, they usualy walk away at that point, lol, but if i have to say it i say it, Han-day or Hun-dai, lol.
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Old 01-20-2005, 08:34 PM
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The say Hun day in the commercials, so I would assume that they are saying it correctly.
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Old 01-20-2005, 08:39 PM
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Hung all Day
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yea... i say "hun - day"... and ALWAYS correct ppl

i believe there's a pronunciation thing in the owners manual. but, i don't remember
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does hyundai actually put out a phonetic spelling of it in english..im sure in korea its pronounced like haay-unn-day hehe wink1.gif
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Yeah, I was gonna say.. Listen to the Korean commercials versus the American commercials. It's funny.
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CyberShark)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hung all Day</div>
HAHAHAH laughing.giflaughing.giflaughing.gif
But seriously, gotta say it like the motherland
Hi - yun - Day
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