Proper pronounciation of moto companies

[sspmxc400]

A little help - I have gone long enough not knowing the pronounciation of many of the moto companies brands. (sorry for misspellings).

1. Gaerne - does this sound like 'gar-ney'?
2. Shoei
3. Arai
4. Sinisalo
5. Acerbis

Thanks

 

[sspmxc400]

Another:

Sidi

 

[crkid]

i'm not sure either, i do it good enough to where people get my point and i don't sound drunk.:confused:

 

[JuliusPleaser]

#5 is pronounced "uh-cher-beez". The rest are pronounced exactly the way they look. :confused:

 

[YZDezertGuy]

I believe I know 2 of them. I'm not for sure though.
Sidi - I've always said it just like "cd"
and
Acerbis - I've always pronounced as "ass-er-bis"
I could be completely wrong but thats just how I've always said those 2.

 

[Okiewan]

1) Garn
2) Showee
3) Ah Rye
4. Just like it's spelled
5. A chair bees

 

[BSWIFT]

Interesting, very interesting.:D

 

[fatty_k]

This one has been bugging me for the longest time:

Keihin?

As for the ones above:
1) gay-ern
2) shoe-ee
3) same as okie's
4) same as its spelled
5) eh-sir-bis

 

[KawieKX125]

#1=gay-ern
#2=shoe-ee
#3=ah-rii-eye
#4=sin-i-salo
#5=a-ker-bis
#6=sid-ee

That is JMO though.:)

 

[yzguy15]

gaerne = gaeme = gayme?

You think this is bad, you should get into cycling :eek:

 

[BigBore]

Acerbis = "uh-chair-bees"......I saw the pronounciation on an Acerbis T-Shirt once. If I remember right, the shirt showed the letters "Ah, then a chair, then a group of bees, with "+" signs in between.

Keihin = Key-in

 

[HUSAFREEK]

bud+wise+er or ray+near
:) :p
The others are extra-credit.

 

[XRpredator]

bud+light
pete+suh
tor+tee+uh+chips
sal+suh
Buf+fuh+low+wings

(Superbowl's coming up, so time to make the phonetic grocery list!);)

 

[Okiewan]

#3=ah-rii-eye

LOL.

 

[sspmxc400]

Interesting responses - it seems I am not the only one confused.

Sin-i-salo = is this a long-A?

 

[Okiewan]

No.

 

[a454elk]

Let me get this straight, we're all here typing, trying to explain to others how to say something that we can only write. I think Hooked On Phonics needs to advertise here!:)
Elk

 

[MikeT]

1. Gaerne - gar-ney
2. Shoei ......Showee
3. Arai .......A ray I
4. Sinisalo ......Sin saal o
5. Acerbis .......A ser bis

This is the way I pronounce them and it because thats the way I first heard them. I think its correct and if someone over seas pronounces it differently I think it might just be their accent. (of course not mine ;) )

 

[Bigtime1]

Heres the 411 from an industry "insider":

Gar-Nay (with a hard G sound)
Show -eeee
A - Rye (long "A" sound: "ahhh")
Sin (as in go to hell) ee-saaa-low
Ah-Chair-beez (used to work there, I oughtta know)

...and its AXO, a WORD, not A-X-O (initials), its derived from an Italian slang word ASSOS that means "winning spirit"

Keee - Hin (short I sound, rhymes with tin)

Sidi = Seee-Deee (Its a Dino Signori (owner) reversed acronym)

Hope that helps!