How do they say SILVIA??

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

I was having a little debate with an old friend about how a Japanese person would pronounce Silvia. She's big into japanese culture, so she thought she knew. She thought it was shuribia or something like that, because there are certain english letters that they can't say very well. So to you guys living in Japan: how do the japanese people pronounce SILVIA?

BTW, don't think this I'm some ricer trying to be JDM tyte and start pronouncing silvia the way the japanese do.. I just wanna end a little healthy debate...

Post by **Mr1der** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

they pronounce like a lady's name, watch ya some intial D and listen close;)

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

where is the fun in pronouncing it the normal way?

syiiilheIviyayaya!!!

but really its pronounced like this: Sil-Vee-ah

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

heh.. thats what I was telling her. Some girls just think they're always right....

You can delete this if you want. The thread completed its purpose..

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

i cant lock/delect threads in general chat, we will just let the thread die by itself

-matt

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

...and you're response isn't helping

... neither is mine

Post by **Mr1der** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

good god people let it die!:D

Website · Post by **TurboKA37** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

hehe neither is mine but J spec when did u become a mod?

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

a couple of days ago

Post by **crzycav86** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

I wanna be one too!... Do I have to make a lot of posts to be one?.... if thats the case, Mr1der will be one in a month or two.. hehe...

..this is turning into a postwhore thread

Post by **Rockenreno** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

yeah, congrats on mod-hood jspec... for some reason this thread continues...

Post by **nametakennow** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

It just won't end! How do you become a mod anyway I wonder...?

Post by **Mr1der** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

fellatio!

Post by **89240sx** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

Mr1der wrote:fellatio!

LMAO

Post by **nomuken** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

シルビア (SHI-RU-BI-A)

Quote »I just wanna end a little healthy debate...[/quote] show her an Option or Best Motoring video

Post by **stretch240sx** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

how do you pronounce onevia??? the way it spelled??? or is it diff?

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

I just asked my buddy from Iwaki and he says its "shi ru bi a."

Post by **Toahk** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

Shyyy rewwww beee ahhhh

Post by **driftaholic** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

shi ru bi ashee roo bee ah

it's not cause they can't say the sounds, it's cause the sounds aren't part of the language or writing system and that's as close as they can get.

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

Then why not name it something they can pronounce. damn wacky car companies and dumb names.

Post by **driftaholic** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

i agree, but they think english is so cool!

Post by **JJ240** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

If you watch original initial D videos the L is pronounced it kinda sounds like Sheelvia an Sheel 80. My favorite is Effa Shee (FC3S) crazy japanese :-)

Post by **[Zero-S]** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

Schiilllivvaaahh:)

Congrats J-Spec:D

Post by **Snarlynx** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

Here you go. Have her listen to this.

http://www.fujitsubo.co.jp/mc-prod

just click on the "exhaust sounds" link, then go to the one of the s15 and BAM! He'll pronounce it how they do. you can't really argue with a japenese guy trying to sell exhuasts can you?

Post by **driftaholic** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

japanese doesn't have R or L the way english does. it has an R that is more similar to a spanish single-R. they use that R to approximate our R AND L.

Post by **Onizuka** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 9:30 am

[ZERO-S] wrote:Schiilllivvaaahh:)

Congrats J-Spec:D

you have obviously seen my excellent artwork:

How do they say SILVIA??

How do they say SILVIA??

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