Is it ' Porshe' or 'Porscha?'

[Solarized]

Which do you use?

I've heard both versions at the OPC recently.

[RudeDog]

I say Porsche

[Wozy68]

Solarized said:

Which do you use?

I've heard both versions at the OPC recently.

Pronounced Porscha, but each to their own, I use both.

[Lordglenmorangie]

Up North, it's Porsche no A's in it

[kingston12]

Wozy68 said:

Pronounced Porscha, but each to their own, I use both.

I always used to pronounce it Porscha until I actually got one. Now it sounds a bit poncy!

[Solarized]

I grew up hearing ' Porshe ' pronounced ' Poarsh ' however some time later I hear people call their Porsches ' Porscha '.

I believe the latter is the correct version but to be honest I struggle with actually saying it. I don't know why.

[ettore]

Both are fine and equally usable. Portia is the correct German but Porsh is fine for us brits.

[Rugbyman]

Its 'Porscha' as the German family name is pronounced

Call Porsche H/O and see how the receptionist says it ... 01189 303666

ETA she is going to love me now .....

Edited by Rugbyman on Friday 20th July 10:05

[RVVUNM]

I say Porsche. I cannot stand the term "pork or porka".

[Solarized]

If her voice is as sultry as a certain other OPC receptionist then I might just.

If I get whacked with a large bill I'm gona ask her to break the news to me. It'll lessen the pain a bit!

[Rugbyman]

Solarized said:

If her voice is as sultry as a certain other OPC receptionist then I might just.

If I get whacked with a large bill I'm gona ask her to break the news to me. It'll lessen the pain a bit!

Its a part of the job spec ...

[Solarized]

Yes I believe it is.

And I don't usually fall for it but hmmm...

[DS240]

I stick to plain Porsche. Would never say porscha.

Also don't like pork and all that. Mainly because it makes no sense.

[Actus Reus]

Porsche most of the time, but Portia with my posher friends and colleagues. In German you pronounce the 'e' at the end for sure, and the 'o' takes on a slightly different inflection too. Phone Porsche Zentrum Stuttgart for the correct, definitive way to say it

[stubbsy996]

Porsche - Simples

[Ian_UK1]

Actus Reus said:

In German you pronounce the 'e' at the end for sure.....

And AFAIK it's pronounced 'e', not 'a'. i.e. Porsch-e not Porsch-a.

[sootyvrs]

I say Porsche

Porscha is what they call them in Beverley Hills....

Working class = Porsche or Pork or Porka
Middle/Upper class = Porscha

[Banjo47]

RVVUNM said:

I say Porsche. I cannot stand the term "pork or porka".

Me neither. Quite appalling. Almost as bad as "Fezza" for Ferrari or, heaven forbid, "Mazza" for Maserati.
Frightfully common.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Ian_UK1 said:

Actus Reus said:

In German you pronounce the 'e' at the end for sure.....

And AFAIK it's pronounced 'e', not 'a'. i.e. Porsch-e not Porsch-a.

it's a schwa

an unstressed neutral toneless vowel sound

like the A in Pizza for example

[Actus Reus]

Ian_UK1 said:

Actus Reus said:

In German you pronounce the 'e' at the end for sure.....

And AFAIK it's pronounced 'e', not 'a'. i.e. Porsch-e not Porsch-a.

Porsch-er I suppose would be the phonetic way.