| Author | Message | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 354 Registered: 8-2002 |
It sounds like this: Jwi-Jzar-ro. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Member Username: T88power Post Number: 715 Registered: 2-2001 |
I would say : JEW-GAH-RO Could be wrong though.. Ernesto | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 479 Registered: 2-2002 |
Okay, can anyone tell me how to pronounce Guigiaro? | ||
| Barry Wolinsky (308gtb)
Member Username: 308gtb Post Number: 290 Registered: 2-2002 |
'n' take me koala back, Jack Take me koala back He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac So take me koala back | ||
| Khoa Phan (Downunder)
New member Username: Downunder Post Number: 9 Registered: 2-2002 |
I pronounce it "3" "6" "0" "Mohdayna". But that's just me and my Australia accent, mate.  | ||
| Chris Richardson (Boozy)
Junior Member Username: Boozy Post Number: 214 Registered: 11-2001 |
I pronounce it "360." I'm sure I have it right! | ||
| John Delvac (Johndelvac)
Junior Member Username: Johndelvac Post Number: 93 Registered: 11-2001 |
Leonardo, William and Doody are correct. MOWd-eh-nuh. Hard M, soft "d". Like modern, moodern, modena. | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Member Username: T88power Post Number: 692 Registered: 2-2001 |
Even within Italy, there are drastically different ways of pronunciation. Travel from north to south, and the accent, even words, will change. So, technically, there is no right way to say it as it will vary significantly with whom you ask. Two Italians may say it very differently. I think you'll be fine as long as you dont say "Moe-Dee-Nah"... Doody has it right, it is a hard MO + denah. Ernesto | ||
| Randy (Schatten)
Member Username: Schatten Post Number: 393 Registered: 4-2001 |
Thanks for the link - that helps. So its officially: mah-dehn-uh | ||
| Leonardo Soccolich (Lens)
Junior Member Username: Lens Post Number: 217 Registered: 3-2001 |
Tommy, Call me, and I�ll be happy to say the word Modena correctly for you. Everyone on this site knows a hell of a lot about Ferraris, but very little about the correct pronunciation of Italian words. Its understandable. Not everyone was speaking Italian as a child before they spoke English, grew up in an immigrant Italian household, or have had lifelong exposure to parents, relatives, and friends who are all fluent, NATIVE speakers of Italian. The dictionary site was amusing, because it pronounces Modena as if it were an English word. It couldn�t be more wrong. Its not Mo as in the words mod, moderate, mow, or mower. The Mo is Modena is softer, shorter, and somewhere in between the examples above. Its a very subtle thing, and unfortunately the best way to learn it is to hear it pronounced correctly. | ||
| Hubert Otlik (Hugh)
Junior Member Username: Hugh Post Number: 229 Registered: 1-2002 |
Tommy, http://www.bartleby.com/61/23/M0362300.html Click the little speaker icon to hear it said correctly. | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 572 Registered: 5-2001 |
Dino is pronounced "Fronk Pahkuh" | ||
| Norman (Aiello)
New member Username: Aiello Post Number: 4 Registered: 1-2002 |
Modena is pronounced "mow-deh-nah" with no accent on 'e' Modina would be pronounced "mow-DEE-nah", just like DINO (dee-no) | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 938 Registered: 8-2001 |
I hear this all the time: "Hey, that's a nice mo-DEEE-na!" | ||
| tommy jones (360mode)
New member Username: 360mode Post Number: 9 Registered: 9-2002 |
bruce - that is priceless... my girlfriend of 3 years says "Whatever you want to do" as she gently raises her hands in feigned defeat... | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 934 Registered: 4-2002 |
martin, lol......... | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 571 Registered: 5-2001 |
Bruce, I have the last word with my Jewish wife of 46 yrs and it's not "yes dear". It's---O.K. BUY IT!!! | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 932 Registered: 4-2002 |
martin my scillian wife pronounces modena as "you dont need it" american translation bruce wellingtino......... | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 570 Registered: 5-2001 |
Agree with Doody. Martin Weinero | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Member Username: Doody Post Number: 483 Registered: 11-2001 |
according to my resident expert (my wife, fluent, lived in italy for a while) she says it's pronounced along the lines of: MOWdenuh. the "uh" is between an "ah" and an "uh" and it trails out (it's not a hard ending). the "denuh" is more like de-nuh", but it really rolls together. accent on MOW. doody. | ||
| tommy jones (360mode)
New member Username: 360mode Post Number: 7 Registered: 9-2002 |
sounds awesome. i will definitely make it a priority if i do end up travelling there. appreciate the info. | ||
| Leonardo Soccolich (Lens)
Junior Member Username: Lens Post Number: 216 Registered: 3-2001 |
Tommy, I just got back from Italy and spent the day in Modena and Maranello. We went on the factory tour and let me tell you it was the highlight of our European vacation! Just seeing the Enzo assembly area was worth the trip alone. We were able to practically sit in the car! (We also saw one tooling around Maranello, and met a charming old guy in the street who was a head tailor at the factory for over 25 years. He kept trying to pick up my wife! I arranged my visit through Algar, the dealer in PA. You can bring three guests, and the tour takes about an hour. They handed out 2002 La Ferrari brochures afterwards. I highly recommend it for any owner who's going to be in Italy. | ||
| Leonardo Soccolich (Lens)
Junior Member Username: Lens Post Number: 215 Registered: 3-2001 |
In general, most Italian words have the accent on the second to last syllable. The correct pronunciation is Mo-denah. The Mo has a short "o" sound and the denah is pronounced like the d-e-n-a in Denali National Park. | ||
| tommy jones (360mode)
New member Username: 360mode Post Number: 5 Registered: 9-2002 |
thanks - after hearing it butchered for the last 3 years, i figured someone here would know. ps - i may be headed to italy in late october. did you visit the factory? did your dealership arrange a tour? | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 1404 Registered: 2-2001 |
I am fluent in spanish & speak a bit of Italian, was in Modena back in March. Seems to have the accent on the 1st O so its like Mo-dena with a soft d | ||
| tommy jones (360mode)
New member Username: 360mode Post Number: 2 Registered: 9-2002 |
i just need to know from a native or someone who really, truly knows... i know it's not "Moe-Dee-Nuh" like most of us americans say, but is it "Mode-Nuh" or "Mawd-nuh". Many Thanks!!!!!! |