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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined May 15, '05 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) ![]() |
Ive found that most canuck's pronounce it "Sell-E-Ka". i guess its all where ur from then eh?
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Aug 22, '05 From Saskatoon, SK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
i think everywhere but in the usa says sell ee ka, or a variation of it, and that is what i say also.
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Jun 8, '04 From Perth, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Australians generally say:
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Sep 17, '05 From Newcastle / UK Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) ![]() |
Petrol-guzzling-money-pit, or just "the 4"
Yep, thats how it comes out when I talk about my car. Or Seh lee ka This post has been edited by Driveby: Oct 26, 2005 - 2:40 PM -------------------- 1994 JDM GT4 WRC
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 30, '03 From IL Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) ![]() |
let the japanese guy that care of this:
se-ri-ka that is how you write it in romaji. (writing japanese words using the american alphabet) if you write that in my computer it comes out to be like this: セリカ This post has been edited by Shigexile: Oct 26, 2005 - 9:00 PM -------------------- PROJECT 6TH GEN
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 10, '03 From Wichita, KS Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) ![]() |
QUOTE(Shigexile @ Oct 26, 2005 - 8:45 PM) let the japanese guy that care of this: se-li-ka that is how you write it in romaji. (writing japanese words using the american alphabet) if you write that in my computer it comes out to be like this: セリカ [right][snapback]349443[/snapback][/right] Yeah. That's what Ghostdog and I said. QUOTE(ghostdog @ Oct 25, 2005 - 7:53 PM) japanese say se-ri-ka [right][snapback]348986[/snapback][/right] QUOTE(WannabeGT4 @ Oct 25, 2005 - 10:05 PM) This is Serika in Katakana
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Oct 30, '03 From IL Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) ![]() |
yey! we rule!!
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) ![]() |
QUOTE uuuhhh Sell-i-ca? iono everyone says i tawk funny. lol yeah that east coast cant pernouce "R" thing, "I pahked tha ca at scatlan yad" ![]() I say sell-ah-ka, or sex-ah-ka but Petrol-guzzling-money-pit sounds about right. This post has been edited by creis: Oct 27, 2005 - 3:07 AM -------------------- ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Mar 25, '04 From Germany Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
in germany most people say CHELLIKA (like in "czech" or "chesterfield"), but the common english version should be SELLIKA with a sharp s (like "sister" or "sex").
anyway, one american friend of mine is always fooling me because i have a "SILLY CAR" ![]() ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
QUOTE(djr97 @ Oct 27, 2005 - 9:06 AM) (like "sister" or "sex"). [right][snapback]349607[/snapback][/right] do you always use the words sister & sex together? ![]() -------------------- ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Sep 26, '05 From New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Haha nice. Everyone in New Zealand pronounces it Sa-leeka (that I've heard)...but alot of idots call it a silly car
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Feb 7, '03 From Northern Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) ![]() |
I call her Selena.
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Sah-LEEK-ah
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 13, '06 From UnderTheGround403 Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) ![]() |
sill-eek-ah
sillyca |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() Joined Mar 24, '06 From Slough,Berkshire,UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Sell eek ah, You americans change everything just to be different
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Feb 3, '06 From Czech Republic (Europe) Currently Offline Reputation: 56 (100%) ![]() |
QUOTE(djr97 @ Oct 27, 2005 - 6:06 PM) [snapback]349607[/snapback] in germany most people say CHELLIKA (like in "czech" or "chesterfield"),... Agree... same in your CZ neighbors ![]() -------------------- No more replicas... This is evolution... This is SS-four :)
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 16, '03 From Bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
it has alot to do with where you live.
I've noticed in Top Gear they pronounce it as cel lee ka. where as most americans pronounce it as cel la ka. |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined May 22, '05 From Fagnano Olona/ Varese - Italy Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
on ITALY, the greater part of persons says CHELLIKA (like in "czech" or "chesterfield"),... but, there is also who says "Sell eek ah"....
the just way is CELICA!.... ![]() ![]() ![]() This post has been edited by Borghe: May 18, 2006 - 4:38 PM -------------------- -BORGHE-
Varese - Italy www.celicat20.it ![]() |
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QUOTE(ghostdog @ Oct 25, 2005 - 7:53 PM) [snapback]348986[/snapback] japanese say se-ri-ka Tha's bc they aren't capable of making a "lah" or "luh" sound. Silly. I'm so rooonrey. and Natalie...would you REALLY get "Celica" tattooed on you? don't you think that would be the text book, "yeah, i shoulda thought about 10-15 years down the road about this one" kinda tattoo? -------------------- |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Dec 26, '05 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
Its spelled "celica" and not "celeca" or "celuca", so i've always pronounced sell-ik-ah
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