Nis-san or Knee-san

[Zedrally]

Hi all,

I was viewing a DVD the other night which was of English [uK] origin.

The first thing that I noticed was the pronounciation of Nissan.

It got me thinking as to how it was actually pronounced.

I say Niss-an whereas the English comentator pronounced it Knee-san.

Which would/is be correct and has anyone got another way of pronounciation?

MOM

[Victor Laury]

[quote=Zedrally]I say Niss-an whereas the English commentator pronounced it Knee-san.

Niss-an makes thermoses

Knee-san makes automobiles

[CoastGuardZ]

I know over here in the states the common pronunciation is Knee-san (as in -san rhymes with on). Is this correct? I can't say. I've heard Knee-san (-san like sand w/o the d) and I've heard Niz-an. Hmmm. How about Datsun? I say Dot-sun, but I've also heard Dat-sun. Hmmm.

Nate

[CoastGuardZ]

Ah, Vic. Forgot about the thermos'. One of the many versions of Nissan History I've been told was that Nissan was originally a Textile company and got involved with autos when they acquired Datsun and that the textile company still exsist and hence the partnership with Thermos brand thermos for the unique Vacuum sealed products... by the way do you own one? I have the 18oz cup and it's amazing at keeping coffee hot for hours. I'm inclined to believe some if not all of the story though, because Nissan is written the same way, I would think that to be a copyright infringement if it wasn't the same company.

Nate

[HS30-H]

'English' English or 'American' English pronunciation is neither here nor there.

The truth is in Japanese: ニッサン

[Zedrally]

Ah,

I knew your radar would be turned on!

MOM

[sakijo]

Japanese tv commercials pronunce it somewhere in between the two. HS-30H is correct, it's 日産；　which is phonetically pronounced ニッサン.

[Alfadog]

In Australian English Datsun tends to be pronounced "Da- doh" (with 'a' in 'da' sound as in 'cat' and 'doh' the same as 'dough')

Good topic! Why not get the pronunciation of "240Z" correct while we're at it? :cheeky:

[Mr Camouflage]

Good topic! Why not get the pronunciation of "240Z" correct while we're at it? :cheeky:

Ah, now you're just causin' trouble.

While were on the subject, How about Datsun.

Australians say Dat-sun (Dat rhymes with at, sun - the yellow thing in the sky ).

I think American say something more like "dautson".

What about the english.

(on a side track, i noticed New Zealanders say Sue-baru, where as Aussies say something more like Subar-roo)

[Go240Zags]

In the U.S. I've always heard Datsun - "Dot" "Sun" and Nissan "Knee" "Saun," but living near the Canadian border as I do the Canadians I know seemed to prefer "Dat" "Sun" and "Niss" "On" or something like that. Gary D.

[Unkle]

Yes you are correct sir ! dAt-sun , never the american ''dot - sun ''.

Celeeeca , never '' selika '' like the americans say.

Roooof , never '' ruf '' or whatever that word they say !

240 ZED , not zeeeeeee . And so on , eh ? :rambo:

[Go240Zags]

Yes you are correct sir ! dAt-sun , never the american ''dot - sun ''.

Celeeeca , never '' selika '' like the americans say.

Roooof , never '' ruf '' or whatever that word they say !

240 ZED , not zeeeeeee . And so on , eh ? :rambo:

Of course our favorites down here are "Sore E (Sorry) & Ut (out) and Aboot (about) in a boat" and of course the ever popular Eh? International Boy Scout Camps were always full of good natured ribbing between the Yanks and Canucks when I was a lad.