G.Lewarne Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 ive seen some old US tv adverts, and obviously I have heard it said by other people over the years, but what is actually right? is it CELL - ICK - AH or CE - LEEK - AHH ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeva Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 I always say it Sell-EE-ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.Lewarne Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 hmmm, that's a third I hadn't considered. Even the two parts guys in my local dealership say it different to each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomb Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 I think the best think to do Gaz is use the pronunciation you always have, we speak modern English which evolves over time and varies with geographical areas.Although it would be interesting to hear the Japanese pronunciation of itSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuma77 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) some have even called it sillycar Edited May 10, 2018 by Akuma77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_gt4 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Japanese pronunciation is the same as we do sell-ee-ca, so ultimately that is the correct way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal670 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 Pretty sure somebody from Toyota confirmed it's pronounced "ce-leek-a". That's how I've always said it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazz54 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 IF you Google "celica pronunciation" you get 407,000 hits. I go with sell-ee-ka myself, or maybe sell-eee-ka. Definitely, the US sell-ika is wrong, as evidenced by their pronunciation of MX5 as Miata . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal670 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 46 minutes ago, bazz54 said: Definitely, the US sell-ika is wrong, as evidenced by their pronunciation of MX5 as Miata . Or their pronunciation of "racecar" as "Honda Civic". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublet Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 It is pronounced トヨタ セリカ, or /ˈsɛlɪkə/ or /sɛˈliːkə/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al/c Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 h,mm i always called it gt4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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