How do you pronounce Hyundai?

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We used to say hi-yoon-di but here in Canada it’s pronounced hun-day.
I was just wondering if the UK has changed their pronunciation.
Also interested in how other nations pronounce it.

The advert telling me how to pronounce it and the advert telling me to pronounce Fage both get in my nerves!

I try but forget and just call it Highun-die - not that I have to say it out loud very often. It was pronounced that way in my head for years before I saw the advert.

Bloody love my EV but I'll pronounce it as incorrectly as I like in the UK. Be thankful that I bought your product and STFU.

Yeah, quite. Good point that it used to be pronounced that way in adverts.

Perhaps London should stamp its feet and get the millions of potential visitors around the world to pronounce it properly and stop misspelling it. Or, you know, it could stay as it is and revel in the diversity of different languages and dialects.

I worked for a Hyundai dealrship for 11 years. Ww always peonounced it Hi
yun Die. I left 6 years ago and i noticed new pronouciation creeping in after that,

Fair enough that the company want a more authentic pronunciation. I know someone who as an adult reverted to their full African name rather than their Anglicised nickname, we’re more culturally aware nowadays aren’t we?

Hi- yun-die

👋hi-yun-die-e

I have honestly never had to say the word.
Truthfully, how often are you finding this an issue OP?

You obviously dont own one or work in the Motor Industries.

We managed to change our pronunciation of Nestlé so I'm sure we can manage a more authentic pronunciation of Hyundai. I won't ever be swayed on Nougat though

I used to say High-un-dye but the advert's worked and I now mangle it to Hee-yun-day.

Still struggle with Ick-ee-ah though.

Hyoon-day for me, no idea what the correct way is.

Hyun-day

I remember when Nestlé was pronounced Nessl rather than Ness-lay

I think the ads pronounce it Hi yoon day.