How do you pronounce "Technics"?

[onwardjames]

Unnecessary, sure. I'm not sure though that Matsushita would appreciate you calling it "effete".

From the country that calls itself Nippon. Or something, haha.

Honestly, everyone, I thought this was a slam-dunk. I'm fascinated so many call it "Tech-NEEKS".

Sorta surprised by that, as I don't really care either way, but it does seem to be a majority.

Oh well. Learn something gnu every day.

 

[GChief]

Honestly, everyone, I thought this was a slam-dunk. I'm fascinated so many call it "Tech-NEEKS".

I have never heard it called anything else until this thread

Bafflener than a MF’er

 

[onwardjames]

So, I guess we'll all load up the basket and go on a pic-neek? (which, actually makes sense, being a French word)

Or hey, let's visit Iceland, some fine women in Reyja-veeek.

Well, enough of my an-teeks.



All in good fun, ya'll. There's every chance I'm on the wrong side of this.

 

[GChief]

All in good fun, ya'll. There's every chance I'm on the wrong side of this.

No sides, all kinds of words are pronounced differently.

The OP only asked how “You” say it, in true AK fashion the thread was turned into something else.

 

[Cadillac Kid]

I'm fascinated so many call it "Tech-NEEKS".

Sorta surprised by that, as I don't really care either way, but it does seem to be a majority.

The poll seems indicate otherwise. Next time use a phonetic spelling in the poll.

 

[GChief]

The poll seems indicate otherwise. It would be much more clear just to use a phonetic spelling.

Yeah I think it may swing the other way if the “vote” was clearer. Even over here in Japan they apparently say “neeks”

 

[Cadillac Kid]

I am going to go with the three syllable Japanese version.

 

[GChief]

I am going to go with the three syllable Japanese version.

That’s how the guys I know here (Japan) say it, I was concentrating on the “neeks” at the end

 

[opnly bafld]

Honestly, everyone, I thought this was a slam-dunk. I'm fascinated so many call it "Tech-NEEKS".

Add me to the list, never heard it any other way in all my 40+ years around stereos.

 

[Beobloke]

We say Jagwar. They say jag u are

Let's not bring cars into it. I still cannot work out how you lot manage to turn Nissan into "Neeesaahrnn"

 

[opnly bafld]

Let's not bring cars into it. I still cannot work out how you lot manage to turn Nissan into "Neeesaahrnn"

We were mad because we liked Datsun.

 

[WillVT]

Yeah, I didn't vote because I didn't know which was which. I also am in the teck-nicks crowd. I heard a co worker say "teck-neeks" once, and thought it sounded really weird.

I think it comes down to how different vowels are pronounced in different languages. A lot of languages have only one sound for each vowel. English is all wacky and each vowel can have multiple sounds. According to this video, "i" is pronounced "eee" in Japanese.
So, Technics is a Japanese company name, based on an English word, and sold around the world. It's a perfect recipe for multiple pronunciations.

 

[steerpike2]

Let's not bring cars into it. I still cannot work out how you lot manage to turn Nissan into "Neeesaahrnn"

I'm just relieved that we aren't hearing talk of a "Chevrolette".

 

[BigElCat]

i is eee

Sansui is pronounced Sawn-Swee.

Sawn as in Papa-San. Not San as in Sand.

It's almost three syllables, but not quite.

(i don't speak Japanese...just learn this from the net).

 

[steerpike2]

When is was still a Japanese brand and they advertised it here on radio, sansui was pronounced like chop-suey.
You might even take it to be French - sans-soui !

 

[BigElCat]

When is was still a Japanese brand and they advertised it here on radio, sansui was pronounced like chop-suey.
You might even take it to be French - sans-soui !

10-4

I was referring to how the Japanese pronounce it (at least some Japanese people).

 

[rojoknox]

Greetings from RojoLand!

According to TV advertising from the introduction of the Technics By Panasonic line (I remember it well), it is TEK-niks, not "tek-NEEKS". I'm reminded, though, that there was (is?) a Korean(?) electronics line called Teknika ("tek-NEEK-uh").

To each his own, I suppose.

Take care,
—
J. E. Knox "The Victor Freak"

 

[PaperBoy007]

Always pronounced it Tech-Knee-Ks, maybe it's a West Coast thing. Like Nissan is Knee-Saun, of course I live just below BC, Canada where they say Niss-Aun and Dog forbid, 240Zed and Zed28. You say Tomato... etc.

 

[steerpike2]

But then how do you all say "Audio Technica" ?

 

[janikphoto]

They didn't even pronounce it in their own commercial! Maybe the company doesn't even know how to say it?!?