How does one pronounce Tag Heuer?

by Admin on November 15, 2007

Britisher asked:

The Swiss watch company, how is Tag Heuer pronounced? Please give me the transliteration for a British English speaker! Thanks.

{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

macruzq November 16, 2007 at 12:03 am: “Tag Hawyer”
Sedora November 16, 2007 at 5:55 am: tahg hoyer

Tag with a long A, like in “father”.
omi November 18, 2007 at 7:41 pm: Tag (T that sounds like “ta” with a declining “a”, then all of a sudden gutteral K) so don’t say TTTTT, say TA.. aa then K!

Heuer, Sounds like your saying hay, but wit an “o” and then a sudden upward “a” sounding sound jaja.

So Hoy-A, this depends on where you are in Germany.

because it’s Switzerland they might pronounce it differently, but the standard German sound still applies.
lastuntakenscreenname November 21, 2007 at 10:46 pm: Heuer rhymes fairly close to “coyer” in RP.

Edit: “Hawyer” only sounds like “heuer” in parts of America. That reminds me of taking German classes in the South – people would say “ahn” for “ein.” It was pretty fricking hilarious to hear.

Edit again: I deleted the audio link because I finally got a chance to listen to it and it was recorded by some idiot who doesn’t know how to say it. Never trust the internet.