Stupid Question: How do you pronounce "Sako"? - Page 3

**44 AMP** · April 25, 2019, 08:50 PM

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Fahrvergnügen

Heck, I'm impressed that you can SPELL it!

now, do you know what it means???

ms6852 · April 26, 2019, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 44 AMP

Heck, I'm impressed that you can SPELL it!

now, do you know what it means???

I think it was just an advertising slogan by the Germans but don't remember what it was for. Heck the only reason I remembered was it sounded funny back than and it does the same now.

Ricklin · April 26, 2019, 07:40 AM

Try ordering Blue Curacao in a bar and pronouncing Curacao correctly.

You might get a drink with a dog and a pig in it. Cur-uh-sow........

**44 AMP** · April 26, 2019, 01:35 PM

It was a VW add slogan.

Fahrvergnügen

It is a German compound word using variants of "Fahren" (to travel, to drive, etc) and Vergnügen (to enjoy, take pleasure in..etc) in this context, Fahrvergnügen could be translated as "the joy of driving" or the "enjoyment of driving"
SO, driving a VW gives you joy, you should buy one!

many of us understand the "joy of shooting", but be careful how you spell it (especially in German) get the "i" and the "e" in the wrong order and it becomes "the joy of taking a dump", which is also a pleasure, but a QUITE different thing.

Learning to properly pronounce words in a foreign language is something most Americans don't do. Of course, most Americans don't properly pronounce many words in English, either...

ms6852 · April 26, 2019, 03:58 PM

The joy of driving a Volkswagen . I can think of a couple of better German cars that would give me joy in driving, and Volkswagen is not one of them.

**44 AMP** · April 26, 2019, 07:28 PM

So can I, but we're not writing ad copy for VW. And, they weren't talking about the beetle, anyway..

wizrd · May 11, 2019, 07:55 PM

Mr. Garand (who inventedthe action) pronounced his last name 'jer-und'. I know my H&K USP .40 is Heckler & COKE, -- Sako - I may have to call the company.

**44 AMP** · May 11, 2019, 08:13 PM

Generally speaking, other than English, European languages have standard rules for proper pronunciation of vowels. If the proper pronunciation differs from the standard there is generally a mark, an accent mark, a squiggle, two dots, a circle or a curved line or some other mark with the letter tell you to use the "other" standard rule.

Sako is Finnish, so should follow standard Finnish rules.

English has its own rules a standard for regular words, another for foreign words adopted into English, and yet another for proper names.

And then there is the way many people say them, which follows no rule at all.

WIN71 · May 11, 2019, 09:44 PM

44
Don't know much about any rules but I've been shooting a Say-co Riihimaki for over 50 years. It's too late to change her name now...….

**44 AMP** · May 12, 2019, 10:51 AM

WIN 71
I'll give you a pass, because its "her name".

One of the English "rules" is that if its your name, the proper pronunciation is what ever you say it is, no matter how you spell it.

You can spell it Mxppfty and if you say it's pronounced "Smith" then "Smith" IS the proper pronunciation of that name.

For me, its always going to be "Sock-o" is a rifle, and "Say-ko" is a watch.

FITASC · May 12, 2019, 02:49 PM

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You can spell it Mxppfty and if you say it's pronounced "Smith" then "Smith" IS the proper pronunciation of that name.

You mean like Coach K at Duke?

Mike Krzyzewski and everyone says "Shashefski"

gbclarkson · May 12, 2019, 05:06 PM

No, no, no. It's Sake "SAH-kay". It's a Japanese rice wine.

Erno86 · May 13, 2019, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wizrd

Mr. Garand (who inventedthe action) pronounced his last name 'jer-und'. I know my H&K USP .40 is Heckler & COKE, -- Sako - I may have to call the company.

I thought that Mr. Garand pronounced his name: Gar-and.

I pronounce SAKO as sock-o, and Lap-wa as in Lapua

I usually don't care how they pronounce Garand, Lapua or SAKO but I do give some shooters a heads-up at the range about the pronunciations --- Though most (here in Maryland) seem to still like pronouncing it Ga-rand (maybe it sounds like the M1 Garand is worth at least a grand to them and La-pua sounds cuter than saying Lap-wa.

jmhyer · May 14, 2019, 03:24 PM

Something tells me that, if it hasn't been resolved in the NINETEEN years since this thread was started, we aren't going to resolve it now.

Kevin Rohrer · May 15, 2019, 06:48 PM

I have been told that since it is Finnish, its pronunciation is: sock-o.

KyJim · May 16, 2019, 08:22 PM

In Kentucky-speak, it is definitely Say-ko, with a long a and long o. But we also call:

Versailles "Ver-sayles"

Athens "AY-thens" (long A)

Louisville "Loo-a-vul" named after King Lua.

WIN71 · May 17, 2019, 01:10 PM

I'm not that works. The fine city of LA is usually pronounced "Las An Gel ous"
But it's a Spanish word more or less pronounced " Los An go lace".
Or something like that.

TxFlyFish · May 19, 2019, 09:31 PM

I’ve always said Sako like Taco

hemiram · May 25, 2019, 05:43 AM

This is the gun version of the different ways ASUS computers is pronounced. Is it Ace-Us? is a A-Soose? Is it As-zeus? There are a couple more. I called them years ago for tech support on a motherboard and they said, Ace-us, but since then I've heard it all kinds of different ways, by employees and people selling their stuff.

April 26, 2019, 07:40 AM	#53
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,011	Try ordering Blue Curacao in a bar and pronouncing Curacao correctly. You might get a drink with a dog and a pig in it. Cur-uh-sow........ __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

April 26, 2019, 01:35 PM	#54
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,824	It was a VW add slogan. Fahrvergnügen It is a German compound word using variants of "Fahren" (to travel, to drive, etc) and Vergnügen (to enjoy, take pleasure in..etc) in this context, Fahrvergnügen could be translated as "the joy of driving" or the "enjoyment of driving" SO, driving a VW gives you joy, you should buy one! many of us understand the "joy of shooting", but be careful how you spell it (especially in German) get the "i" and the "e" in the wrong order and it becomes "the joy of taking a dump", which is also a pleasure, but a QUITE different thing. Learning to properly pronounce words in a foreign language is something most Americans don't do. Of course, most Americans don't properly pronounce many words in English, either... __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

April 26, 2019, 03:58 PM	#55
ms6852 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,394	The joy of driving a Volkswagen . I can think of a couple of better German cars that would give me joy in driving, and Volkswagen is not one of them. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOUR SOUL AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOUR FREEDOM.

April 26, 2019, 07:28 PM	#56
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,824	So can I, but we're not writing ad copy for VW. And, they weren't talking about the beetle, anyway.. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

May 11, 2019, 07:55 PM	#57
wizrd Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2012 Posts: 232	Mr. Garand (who inventedthe action) pronounced his last name 'jer-und'. I know my H&K USP .40 is Heckler & COKE, -- Sako - I may have to call the company. __________________ Sumo magis ammo

May 11, 2019, 08:13 PM	#58
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,824	Generally speaking, other than English, European languages have standard rules for proper pronunciation of vowels. If the proper pronunciation differs from the standard there is generally a mark, an accent mark, a squiggle, two dots, a circle or a curved line or some other mark with the letter tell you to use the "other" standard rule. Sako is Finnish, so should follow standard Finnish rules. English has its own rules a standard for regular words, another for foreign words adopted into English, and yet another for proper names. And then there is the way many people say them, which follows no rule at all. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

May 11, 2019, 09:44 PM	#59
WIN71 Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 2005 Posts: 729	44 Don't know much about any rules but I've been shooting a Say-co Riihimaki for over 50 years. It's too late to change her name now...…. __________________ Air goes in and out. Blood goes 'round and 'round. Any variation on this is a very bad thing. 개인 정보를 보호하십시요

May 12, 2019, 10:51 AM	#60
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,824	WIN 71 I'll give you a pass, because its "her name". One of the English "rules" is that if its your name, the proper pronunciation is what ever you say it is, no matter how you spell it. You can spell it Mxppfty and if you say it's pronounced "Smith" then "Smith" IS the proper pronunciation of that name. For me, its always going to be "Sock-o" is a rifle, and "Say-ko" is a watch. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

May 12, 2019, 05:06 PM	#62
gbclarkson Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2014 Location: None of yer business, sonny Posts: 440	No, no, no. It's Sake "SAH-kay". It's a Japanese rice wine.

May 14, 2019, 03:24 PM	#64
jmhyer Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2012 Location: MS - USA Posts: 899	Something tells me that, if it hasn't been resolved in the NINETEEN years since this thread was started, we aren't going to resolve it now.

May 15, 2019, 06:48 PM	#65
Kevin Rohrer Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 1,049	I have been told that since it is Finnish, its pronunciation is: sock-o. __________________ Member: Orange Gunsite Family, NRA--Life, ARTCA, and American Legion. Caveat Emptor: Cavery Grips/AmericanGripz/Prestige Grips/Stealth Grips from Clayton, NC. He is a scammer

May 16, 2019, 08:22 PM	#66
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	In Kentucky-speak, it is definitely Say-ko, with a long a and long o. But we also call: Versailles "Ver-sayles" Athens "AY-thens" (long A) Louisville "Loo-a-vul" named after King Lua.

May 17, 2019, 01:10 PM	#67
WIN71 Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 2005 Posts: 729	Kevin I'm not that works. The fine city of LA is usually pronounced "Las An Gel ous" But it's a Spanish word more or less pronounced " Los An go lace". Or something like that. __________________ Air goes in and out. Blood goes 'round and 'round. Any variation on this is a very bad thing. 개인 정보를 보호하십시요

May 19, 2019, 09:31 PM	#68
TxFlyFish Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2011 Posts: 1,246	I’ve always said Sako like Taco

May 25, 2019, 05:43 AM	#69
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	This is the gun version of the different ways ASUS computers is pronounced. Is it Ace-Us? is a A-Soose? Is it As-zeus? There are a couple more. I called them years ago for tech support on a motherboard and they said, Ace-us, but since then I've heard it all kinds of different ways, by employees and people selling their stuff.