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I dont speak spanish, and as most of the names in cigars are spanish I sometimes have difficulty figuring out how to say the names- and I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem. Is there a list anywhere that has a breakdown of how to say some of the names (or tell how to read them in general)?
Do like me. Just pronounce "J" like "H", and then keep the cigar in your mouth while talking to cover up any other errors. :smiley2:
Recent conversation:
"What are you smoking?"
Me: ""Thiz iv a Royal Hamaican"
"You're smoking ham and bacon?! Get that cigar out of your mouth when you're talking"
oliva........oh-leave-uh
torano......to-ron-yo
fuente......fwen-tay
perdomo...purr-doh-mo
criollo...cree-ohl-yo
any others??......just ask
Cohiba?
cohiba........ko-heeb-uh
Is Padron pronounced P-ay-dron or P-ah-dron?
pah-drone
I can remember when I went to the shop to buy my first Padron, I kept calling it a Pardon. Everytime I had seen them I thought the "R" was in front of the "D" not after it, haha. Apparently im dislexic. No wonder the guy that was working at the shop that day looked at me like I was stoopid. :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mazeman
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LMAO!!!!! :smiley36: :smiley36:
How bout Corojo? and Siglo?
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Originally Posted by centurycigar
ka-roho......sig-lo.....
Don't feel bad. Our previous cigar manager always promounced "Caribe" the makers of Camacho, as carbee. Juan Lopez was Jan Lops, and Oliva was Olivia (with an extra I). Perdomo Cuban Parejo was "pay-ho", and Drew Estate was Drew Escape. Needless to say we all had fun with those.Quote:
Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
Me ? I never mispronunciate anythang.
Spanish is actually easier than english to speak. A few things you need to know....A is pronounced like awesome, E is pronounced excellent, I is pronounced like "eeeeeee" in Igor, O is pronouced like tone, U is pronounced like Houston. A LL is pronouced with a "ya" instead of the conventional L sound. For instance, bella is pronounced, Be-ya. The H is silent, and the J is prounounced like an english H. Japan is pronounced "Hapan".
Cohiba in english tranlation - Co He Ba
Cohiba in spanish translation - Co I Ba, like Co - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee - ba
Sorry if that is confusing, it is easier to say the sounds than write them.
Corojo
English is Co - ro - ho
The thing about Spanish is that the sounds do not ever change, like A in apple and awesome have different sounds. The A in Spanish will always have the "Awesome" sound.
Dumb, but serious question:
I always assumed Opus X is prounounced Opus "ex"
I have a friend who says it's Opus "ten"
Who's right?
What about partagas? Is it par ta gas or par ta ga with the s being silent?
I have always understood it to be Opus X. I don't know, though. As far as the pronunciation of Partagas, the s is not silent. I can only think of the H being silent.
Par - ta - gas
opus x is opus ex.....5 vegas is cinco vegas....
i've always heard the partagas sales people pronounce it par-ta-gas......though i've heard the cuban pronounciation is a little different...
Great, alot of usefull stuff.
is that sig like cigarette or sig like seeg? isn't 'i' in spanish an ee sound?Quote:
Originally Posted by bigpoppapuff
i've always heard it pronounced as sig lo...sig as in cig......
as I posted earlier, the I in spanish is pronounced the same as the e in see. To be correct, Siglo is pronounced, see - glow. In Americanish, sig-lo is the pronunciation.
How about "Ligero"?
I visited Ybor City, FLA last month and met Felix of Tampa Cigar. Felix is a native Cuban.
Felilx pronouonces ligero "LI - YER - OH" almost like the spanish "J" pronounced as an English "H".
I have always thought it was a hard G as in "Gut".
Opinions?
I think that it's supposed to have a softer g sound, with mroe emphasis on the surrounding vowels, and maby his accent, you could just hardly hear it. Just my assumption.
What about Bohia?
I say, as long as it tastes good, who cares how to say it? (Or you could stick w/ the easy ones: Te-Amo, Punch, Rocky Patel, etc.) :smiley1:
ligero........li-hair-oh
bigpoppapuff can pronounce a mean cigar.
twelve years in the business,one trip to nicaragua (tabacalera tropical),three trips to honduras (caribe),and ten trips to the D.R. (cojimar,SAG,and la aurora)...numerous trade shows,etc,etc,has to count for something.
how i'm showing the pronounciations is how those who are from any of those countries (or cuba) pronounce the words or names.
if they're wrong...i'm wrong....
Isn't Te-Amo actually pronounced something like tae-yamo? Reagan, I did the same thing with Padron for a while, I believe my wishlist on Cigar Pass still says "Pardon." :smiley9:Quote:
Originally Posted by MadurosRock
The one bad thing about smoking cigars is I have to know about all these different countries. I can't just call them all "Mexico" anymore.
I kid, I kid. :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36:
What about Cao? is it just C A O? or COW or something like that?
think that would be See A Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (say it like your having an orgasm).
the letters C A O......the owners initials...cano o ozgener.....