Octavia or Octarvia?

[BlackSuperb]

I heard an add on the radio the other day and the woman who owns the dealership in Penrith pronounced Octavia as, well, Octavia, with "avia" pronounced as it is in aviation.

I always pronounce it as "Octarvia".

How do you? 1. Oct"avia" or 2. Octarvia. And is there a Skoda way to pronounce it?

[brad]

I pronounce it Ok-tah-vee-a but Ok-tay-vee-a is also acceptable IMO.

Transporter probably knows how they say it in the motherland

[Transporter]

Her's is the most likely the proper way to pronounce it. OCT (say "OCT"as in October) A (say "a" as in "are" without re) VIA (say as you would say send the parcel "via" AU Post). Othervice you could try translate by google and let it pronounce but what ever you will here the mine is the right way.

I know now; I'm not much of the musician but say it as the word used in the music, it is the same pronunciation in CZ language.

[K1W1]

Which pronunciation is correct will probably be difficult if not impossible to ascertain. Just use whichever one you feel comfortable.

Depending on where you are in the world a Sub-a-roo can be a Su-bar-roo and N-eye-con camera can be a Nick-on and a Du-cat-e motorcycle can be a Du-car-tee. I think it will take a long time to agree on Skoda names.

[Jake02]

I say Okt ave (like the short version of avenue and maybe how the Brits say it?) eee aaa but my parents both say Oct are via (like every other saying of it I've heard). Now Skoda is a different word altogether... Sch koda!

[jbviajero]

In our house we just call it the Skoda and leave it at that.

[Gti Dave]

LOL. at our house we either call it the Skoda or "the yellow one"

[VRS-Vic]

I refer to my RS as "The Boss"

Coming from a Czech background myself, I would say it's pronounced "Ok-tah-veeya"

[dArK5HaD0w]

LOL. at our house we either call it the Skoda or "the yellow one"

lol, same here.
sometimes we use "bumble bee"
glad it doesn't sting....but i wish it did "transform"

[MarksVRS]

I think it is acceptable to have different accents. I prefer Oc-tay-via myself.

What about Nissan (Nissun vs. Neeeesahn)

[Gti Dave]

lol, same here.
sometimes we use "bumble bee"
glad it doesn't sting....but i wish it did "transform"

Ha Ha...yeah that's what I've been calling it since watching transformers last week. I used to call it the taxi since everyone else's been giving me flack about it.

[Gti Dave]

I think it is acceptable to have different accents. I prefer Oc-tay-via myself.

What about Nissan (Nissun vs. Neeeesahn)

Yeah just like pronouncing Porsche as either porsh or as some like to pronounce it as porshar.

[BlackSuperb]

Yeah just like pronouncing Porsche as either porsh or as some like to pronounce it as porshar.

Or a bit like pronouncing Falcon like "Falcon" or like "heap of rubbish"?

[dru]

Or a bit like pronouncing Falcon like "Falcon" or like "heap of rubbish"?

lol...gotta say, that actually made me laugh

[Damo105]

I was actually pondering this topic recently. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it's meant to be pronounced Oct-arh-via, not Oct-tay-via. Because that's the way the Czech's pronounce it. And Skoda is pronounced Shkoda, with the 'o' pronounced as in 'or'.

But of course I could be wrong!