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Is it pronounced Porsche or Porsche-uh.
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German and a proper name. "Porsh-uh".
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I ask yesterday this .. with a German friend .. he's told me about all words in German use the accent in the first syllabe.
Then is P(o)rsche
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"Eine" is "eyen-uh", "Porsche" is "Porsh-uh", etc. But yes, the accent is on the first syllable. Aaron
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"Porsh-uh"
The only word in English pronounced this way is spelled Portia. |
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