Da lee kuh or Dell ikuh

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How do you pronounce it?

da lee kuh
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dell ikuh
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How do you pronounce it? I find that people vary with their pronunciation. I figure that if Toyota makes a Celica ( sa lee kuh ), then Mitsu makes a Delica (da lee kuh). That's my opinion.....................Kirk out
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Both. I'm ambidextrous :-D
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Strangely, I pronounce Delica and Celica differently.

I pronounce it Dell ikuh and Ca lee kuh...go figure :M
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The original Japanese pronunciation sounds like "deh-rih-ka" - both from ads on Youtube ("japanesecarcm" has several D:5 ads online), and from Japanese speakers like Shogo at Japanoid.

Phonetically, the kana (デリカ) say "deh-ree-kah", but the middle "ee" is very short.

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Delivering Lifes Cargo

is apparently where it comes from....

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cool :M
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I'm illegitimate and can't read, so I don't know what you've typed.

Incidentally, I pronounce it the same way I pronounce Celica. :?
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Acording to a table of how Mitsubishi came up with their names (found on the UK site) Delica comes from to DELIcately CArry you and your belongings or something like that, so I would think it should be dell i kuh, but I say it the same as celica.
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Oh come on people! It's obvious ~ Delica, like Celica. Three syllables ergo emphasis is placed on the first syllable. Oh, and it's scone, not scone. Unless of course you're Scottish ~ in which case it's scone. Tomato?
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FalcoColumbarius wrote:Oh come on people! It's obvious ~ Delica, like Celica. Three syllables ergo emphasis is placed on the first syllable. Oh, and it's scone, not scone. Unless of course you're Scottish ~ in which case it's scone. Tomato?
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I thought it was DELivery CAr so it would be Dell Ikah
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I think the Japanese pronunciation falls somewhere in between the two... something like DEH ree ka. I picked up on the Celica rhyme initially, and now it's hard to change. Whichever one I choose, the person I'm talking to seems to use the other. I guess you just have to speak with authority and don't flip-flop.

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DelicaFreaka wrote:How do you pronounce it? I find that people vary with their pronunciation. I figure that if Toyota makes a Celica ( sa lee kuh ), then Mitsu makes a Delica (da lee kuh). That's my opinion.....................Kirk out
where i come from toyota makes a sell-eeka
i usually say dell-ee-ka with emphasis on the second, but sometimes it comes out the other way
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In japanese, all three syllables will recieve the same accent.
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Kenny wrote:In japanese, all three syllables will recieve the same accent.
Accent or emphasis. I believe you mean emphasis...
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