Lancia: saying it all wrong

[anonymous-user]

I bet that most of us say Larnsia. But it's actually Lanchya. So said my Italian friend, but he is not a car person. But the internet never lies, and here you go -


https://youtu.be/oq2TeRV5Zmc

[Wooda80]

Shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who saw Vincenzo drive an Alfa Veloce through la città vecchia. Not sure about a Toyota Hiace though...

But proper names get bastardised in all languages whether it's Vokeswagon in UK or Yaguar in Germany.

Not the same Larnsia that used to paint the horses?

[V1nce Fox]

mate of mine used to have a Lancia Theeema.

[Monkeylegend]

Dacia,

Day-seya

Datch-a

[anonymous-user]

I now have to say Lanchya BAYta instead of Larnsia Beeta.

[Monkeylegend]

Stick with what you have historically called it, you will sound like an idiot otherwise

[CanAm]

Breadvan72 said:

I bet that most of us say Larnsia. But it's actually Lanchya. So said my Italian friend, but he is not a car person. But the internet never lies, and here you go -

Only south-easterners; the rest of the country says Lansia.

[anonymous-user]

Monkeylegend said:

Stick with what you have historically called it, you will sound like an idiot otherwise

Ermmm..., I have forgotten the Italian for "I am joking". This is just a light hearted Saturday thread.


Italian double consonants.... Moto Guzzi. That's Gutzi. But Brit bikers all say Guhsi or Goozi.

[moffspeed]

Triple windscreen Ypres on a Jag-warr.

Edited by moffspeed on Saturday 11th July 10:44

[aeropilot]

Breadvan72 said:

I bet that most of us say Larnsia. But it's actually Lanchya.

I learnt this back in 1992 on the RAC Rally when working with Enrico Bertone, Gigi Pirollo and the ex-works Lancia mechanics employed by ART to run one of 'our' 2 x Integrale.

[Monkeylegend]

Breadvan72 said:

Monkeylegend said:

Stick with what you have historically called it, you will sound like an idiot otherwise

Ermmm..., I have forgotten the Italian for "I am joking". This is just a light hearted Saturday thread.


Italian double consonants.... Moto Guzzi. That's Gutzi. But Brit bikers all say Guhsi or Goozi.

I haven't forgot the English for it, I was being light hearted, hence the little smilie at the end

[colin_p]

Jonny Foreigners and their weirdo languages, that often sound like Yoda made them up if translated word for word, always need a good drubbing.


Pee-erg-eee-ott, sounds like a poncy West Country low fat yog-ert that Waitrose would sell.

Mon-dee-oh not Mon-day-oh, here thy come and I want to go home.

The second half of Renault should be more bank vault than the noise you make when the Mrs wins an argument.

F1 and their Grand Prix, is the priapism of motorsport. What is the plural, prick-sizz as Golum would say?

Fuchs lubricants make doing oil changes much funnier than they should be.


Is anyone else having advercardo on toasted chee-a-batter for lunch?

[anonymous-user]

Ravioli con ragu di vitello e pomodoro per me. From The Lina Stores on Brewer Street in Soho (est. 1944, I assume by a liberated Italian POW, as Mussolini had been toppled, and Italy had joined the Allies by that year).

[Glassman]

Ask any Italian to read out central heating.

Chentral eating.

FIAT also has a more 'ah' pronunciation.

[Blib]

How about this ..

The Lancia Stratos is ACTUALLY spelt "Strato's", as in "Belonging to Strato"

You're welcome.

[anonymous-user]

Damn it, man, this is PH! You have to say "your welcome". Then you have to start going on about the "breaks" on you're car.

[Dapster]

colin_p said:

....the noise you make when the Mrs wins an argument.

You make it sound like there are other possible outcomes?

[LunarOne]

And nobody can pronounce Hyundai. I'll give you a clue. It's definitely not "Hi 'n Die"!

[MXRod]

Sh ko da

[colin_p]

Dapster said:

colin_p said:

....the noise you make when the Mrs wins an argument.

You make it sound like there are other possible outcomes?

Oh