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TriggerFin
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12/25/12 06:26 AM


Going to the most reliable sources in the known universe, I grabbed


Quote:


(Hangul: 현대; Hanja: 現代; /ˈhjʌndɛ/)




from Wikipedia, cut it down to


Quote:


현대
現代




and pasted it into google translate, which detected the Korean and offered as pronunciation "hyundee" and "hundeh," the second one matching what Wikipedia says for the Hanja, (/ˈhjʌndɛ/). That second bit is just the first half of "day."

Having it treat it as Chinese, which of course is how I read the "-dai" part of "Hyundai," changes the pronunciation entirely.







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* Fyundai Tomu Breidah 12/24/12 12:18 PM
. * Nope, can't pronounce that "fun day," either. Not happening (nt) TriggerFin  12/24/12 05:10 PM
. * But you understood the meaning I was intending to convey, therefore, my mission is in a state of accomplishment. :-P Tomu Breidah  12/25/12 02:22 AM
. * Well... TriggerFin  12/25/12 06:26 AM

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