Mercedes pronunciation

If you're driving it, I don't think it matters whether you're driving it on the left or the right side of the road: mur-SAY-dees.

deadrat mur-SAY-dees.

Mercedes is a German word and in the link below is how it is properly pronunced in German,

Mercedes isn't a German word. It's Spanish and it's a name -- Mercédès, pronounced in Spanish something like Mer-SED-Ess. But we don't use the Spanish pronunciation in English. Or pronounce the names of German products with a German accent. We Anglicize foreign words and names, and if you don't believe me, I encourage you to visit Versailles, Illinois and ask the residents how they pronounce t

deadratMercedes isn't a German word. It's Spanish and it's a name -- Mercédès, pronounced in Spanish something like Mer-SED-Ess. But we don't use the Spanish pronunciation in English. Or pronounce the names of German products with a German accent.

You have taken a Spanish word which is pronunced phonetically as Mer-SED-Ess and you pronunce it as mur-SAY-dees.

AnonymousIn the process of Anglicization you have made the pronunciation unphonetic,the point is why do not you keep the pronunciation the same and make it easier to pronunce as it is phonetic.

Deadrat did not make the choice, the German company that chose their brand name did.
English is not a faithfully phonetic language. (pneumonia, knee, throug

AlpheccaStarsDeadrat did not make the choice, the German company that chose their brand name did.

But the German company simply chose the name and did not dictate the pronunciation in English.

AnonymousBut the German company simply chose the name and did not dictate the pronunciation in English.

So who paid for their English advertisements?

deadratMercédès, pronounced in Spanish ...

as [m?r'?eðes].

Where did you get that è? I've never seen it in Spanish. It looks more French to me that way, though, strange to say, the French use no diacritics at all on that brand name.

By the way, the German was [me?'tsed?s], and the American version is [m?'se?diz]. The British version proba

From careless copying. It's the French spelling of the Spanish name, and the way the eponymous Ms Jellinek spelled it. Her father spent much of his life in France.

deadrat It's the French spelling of the Spanish name

Ah. OK. That makes sense.

CJ