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Title: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: DucatiBastard on July 08, 2009, 06:56:35 PM

For as long as I've been into bikes, I thought it was pronounced moto goo-zee (phoenetically-sp?) The other day i was talking to another rider and he pronounced it moto goot-zee

Which is correct?

just wonderin'

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: zarn02 on July 08, 2009, 07:03:10 PM

I think it's the second one. In Italian the 'zz' is pronounced 'tse' I believe, like in 'pizza'.

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: m1moto on July 08, 2009, 07:03:56 PM

As far as I know it's > moto goot-zee

kinda like: pizza > peet-za and not pee-za

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: Randimus Maximus on July 08, 2009, 07:04:39 PM

http://forvo.com/word/moto_guzzi/ (http://forvo.com/word/moto_guzzi/)

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: DucatiBastard on July 08, 2009, 07:10:46 PM

ahhhh, got it. Dunno why I didn't think of the pizza thing. And Randi, that forvo site is interesting, definitely deserves another look.

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: fastwin on July 08, 2009, 07:12:18 PM

You are getting too technical. In Texas I call my '78 Guzzi LeMans a PastaRocket! [laugh] Seriously, I think the Goot-Zee part seems right. What the hell do I know? Ask an Italian. Hell the Brits on SpeedTV narrating the WSBK and MotoGP races call the Ducs "dew catis". [laugh]

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: MrFryMoto on July 08, 2009, 07:16:48 PM

Quote from: fastwin on July 08, 2009, 07:12:18 PM
You are getting too technical. In Texas I call my '78 Guzzi LeMans a PastaRocket! [laugh] Seriously, I think the Goot-Zee part seems right. What the hell do I know? Ask an Italian. Hell the Brits on SpeedTV narrating the WSBK and MotoGP races call the Ducs "dew catis". [laugh]

and Jorge "Whore-Gay" [roll]

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: DucatiBastard on July 08, 2009, 07:21:31 PM

yeah that "dew-catti" shit crack me up! [laugh]

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: DrDesmo on July 08, 2009, 08:05:08 PM

Try saying it with a valentino rossi-esque accent. It simply won't work as goo-zey

( seriously, say it out loud ... then say goot - zey ;D )

Adam

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: Jarvicious on July 08, 2009, 08:19:25 PM

They also say Honder :)

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: Kopfjäger on July 08, 2009, 08:21:39 PM

I reserve the right to butcher it anyway I please. ;)

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: Kopfjäger on July 08, 2009, 08:22:31 PM

Quote from: Jarvicious on July 08, 2009, 08:19:25 PM
They also say Honder :)

Also Tyota. :D

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: numbskull on July 08, 2009, 08:26:38 PM

Definitely Goot-zee. Trust me I'm Italian.

Title: Re: Moto Guzzi: How do you say it?
Post by: ungeheuer on July 08, 2009, 09:39:06 PM

I know that it is Gut-Tsi... but I feel like a bit of a pratt saying it like that, so for me it'll reamin Moto Guzzi (Thats Guzzi with a "u" as in "us" not as in the Israeli sub-mauchine gun ;-)

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