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[Charles Foster Kane]

Oh, I think I get it, so it's with an "a" sound.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Bad
Mad
Sad
Fad
Tad
Had


All of those use the correct "A" sound in Nevada in the "VA" part

Well, if you had gotten the OP right in the first place, we wouldn't be having this little discussion. Except for the part where we all just keep saying "ne-vah-da" in spite of what little protest may come from the natives.

 

[Omega]

Accents.

What are they?

 

[Persona7]

That's funny, from Cali and I've apparently always said it the right way, wasn't even sure what the wrong way sounded like till I watched the vid (although I imagine I've heard people say it like that before).

Are you talking about the correct pronunciation or the incorrect way nevada natives pronounce it?

 

[lmpaler]

That's funny, from Cali and I've apparently always said it the right way, wasn't even sure what the wrong way sounded like till I watched the vid (although I imagine I've heard people say it like that before).

Well, if you had gotten the OP right in the first place, we wouldn't be having this little discussion. Except for the part where we all just keep saying "ne-vah-da" in spite of what little protest may come from the natives.

I did, but apparently it went over people so I broke it down and made it a lot more simple. Even so, how simple does it have to be laid out for you to understand how to say it correctly?

Why is it that when you see words like bad, sad, had, fad you say it right, but you decide to say it completely wrong with Nevada when it is pronounced using the same vowel sound?(not you directly)

 

[Delta Assault]

But Pacific Rim took place in Hong Kong, which was much easier to pronounce than Nevada, and we got to see more of it in the movie. In fact, if you think about it, Nevada was pretty damn forgettable in Godzilla. Pacific Rim's Hong Kong knew exactly what it wanted to be, and delivered in spades.

 

[EL Beefo]

Us Oregonians share in your pain.

 

[lmpaler]

But Pacific Rim took place in Hong Kong, which was much easier to pronounce than Nevada, and we got to see more of it in the movie. In fact, if you think about it, Nevada was pretty damn forgettable in Godzilla. Pacific Rim's Hong Kong knew exactly what it wanted to be, and delivered in spades.

I don't see how it was forgettable when a big "reveal" took place there. And you know, Vegas and all. The rest was in Frisco(which apparently the natives hate it being called that per my family who come from there).

 

[WordAssassin]

English is hardly ever consistent on vowel pronunciation (see: to, do, so), but I'm hard-pressed to think of any 2 letter combinations ending in "a" that do not follow the pattern of la, fa, ha, ma, etc.

You may have misunderstood which 'a' in the word I was referring to.

The first is nuh-va(a as in bad)-ah. The second, "wrong" one is nuh-vah (ah as in art)-dah.

Both words start with "nuh" and end with "ah" but the 'right' way has the middle a pronounced like the word "bad" and the 'wrong' way has it pronounced like the word "art"

 

[Delta Assault]

I don't see how it was forgettable when a big "reveal" took place there. And you know, Vegas and all. The rest was in Frisco(which apparently the natives hate it being called that per my family who come from there).

This is true. Nobody here in San Francisco calls it Frisco.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

You may have misunderstood which 'a' in the word I was referring to.

The first is nuh-va(a as in bad)-ah. The second, "wrong" one is nuh-vah (ah as in art)-dah.

Both words start with "nuh" and end with "ah" but the 'right' way has the middle a pronounced like the word "bad" and the 'wrong' way has it pronounced like the word "art"

The comment you originally responded to, and then mine, were in reference to the OP as originally presented, which was "va" by itself, with the "d" applied to the last syllable. As such, many/several of us are like "va" and "vah" are the same thing. Apply a "d" to that syllable, sure, it changes it. I submit that again many/several of us just mentally associate the "d" with the last syllable, just as it was in the originally OP. That, and for all our lives, it's been pronounced (for us) "ne-vah-da" and there's no point in changing it now.

Besides, "ne-vad-uh" sounds ridiculous. Sorry, locals. You and those folks from "missourah" should start a support group.

 

[OrlanisWorks]

Us Oregonians share in your pain.

Lemme guess: not "Organ?"

But, Or-uh-gehn?

 

[Fiktion]

All of those use the correct "A" sound in Nevada in the "VA" part

Nevada.
Evade.

 

[- J - D -]

"This is Nabadah."

 

[lmpaler]

Nevada.
Evade.

Final "e" creates a long "a" sound. Come on man, that is basic pre-school stuff. Totally different from each other

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Final "e" creates a long "a" sound. Come on man, that is basic pre-school stuff. Totally different from each other

I think your thread has accomplished nada.

 

[Tesseract]

knee-verd-argh

 

[Virzeth]

If we're gonna start correcting exonyms, Nevada has to get in line. There's a lot more where that came from.

Heh, was going to post about that, along the lines of "how do you pronounce Venezia? Firenze? Napoli? Not Venice, Florence or Naples, now do you?"

I think your thread has accomplished nada.

Neigh-Duh?

 

[Liamario]

It is pronounced

NE- VAD- UH

not

NE- VAH - Duh

I was born and raised in this fine state and as hilarious as it was to hear the ENTIRE theater grumble when they pronounced our state's name wrong, seriously people, why is it so difficult to pronounce it correct?

EDIT:

Easy link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmUf9FDUOTk

Fixed OP again to make is easier to get it

Based on the video, it's pronounced how it's spelt, which raises questions for you OP; your attempt at sounding out the word appears to be wrong.

 

[Cipherr]

Bruh, look.


I, and like 90% of the rest of the world only mention that state name when prefixed by 'Las Vegas' anyway. Be glad you get a mention at all, lest we just start leaving it out entirely and merely refer to it as 'Vegas'.

Spoiler

No but seriously, this seems extremely nitpicky. Strange that it would bother so many. I have seen common accents have bigger effects on the pronunciation of words than this.

 

[hipbabboom]

New Vat Tada!!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Lemme guess: not "Organ?"

Organ is close enough. Nobody would ever call you out on that.

If you wanted to be a stickler I guess, you'd say it "OR-uh-gun."

 

[Jigorath]

NEV- A- DAH

amidoingitright?

 

[The Lone Courier]

If it ever comes up just say the "state where Vegas is in."

 

[Sayter]

I swear, after reading the OP I was wondering what trying to get people to pronounce "Merry Christmas" in Spanish correctly had to do with Godzilla.

*Has not seen Godzilla yet*

 

[PirateKing]

I always laugh when Ameeicans pronounce Australia. It's pretty funny.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I always laugh when Ameeicans pronounce Australia. It's pretty funny.

Aw-STRAY-Lyuh

Yeah? Or No.

 

[narwhalSTAB]

NEV-ADD-UH

NEV-AHH-DUH

 

[No Love]

Neva Duh

 

[thenexus6]

Nah va dur

 

[WordAssassin]

I always laugh when Ameeicans pronounce Australia. It's pretty funny.

Ah-strahl-yah?

I typically butcher it (ah-strayl-yah) but I'm interested in seeing how it's spelled phonetically

 

[Tenck]

I don't know, I don't live there. The only person I have met from there pronounced it just like I do. Mexico not Meh hee ko

So you're saying the rest of the world is free to say Nevada the correct way?

Spoiler

I pronounce it just like you.

 

[ZoddGutts]

You guys are that proud of butchering a spanish word huh?

.

 

[Trent Strong]

The worst Spanish word is 'chipotle'. It's absurdly difficult to pronounce that word correctly. I will never make a 't' sound when I say that word. Ever.

 

[BPoole]

I have a buddy that lives in Reno that corrected my pronunciation of Nevada. I now say it that proper way but when I say it around here I get told I say it weird lol

 

[nateeasy]

Remind me to stay the fuck out of Nevada.

 

[Musician]

Negh-Voit-L

 

[Vermillion]

The worst Spanish word is 'chipotle'. It's absurdly difficult to pronounce that word correctly. I will never make a 't' sound when I say that word. Ever.

Wow, really? I've never heard it pronounced without the "t" sound.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

I prefer to trace the alphabet with my tongue.

 

[DiscoJer]

Besides, "ne-vad-uh" sounds ridiculous. Sorry, locals. You and those folks from "missourah" should start a support group.

There's a town named Nevada here, and it's pronounced "Ne-vay-duh"

 

[tensuke]

I didn't even know there were debates about vad and vah, but thanks to your thread, op, I can continue using the correct pronunciation and not look like a fool.

Spoiler

the superior Spanish Ne-vah-da

 

[CadetMahoney]

NEV- A- DAH

amidoingitright?

I was going to post dat.

 

[MC Safety]

Came in expecting a discussion of Godzilla.

Was sold a bill of goods.

 

[yulian]

Who gives a shit. Try growing up around Chicago and hearing people say "Illi-noise".

Agreed. Fellow Illinoisan here, though much farther south than Chicago. My job requires that I speak to people in Texas and Pennsylvania on a daily basis. Every time I hear "Illi-noise" a piece of me dies.

 

[CloudWolf]

Thank you for this topic. I'm going to Nevada this summer and wouldn't want the entire population to hate me because I pronounce it wrong.

 

[CrocMother]

Not as bad as OR-UH-GON

 

[xenist]

NEVADA.

Nailed it!

 

[Faiz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmUf9FDUOTk

Holy shit, people. The main thing I got from that is that Nevadans are the easiest to offend people in the country.

My city (Louisville) is notoriously mispronounced outside of the town/state but people kinda just joke about it. No one's calling local television stations threatening to boycott the station because the national news anchor was "disrespectful".

 

[MilkBeard]

Except this is America, not Spain. And it is been pronounce correctly for longer than I have been alive by every person who lives here. We know how to say our name lol

Nope, I don't buy it my friend. Ne-vah-dah or bust.

 

[Divius]

Nirvana?