Is it YARE-is or YAH-ris? [Archive] - Toyota Yaris Forums

Stargate YARlantIS

11-17-2008, 11:18 AM

I think it's funny to hear some of the retiree crowd say Yare-is..lol especially the snowbirds.

SIPNGAS

11-17-2008, 11:30 AM

Snowbirds...lol

I say it like Matt...though, when telling people what the car is, I seem to have to repeat it a few times before they understand.

otterhere

11-17-2008, 11:49 AM

Actually, a CAR DEALER pronounced it Yare-is, so I started to wonder!!! I always called it Yah-ris... Someone asked me what it meant, and I said I thought "bunny" or "rabbit" in some foreign language or other; has anyone heard that one before???

eTiMaGo

11-17-2008, 11:51 AM

very good question actually! I say yah-ris myself :)

TheRealEnth

11-17-2008, 11:53 AM

Yaris stems from a goddess in Greek mythology, named Charis, who was a symbol of beauty and elegance. We used the German expression of agreement, “ya”, because we think this new name best symbolizes the car's broad appeal in styling and is representative of Toyota’s next generation of global cars.

So its made up but has an idea behind it

SIPNGAS

11-17-2008, 12:11 PM

If you consult www.urbandictionary.com umm...Yaris means a few things.......

I'll let you all look for yourselves...

KCALB SIRAY

11-17-2008, 12:30 PM

I say Vitz

TheRealEnth

11-17-2008, 12:33 PM

Well yeah, when people ask what you drive "Vitz" is that a yaris? " Its a vitz bitch =p"

otterhere

11-17-2008, 12:36 PM

...oh, my...

TheRealEnth

11-17-2008, 12:44 PM

...oh, my...starry eyed surprise

tk-421

11-17-2008, 01:13 PM

Someone asked me what it meant, and I said I thought "bunny" or "rabbit" in some foreign language or other; has anyone heard that one before???
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040608260 :thumbsup:

cali yaris

11-17-2008, 03:41 PM

LOL @ this thread

yarisugi

11-17-2008, 03:55 PM

What? YARE and YAH sound the same to me whether it be "is" or "ris" at the end...
Unless one pronounces it like YEAH-ris. Like in "Hell Yeah!-ris"

I think it's the plural form that's confusing. Is it Yarises, Yaris (like plural for fish), or Yarii?
Oooh the English language is so beautiful.

I :laugh: at this thread, too!

otterhere

11-17-2008, 04:12 PM

Yari, definitely.

Forrest

11-17-2008, 09:20 PM

Those are some unusual definitions of "yaris"
I wonder if Toyota has their own meaning for the name?

We say 'yaar...is'

pinoypizzaboy

11-17-2008, 11:10 PM

i say yar-es with a heavy Filipino accent:cool:

Benggolf2

11-17-2008, 11:29 PM

i say yar-es with a heavy Filipino accent:cool:

Try "Yari" (Kana)! :tongue: (J/K)

RagnaCaT

11-17-2008, 11:29 PM

Well I actually had trouble ordering parts from Texas cuase I pronounced it diferently I ended up saying "the new small toyota" Not much a can do with a 2nd grade Engish I learned 20 years ago.

Kal-El

11-22-2008, 10:14 PM

Is it YARE-is or YAH-ris?

How do you pronounce it???

:confused:

It's neither of those. It's pronounced Yar-is. Hence the spelling.

"Yare-is" = "Year-is" which sounds ridiculous.

"Yah-ris" = "Yeah-ris" which is incorrect as well (but acceptable).

Think "Jar"-"is" with a "Y". :wink:

otterhere

11-24-2008, 01:24 PM

It's neither of those. It's pronounced Yar-is. Hence the spelling.

"Yare-is" = "Year-is" which sounds ridiculous.

"Yah-ris" = "Yeah-ris" which is incorrect as well (but acceptable).

Think "Jar"-"is" with a "Y". :wink:

Huh-h-h-h-h???

:frown:

Darth Gilbert

11-24-2008, 03:59 PM

There will always be Yay-hoos who pronounce it Yay-ris. :thumbdown:

Kal-El

11-27-2008, 11:01 PM

Huh-h-h-h-h???

:frown:

Yar-is is different from Yeah-ris. Yar-is is correct.

What's the problem?

I even remember the original Yaris commercials (when they actually advertised the Yaris) and the guy said Yar-is. You can look them up on Youtube.

Bob_VT

11-28-2008, 09:42 PM

Failure to properly annunciate Yaris will lead to punishment by the Toyota legal department. This is your final warning.

CCILovePinkCC

11-28-2008, 09:58 PM

I'm most positive it's pronounced like yah-ris.
I was scared to go look in Urban Dictionary...which once again, didn't fail to amuse me. lol

Kal-El

11-28-2008, 10:08 PM

Problem is, nothing perfectly rhymes with Yaris to compare it to.

CCILovePinkCC

11-28-2008, 10:24 PM

LOL that's true...

jambo101

11-29-2008, 11:38 AM

Its called Yaris,pronounce it any way you want,if it really matters to you leave the house now and find a life. ,some people on the forum are oh so clever and pronounce it backwards.

Kal-El

11-30-2008, 08:22 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skhaeXwfh3s

Just check out original commercials like these where the guy says Yaris at the end. This is from Toyota and has to be right, right? Just listen.

See, it's "Yar-is".

As I said earlier, say "Yar" like "car", "jar", "bar", ect... Not "Yah" or "Yeah"

Does this settle it? :tongue: