How do you pronounce Yaris?

[caaront]

Is the yar part pronounced yar as in far, or yar as in hair?

I assume the last pert is is pronounced as iss, and not is.

Thank you.

[Betrivent]

I say Yar as in Far. And the end is definitely iss.

Toyota named it after the Greek god Charis. So.. yeah. Borrow that pronunciation.

[caaront]

Thank you.

[kimona]

I say Vitz, but if you own the sedan, you've got a Belta... or Vios.

[Kar98]

The way it's spelled.

[nookandcrannycar]

Last weekend at the Houston Auto Show I was looking at the Yaris 428CobraJet posted a picture of on another thread. Someone walked by and said "Oh, there's a Yair-iss". Ugh. IMO, like running a fingernail down a blackboard.For some reason this really bugs me, but even 'media' people make this mistake. Hershey used to post a lot of Mpg-O-Matic videos to Yarisworld. I like the host/guy who runs that site....but when he reviewed the Yaris he called it the "Yair-iss".

[Kar98]

Oh well. I was unable to enjoy "The Stand" mini series from a few year ago, because one or some of the characters kept babbling on about going to "Colo ray-do".

[nookandcrannycar]

Oh well. I was unable to enjoy "The Stand" mini series from a few year ago, because one or some of the characters kept babbling on about going to "Colo ray-do".

:laugh:. Perhaps I would be less of a thing with me if I heard someone say "Yair-iss" and I knew the person was local to this area. Re San Felipe (a major street in Houston) quite a few locals say "San Fill-ih-pee"....but many are such nice, salt of the earth people...it cushions the blow to my ears :smile:.

[Kar98]

It also baffles me how some people are pronouncing Houston as if there was an H in its name.

[bairjo]

I say Vitz, but if you own the sedan, you've got a Belta... or Vios.


Kimona, If I see someone driving a Yaris, I tell then I like your Yaris. However, if they look like your profile photo, I might slip and say "I like Yurass...I mean Yaris." :eyebulge:

[nookandcrannycar]

Kimona, If I see someone driving a Yaris, I tell then I like your Yaris. However, if they look like your profile photo, I might slip and say "I like Yurass...I mean Yaris." :eyebulge:

:laugh: Yes, Kimona's avatar (a picture of Kimona Matsuda, IIRC) is quite stunning.

[kimona]

Senna Matsuda

:wink:

[nookandcrannycar]

Senna Matsuda

:wink:

:thumbsup: Thank you for correcting me. Sorry about that :redface:.

[nookandcrannycar]

Toyota named it after the Greek god Charis. So.. yeah. Borrow that pronunciation.

:biggrin: To confuse the issue even more :biggrin:, Charis can have a different pronunciation if is someone's name. One of the roommates I had right after college is named Charis. She is half Italian and half Polish. Her dad is Polish...she has a Polish last name. She pronounces her first name 'Shar-eese', but spells it Charis.