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

otterhere · 11-17-2008, 10:02 AM

How do you pronounce it???

m911gt · 11-17-2008, 10:12 AM

Yah-ris

like a pirate...Yarrrrr-is :)

Stargate YARlantIS · 11-17-2008, 10:18 AM

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

SIPNGAS · 11-17-2008, 10:30 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, 10:49 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, 10:51 AM

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

TheRealEnth · 11-17-2008, 10:53 AM

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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, 11:11 AM

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, 11:30 AM

I say Vitz

TheRealEnth · 11-17-2008, 11:33 AM

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

otterhere · 11-17-2008, 11:36 AM

...oh, my...

TheRealEnth · 11-17-2008, 11:44 AM

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...oh, my...

starry eyed surprise

*tk-421* · 11-17-2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by otterhere

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/in...=1006040608260

cali yaris · 11-17-2008, 02:41 PM

LOL @ this thread

yarisugi · 11-17-2008, 02:55 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

at this thread, too!

otterhere · 11-17-2008, 03:12 PM

Yari, definitely.

Forrest · 11-17-2008, 08:20 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, 10:10 PM

i say yar-es with a heavy Filipino accent

11-17-2008, 10:02 AM	#1
otterhere Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 398	Is it YARE-is or YAH-ris? How do you pronounce it???

11-17-2008, 10:12 AM	#2
m911gt Carless in Chicago View User's Garage Drives: 08 Blk LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,479	Yah-ris like a pirate...Yarrrrr-is :) __________________ Wanted: Forced Induction Some say that he is the secret love child of Ferrari and Porsche, and others say that he would lap James May twice in a 1/4 mile drag race. All we know is that he is called The Stig.

11-17-2008, 10:18 AM	#3
Stargate YARlantIS View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saint Petersburg, FL Posts: 351	I think it's funny to hear some of the retiree crowd say Yare-is..lol especially the snowbirds. __________________ Visualize whirled peas. Peace, Love and Good Smoke! --Tommy Chong

11-17-2008, 10:30 AM	#4
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	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. __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

11-17-2008, 10:51 AM	#6
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	very good question actually! I say yah-ris myself :) __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

11-17-2008, 10:49 AM	#5
otterhere Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 398	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???

11-17-2008, 11:11 AM	#8
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	If you consult www.urbandictionary.com umm...Yaris means a few things....... I'll let you all look for yourselves... __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

11-17-2008, 11:30 AM	#9
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	I say Vitz __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

11-17-2008, 11:33 AM	#10
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	Well yeah, when people ask what you drive "Vitz" is that a yaris? " Its a vitz bitch =p" __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

11-17-2008, 11:36 AM	#11
otterhere Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 398	...oh, my...

11-17-2008, 02:41 PM	#14
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	LOL @ this thread __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

11-17-2008, 02:55 PM	#15
yarisugi やりすぎだ～ View User's Garage Drives: Me: Nuts: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ハワイ Posts: 2,041	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 at this thread, too!

11-17-2008, 03:12 PM	#16
otterhere Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 398	Yari, definitely.

11-17-2008, 08:20 PM	#17
Forrest Drives: 08 LB BLACK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 244	Those are some unusual definitions of "yaris" I wonder if Toyota has their own meaning for the name? We say 'yaar...is'

11-17-2008, 10:10 PM	#18
pinoypizzaboy Drives: 08 toyota yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: las vegas/ henderson Posts: 182	i say yar-es with a heavy Filipino accent