tbizzle 18 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'm sure this thread has been done before but here goes: How do you pronounce Saiga? I pronounce it Say-guh So am I wrong? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xitesmai 1 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'm sure this thread has been done before but here goes: How do you pronounce Saiga? I pronounce it Say-guh So am I wrong? according to the Russians...yes... Its pronounced Sai-guh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jswledhed 57 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Saigon - Si-gone Saiga - Si-guh Maybe. *shrugs* 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scattergun10 125 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Sigh-guh My link Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrOneEyedBoh 14 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 yeah SAI-GAH people around here say SEGA.. IM like ehh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rentprop1 0 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 don't say it like the video game system of the old days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yeah, it's SIGH-ga but I rarely say it that way *shrugs* I don't get mad at guys that say "clip" either LOL, I know what they meant. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guns Are Great 140 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I from TN so as long as folks know what your talking about its good! say-guh is how i have always heard it said! like the guns but do care how russians say anything! I'm sure this thread has been done before but here goes: How do you pronounce Saiga? I pronounce it Say-guh So am I wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
captainchemical 11 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I found this on Wikipedia: The saiga (Saiga tatarica) is an antelope which originally inhabited a vast area of the Eurasian steppe zone from the foothils of the Carpathians and Caucasus into Dzungaria and Mongolia. They also lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Today they are found only in a few areas in Kalmykia (Russia), Kazakhstan, and western Mongolia. Makes sense considering their habitat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) There is already a thread on this! http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=63896&st=0&p=613404entry613404 Edited March 1, 2011 by Yeoldetool 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joebanda1213 59 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 I use to say sigh guh but I was corrected by people who sold me the gun to say sega. Tomato-tomoto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity.45 2 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I use to say sigh guh but I was corrected by people who sold me the gun to say sega. Tomato-tomoto The folks who "corrected" you were wrong. It's more like teaching you to say "nucular" instead of the correct "nuclear." One is just flat wrong. The other isn't. I speak Russian, incidentally. I worked as an interpreter when I was on active duty in the US military. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BuzzNectar 35 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I use to say sigh guh but I was corrected by people who sold me the gun to say sega. Tomato-tomoto The folks who "corrected" you were wrong. It's more like teaching you to say "nucular" instead of the correct "nuclear." One is just flat wrong. The other isn't. I speak Russian, incidentally. I worked as an interpreter when I was on active duty in the US military. cool so when i pronounce it "sue-kum-sin" i just called you a what?....nothing personal just seeing if im right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gregom 2 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Straight from the horses mouth... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulyski 2,227 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 I just say "say-ga" We're in america & everyone seems to say it like that & they look at you like you're retarded then you say "sigh-ga". So rather than try to say it in a way that makes most people ask me "whaaat?" , I just say what everyone understands. "When in Rome...." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TO THE FLOOR IN A 63 121 Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Straight from the horses mouth... That says it all... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity.45 2 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I use to say sigh guh but I was corrected by people who sold me the gun to say sega. Tomato-tomoto The folks who "corrected" you were wrong. It's more like teaching you to say "nucular" instead of the correct "nuclear." One is just flat wrong. The other isn't. I speak Russian, incidentally. I worked as an interpreter when I was on active duty in the US military. cool so when i pronounce it "sue-kum-sin" i just called you a what?....nothing personal just seeing if im right You have it almost correct. It's "sue-kin-sin." Translates to "son-of-a-bitch" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 I say it, Say-guh, like the video game. I'm from Texas, if that's the only thing I mis-pronounce, I'm fine with that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 There are three levels of guys. The first level of guys use the wrong terminology, simply because they don't know better. Then when the Level 1 guys get it figured out, they move to Level 2. That's where they enjoy correcting all the Level 1 guys. Then the Level 2 guys eventually get old enough to not care anymore, and move to Level 3. That's where they know what the fuck you're talking about, even when you use the wrong terminology, and don't give a rats ass either way. Tony Rumore Tromix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCity.45 2 Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 There are three levels of guys. The first level of guys use the wrong terminology, simply because they don't know better. Then when the Level 1 guys get it figured out, they move to Level 2. That's where they enjoy correcting all the Level 1 guys. Then the Level 2 guys eventually get old enough to not care anymore, and move to Level 3. That's where they know what the fuck you're talking about, even when you use the wrong terminology, and don't give a rats ass either way. Tony Rumore Tromix Your forgot the Level 4 guys! Those are the ones that know how to pronounce it correctly, but continue to mispronounce it because they don't have the stones to be different from the crowd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Redemption 5 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) I say say-guh but know it to be sigh-guh. It's like everyone calling sabot deer slugs sab-bats. It's actually say-bo but in Indiana it's become sabbat. Edited March 28, 2011 by Redemption Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fanaticalbucsfan 15 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Same here. I cannot seem to break the habit now. I have been saying SAY-GUH for a long time and I have heard a Russian say it correctly SIGH-GUH but I think its to late for me. So if you don't like the way I say it oh well your probably ignorant too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bolster 15 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 The proper, Russian way to say it is "sigh-GAH", emphasis on the second syllable. It is the name of a type of Antelope that is native to Russia. I have never heard any American pronounce it correctly, but I really don't care because we also don't pronounce many other Russian words correctly. "Gorbachev" in English sounds significantly different when properly pronounced in Russian, as does "Khrushchev". To go into how and why would take too long. Sega, as in the video game system is the pronunciation I hear most often. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulyski 2,227 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 There are three levels of guys. The first level of guys use the wrong terminology, simply because they don't know better. Then when the Level 1 guys get it figured out, they move to Level 2. That's where they enjoy correcting all the Level 1 guys. Then the Level 2 guys eventually get old enough to not care anymore, and move to Level 3. That's where they know what the fuck you're talking about, even when you use the wrong terminology, and don't give a rats ass either way. Tony Rumore Tromix Your forgot the Level 4 guys! Those are the ones that know how to pronounce it correctly, but continue to mispronounce it because they don't have the stones to be different from the crowd. I "don't have the stones"??? Do you say every word that's borrowed from another language with the accent of each language of origin? Do you say croissant, restaurant, or buillon (the broth) while all of a sudden switching to a french accent like a tool?. Do you call mexico, "Meh-hee-co"? Welcome to America & the ever changing english language brother. I'd think you'd have embraced this by now being a linguist & all. Isn't that what translating is all about? Effective communication? We here in the great ol' US of A just seem to have changed the pronunciation. It happens. No biggie. Will's even calling them Say-Guhs on his show & that's where a good percentage of the country first recently heard of them. Do you think that he knows less about the guns because he says it that way? Or maybe, just maybe, he wants to simply communicate & leave the ego masturbation at the door? It's not about a lack of sack by any means, it's just about trying to effectively communicate without waisting your time & breaking the person you're speaking to's concentration on the subject at hand in an unnecessary attempt to "educate" them about the pronunciation of a word. Would a rose by any other name smell less sweet? Yeah... Sure... I know the russian pronunciation. But I don't have a weak ego & feel compelled to fulfill my narcissistic needs by constantly correcting the rest of the country or saying it different than them to subtly correct them. Guys that do that are who "comic book guy" on The Simpsons is based on. It's not a favorable personality trait. Why disparage other people for effective communication? I take it you're still level 2, right? Stuff changes Brother. Sorry to have to break it to you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl3vxEudif8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappYBallZ 31 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Do you say croissant, restaurant, or buillon (the broth) while all of a sudden switching to a french accent like a tool?. Do you call mexico, "Meh-hee-co"? Just to let you know there is a difference between prononcuation, dialect and accent Plus, saiga is not really a common word(yet) like a restaurant etc. so we still have a chance to teach people how to say it right. Well actually I do say "Meh-hee-co", depending which language I'm speaking though Just please don't call it sega ...I mean seriously even with english's wierd rules about silent letters it comes no where close. саЙга Edited March 28, 2011 by HappYBallZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulyski 2,227 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Do you say croissant, restaurant, or buillon (the broth) while all of a sudden switching to a french accent like a tool?. Do you call mexico, "Meh-hee-co"? Just to let you know there is a difference between prononcuation, dialect and accent Plus, saiga is not really a common word(yet) like a restaurant etc. so we still have a chance to teach people how to say it right. Well actually I do say "Meh-hee-co", depending which language I'm speaking though Just please don't call it sega ...I mean seriously even with english's wierd rules about silent letters it comes no where close. саЙга I see constantly correcting other's pronunciation in the same light as I see the armchair secretaries who try to discredit perfectly valid & accurate points in a debate by correcting other's spelnig rather than reinforcing their weak arguments. Pseudointellectualism. Nothing more. I have an idea. How about I'll use my energy to research everything about them, innovate new processes & develop some existing processes with sound engineering to bring them to a whole new level & make the guns run like raped apes which makes me feel good, & those who need to, can make themselves feel good with pseudointellectual ego masturbation over trivial topics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nattyiceking 33 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Who gives a shit? I know who, the same people that get all worked up when someone says "clip" instead of "magazine." Pauly broke it down perfectly. +1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TX-Zen 287 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 People spend more time defending why it's ok to say the word incorrectly than they do saying 'Oh, it's SIGH-Gah? Got it thanks" Why is it so hard to accept we're not saying it properly, make a simple correction and move on without making it some kind of personal issue? Z Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BobAsh 582 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Your forgot the Level 4 guys! Those are the ones that know how to pronounce it correctly, but continue to mispronounce it because they don't have the stones to be different from the crowd. ^ Level 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulyski 2,227 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 People spend more time defending why it's ok to say the word incorrectly than they do saying 'Oh, it's SIGH-Gah? Got it thanks" Why is it so hard to accept we're not saying it properly, make a simple correction and move on without making it some kind of personal issue? Z Because it just sounds better as "say-guh" than "sigh-guh". It rolls off the tongue more fluently. Go out to the woods, do a drum dump, let out a maniacal laugh & at the top of your lungs in your deepest voice scream "SAY-GUH TWELVE MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!" Then follow up with another maniacal laugh. Now do the same, but scream "Sigh-guh 12" It just sounds gay in comparison. The only one among us that could pull it off & still sound cool is Keith & that's due to the south african accent. You just can't talk shit about South africans.They're the 1 group of people that truly appriciate the usefulness of a drummed up semiautomatic 12 gauge shotgun, (Not to mention a .) Anyhow, you know what this thread reminds me of? I can't be alone here; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9MlYKMFl_A&feature=related Maybe I'm just too "hopey-changey", but it's been workin' for me, so I'll just stick with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x11NA63gLDM But you must admit, out of all the trivial debates we have here, this is one of the more pleasant ones. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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