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Topic #37269 22 posts Started by tovejas
just wondering how you all pronunced CELICA?

my buddies and i had good long talk about how to say CELCIA. only happen when your bored and high biggrin.gif .

so CEL-LICK-A or CE-LEE-KA? i think its CE-LEE-KA.....
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CELL-ik-uh


I'm with him

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my cousins from canada and australia call it seleeka. i call it selikuh

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I have heard that three ways:

Toyota dealer: sel-li-ka
90% Czech people: [:čelika] And how shoud it sound for you? Hmmm...??? Try read "tchelika" or "czelika" in English :-D
Direct translation from Japanese: se-ri-ka

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Cel-ik-kuh

Isn't weed legal in Canada or something?

QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
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IDirect translation from Japanese: se-ri-ka


No way, that's funny. When I was in Canada they called it a Sa-Lee-Ka. It's pronounced Ce-lick-a here though.
ce-lee-ka... c'mon guys.... it bugs me so much when people say cell-ika, if that's how it should be pronounced, it would have 2 L's!
SHELL-EEK-AH

To live, is to sufferTo survive, thats to find meaning, in the suffering....
smell-ik-uh

QUOTE (cjh4l22 @ May 15, 2009 - 4:02 AM)hey, nice mod does it come in hetero?Need parts?I'm parting out a '94 ST
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IDirect translation from Japanese: se-ri-ka


No way, that's funny. When I was in Canada they called it a Sa-Lee-Ka. It's pronounced Ce-lick-a here though.


confused.gif Celica in Japanese is セリカ

セ = se
リ = ri
カ = ka

??? Pity there is nobody from Japan... kindasad.gif

No more replicas... This is evolution... This isSS-four:)________[Featured Celica of 6gc.net @ 2010]_________
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QUOTE(tovejas @ May 15, 2006 - 10:51 PM) [snapback]434451[/snapback]
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just wondering how you all pronunced CELICA?


Maybe you should worry about spelling instead wink.gif

Ce - lee - ka down here.
Gary

1994 ST205 Celica GT-FOUR Group A WRC - running in new engine1993 Rover 220 GTi tarmac rally car (under construction) 3SGE power here we come....GT-Four spec list
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IDirect translation from Japanese: se-ri-ka


No way, that's funny. When I was in Canada they called it a Sa-Lee-Ka. It's pronounced Ce-lick-a here though.


confused.gif Celica in Japanese is セリカ

セ = se
リ = ri
カ = ka

??? Pity there is nobody from Japan... kindasad.gif
i am not from japan but i do understand it biggrin.gif , i work for the japanese
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QUOTE(ZacMan1987 @ May 15, 2006 - 11:04 PM) [snapback]434455[/snapback]
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CELL-ik-uh


I'm with him


ditto....


i prefer hellica...but i dont ahve flames on it.... biggrin.gif

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aim-eez-mow-joe

hahaha


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QUOTE(lagos @ Jul 10, 2006 - 1:55 PM) [snapback]454118[/snapback]i know your trying to do the right thing for your motor, but this is one of those times where you should just trust the guys who have had their swaps for a while and have done a ton of research into this.