Proper pronunciation

Zen900 · 05-04-2007, 02:29 AM

How do I pronounce "Makarov?"
The correct pronunciation of Makarov is actually "Mah CAR ahv" and not the more frequently heard "MACK uh rahv." <.............From Makarov.com FAQ

I ain't going to change now. I happen to like pronouncing it as MACK uh rahv.

BattleRifleG3 · 05-04-2007, 08:15 AM

Mine is close to yours. I say it "Mak-uh-rawv", almost "Mak-uh-roff". Probably actually say it the latter way even though I know it ends in V not F.

Scot Van · 05-04-2007, 08:52 AM

"nook-lee-uhr" not "nook-yoo-ler"

Dennis · 05-04-2007, 02:16 PM

nu-K-lr plan (Nuclear Plant)

Zen900 · 05-04-2007, 05:49 PM

Nuclear Makarovs? ...................nice ring to it.

samuel · 05-04-2007, 06:17 PM

Now you fellas have made me wonder how to pronounce my name.Just call me sam.

just_a_car · 05-04-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by samuel

Now you fellas have made me wonder how to pronounce my name.Just call me sam.

Hrm... "Sam-yule" or "Sam-you-el"... yup, I could see how that would be a problem. Heck some people here call me JAC and that's not even close to my real name.

Vintovki · 05-04-2007, 07:57 PM

Here is a re-post of something I learned a couple of years ago....

I was working at the store the other day and a Russian immigrant came in. I was wearing my Makarov Tee shirt....he exclaimed that he liked my shirt and that he too (now an American Citizen) owns a Makarov. I asked him to say the name of the pistol again and he said ma-KAR-ov with the accent on the second syllable. He said that he is so used to hearing the name said, as I think most Americans do, MAK-a-rov that he doesn't correct it anymore! So, I learned something...not a bad thing

Zen900 · 05-04-2007, 08:26 PM

Maybe we reallyare gun nuts after all? Perhaps not. Maybe we are gun NOOTS?

Dennis · 05-06-2007, 03:48 AM

I am shure it is threads like this that drive the BATFE internet monitors batty.

05-04-2007, 02:29 AM	#1
Zen900 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (0)	Proper pronunciation How do I pronounce "Makarov?" The correct pronunciation of Makarov is actually "Mah CAR ahv" and not the more frequently heard "MACK uh rahv." <.............From Makarov.com FAQ I ain't going to change now. I happen to like pronouncing it as MACK uh rahv.

05-04-2007, 08:15 AM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Trader Rating: (0)	Mine is close to yours. I say it "Mak-uh-rawv", almost "Mak-uh-roff". Probably actually say it the latter way even though I know it ends in V not F. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

05-04-2007, 02:16 PM	#4
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,876 Trader Rating: (0)	nu-K-lr plan (Nuclear Plant) __________________ Submitted with respect to all

05-04-2007, 07:57 PM	#8
Vintovki Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 139 Trader Rating: (0)	Here is a re-post of something I learned a couple of years ago.... I was working at the store the other day and a Russian immigrant came in. I was wearing my Makarov Tee shirt....he exclaimed that he liked my shirt and that he too (now an American Citizen) owns a Makarov. I asked him to say the name of the pistol again and he said ma-KAR-ov with the accent on the second syllable. He said that he is so used to hearing the name said, as I think most Americans do, MAK-a-rov that he doesn't correct it anymore! So, I learned something...not a bad thing __________________ "Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." - Seneca

05-06-2007, 03:48 AM	#10
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,876 Trader Rating: (0)	I am shure it is threads like this that drive the BATFE internet monitors batty. __________________ Submitted with respect to all

05-04-2007, 08:52 AM	#3
Scot Van Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Versailles, KY Posts: 70 Trader Rating: (0)	"nook-lee-uhr" not "nook-yoo-ler"

05-04-2007, 05:49 PM	#5
Zen900 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (0)	Nuclear Makarovs? ...................nice ring to it.

05-04-2007, 06:17 PM	#6
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,050 Trader Rating: (0)	Now you fellas have made me wonder how to pronounce my name.Just call me sam.

05-04-2007, 08:26 PM	#9
Zen900 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 685 Trader Rating: (0)	Maybe we reallyare gun nuts after all? Perhaps not. Maybe we are gun NOOTS?