Stupidest question EVER

[Backward_Cinderella]

Or at least close...
How do you pronounce Fila? Is it a long I (f EEL uh) or a hard I (f EYE luh)??? I've heard it pronounced both ways, and frankly I prefer to be pronouncing it correctly so as not to sound like an imbecile.

 

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

Haha, i'd love to know, too! I pronounce it "f eel a"

 

[JessLough]

I pronounce it F eel a

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

I pronounce it F eel a too...

 

[Kalyxa]

The only Fila owner I've ever met was a Brazilian, and he pronounced it "f eel a" too.

 

[oakash]

Well, its a Spanish word, so I think F eel a would be the correct way. That's the way I've always pronounced it in my head.

 

[Xandra]

Well, its a Spanish word, so I think F eel a would be the correct way. That's the way I've always pronounced it in my head.

Portuguese I think but yeah... Feela, not Phyla lol.

 

[oc_spirit]

Well, its a Spanish word, so I think F eel a would be the correct way. That's the way I've always pronounced it in my head.

Nope its Portuguese

As a Brazilian I can assuredly tell you the proper pronunciation is

Fee-la Bra-zi-leh-roo
Fila Brasileiro

I have heard people say that the translation is "Brazilian daughter" this is actually incorrect, that would be Filha Brisileiro. "Fila" is taken from the word "filar" which means "to hold" or "to grip". Loose translation could make it "Brazilian Gripper"


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Oops Xandra, I didn't scroll far enough to see your post

 

[*blackrose]

Nope its Portuguese

As a Brazilian I can assuredly tell you the proper pronunciation is

Fee-la Bra-zi-leh-roo
Fila Brasileiro


ETA
Oops Xandra, I didn't scroll far enough to see your post

And here every time I read it I was saying FILL-A Brass-il-ero. :rofl1: Good thing I never had to say it out loud to anyone. Ever.

 

[oc_spirit]

And here every time I read it I was saying FILL-A Brass-il-ero. :rofl1: Good thing I never had to say it out loud to anyone. Ever.

Hahaha well now you know If you want to make it sound truly proper and not too "gringo" you'd have to roll the "r"s too

 

[DougGeneration]

It's good to have a laugh about name pronunciation once in a while! I can't imagine it being pronounced with a hard i, so 'f eel uh' it is for me.

 

[milos_mommy]

I don't quite pronounce it like F-eel-uh...More like Fee-lah. Fee-lah Bra-sill-y'air-oh. Is the best I can type out my pronunciation, which I'm pretty sure is the correct way to pronounce it if you don't have a portuguese accent.

 

[Sweet72947]

Feela Brazee air o. That is how to pronounce it, I'm pretty sure.

 

[Backward_Cinderella]

This thread has definitely given me a smile... Thanks, guys!!!