Tuna Pronunciation

[seliph]

I'll fight anyone who comes up to me and says "Choona"

 

[King Dorado]

I'll fight anyone who comes up to me and says "Choona"

you'd fight poor ole Dudley Moore?! that's who i think of re "Choo-na," with Liza Minella at the end of "Arthur," him saying "Would you make me a choo-na fish sandwich?"

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its just the way Brits inflect the "t" so close to the "u," they keep the "university" sound of long "u" with a little "y" sound at the start of the "u." we yanks use the "oo" sound of long "u" after consonants instead of the "yoo" sound.

Brits also put an "r" sounds in some words where there's no "r." like "strawr-berry" (heh, or "Strarbree" for some)

 

[DarkDesertFox]

I'll fight anyone who comes up to me and says "Choona"

Choona

 

[Azza]

I've never heard anyone say it like toona before.

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

Do you say "Turn" like "Churn?" Or "Tub" like "Chub?"

 

[King Dorado]

I've never heard anyone say it like toona before.

here you go:

 

[Heyden]

I'll fight anyone who comes up to me and says "Choona"

if you say toona instead of choona at my school ppl will give you sht 4 it lmao

 

[RainbowCherry]

Chuu-nah. Not with a strong C, but I don't like saying the letter 'T'.

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

Chuna. I think using a hard T is an American thing, as with saying 'toob' instead of 'chube'. Hey, at least the real spelling is kind of a mix. Wanted to find a couple clips to demonstrate, but meh.

 

[seliph]

you'd fight poor ole Dudley Moore?!

I have no idea who that is so yes.

if you say toona instead of choona at my school ppl will give you sht 4 it lmao

I'll fight your entire school.

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

if you say toona instead of choona at my school ppl will give you sht 4 it lmao

If you said, "Choona," around here, everyone would laugh and ask what the hell you were talking about. LOL

 

[cornimer]

I've never heard anyone say it as "choona" before. Definitely tuna for me.

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

Choona is so wrong it makes me want to punch a wall omfg.

 

[Brackets]

Choona is so wrong it makes me want to punch a wall omfg.

If you think about it, it's really not. U makes a 'you' sound when it's a long u, and even americans e.g. say university (YOU-niversity), not 'oo-niversity'. We brits (and some others) also keep long U as a 'you' sound when there is a consonant in front. So it turns out as 't-you-na', which, when said fast, is basically 'choona'.

 

[Alienfish]

If you think about it, it's really not. U makes a 'you' sound when it's a long u, and even americans e.g. say university (YOU-niversity), not 'oo-niversity'. We brits (and some others) also keep U as a 'you' sound when there is a consonant in front. So it turns out as 't-you-na', which, when said fast, is basically 'choona'.

really i never used the t there as ch so it's still tyuuna or tew-nah for me x)

 

[KaydeeKrunk]

If you think about it, it's really not. U makes a 'you' sound when it's a long u, and even americans e.g. say university (YOU-niversity), not 'oo-niversity'. We brits (and some others) also keep long U as a 'you' sound when there is a consonant in front. So it turns out as 't-you-na', which, when said fast, is basically 'choona'.

All I can think about is iCarly.

 

[mogyay]

i pronounce it 'choona' and so does everyone where i live

 

[Alienfish]

i pronounce it 'choona' and so does everyone where i live

choo choo <3

i've heard more like "tuh-nah" and stuff to .. yeah still idfk the chu/cho thing lol

 

[Brooke_the_Phoenix]

I always say "T-you-nah". Maybe it's an Australian thing.

 

[Skylanx]

Umm...I actually pronounce it as tiu-na. Am I the only one?