How do you pronounce KUMHO

[HTSS_TR]

When I say I need 4 Koom-Hoe 4X, America's Tire rep said "What ?" then he asked "Do you want Koo-Moe 4X ?".

It's a little embarrassing to wrongly pronounce a fairly popular tire.

 

[jdeare]

Meh... Say it how you want, they'll figure out what you mean. After all, you're paying them, right?

 

[fdcg27]

Is Kumho a Korean word for "short tread life"?
That was my experience with the one set I had.
Satisfactory tires otherwise and they were pretty cheap.

 

[Papa Bear]

Originally Posted By: Spazdog
But how would a Czech pronounce Barum?

Or the Dutch pronounce Vredestein?

The tire counter guys would pronounce it BEAR-um and Vred-es STEEN but my Swedish friend pronounces it bah (hard r)oom and VRED-esh-stine....but he is Swedish so

My next-door-neighbor is a 70ish Dutchman who told me what KLM stood for .... I thought he was having a stuttering spasm.

 

[InvalidUserID]

Koom-ho

At least thats how Kumho pronounces it in their videos.

 

[nthach]

The Koreans pronounce Ks like we pronounce Gs. So the proper way to say it would be Gum(with a soft G)-hoe.

Watch the Gangnam Style video for a hint.