How do the British say potato?
3 Answers. I have lived in the UK for four years, yet I have never heard anyone say pot-ah-to, only pot-ay-to. Normally, the word “potato” is exclusively pronounced with a long A (/ej/), in both American and British usage.
What’s the correct pronunciation of potato?
Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘potato‘: Break ‘potato‘ down into sounds: [PUH] + [TAY] + [TOH] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
Why is potato not pronounced like tomato?
Tomato originated from Central/South America where they call it tomate (pronounced as doh-‘mah-deh) in Spanish. English borrowed the spelling, altered the ending a bit and kept the pronunciation as intact as possible, thus to-‘mah-to. Not sure about the potato part.
Does anyone actually say Potahto?
What does it mean when you pronounce the word “potato” in two different pronunciations, as “potayto, potahto“? No-one says potahto. It was introduced in the lyrics of a song which attempted to rhyme tomayto/tomahto with potayto/potahto. (“Let’s call the whole thing off” from the movie “Shall We Dance” in 1937).