View Full Version : How do you pronounce "Texas"?
Hwæt
February 7th, 2010, 06:12 PM
Hey everyone. I was recently at Wikipedia and I noticed that the pronunciation they have for Texas in this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state#List_of_states) article is much different from that which we use here in East Texas. So here's my question, how do you pronounce "Texas"?
Most people where I'm from call it: /ˈtɛkzɨz/, /ˈtɛksɨz/, or /ˈtɛksɨs/. Normally, it's the first one, though.
SuperSonic4
February 7th, 2010, 06:15 PM
Tex-us
(as in laTEX)
paydaydaddy
February 7th, 2010, 06:20 PM
In Amarillo (pronounce ama rillo) we say teks us. Now ya'll go play. I'm fixun to get me some brek-fust.
sports fan Matt
February 7th, 2010, 06:23 PM
I agree with above...however i'm in "cowtown"
forrestcupp
February 7th, 2010, 06:27 PM
You forgot TAY-has
I'm usually with the first choice, though.
alexfish
February 7th, 2010, 06:49 PM
went to Lufkin Texas
Could not get drink fo Lufkin money in Teghsas
is that county still dry, the corner shop at the border only sold Schlitz { I think }
Id rather Slitz my throat than drink another can of that
nubimax
February 7th, 2010, 07:57 PM
Forestcup is correct Texas is a Spanish word that should be pronounced Tay-Has.
M.
texaswriter
February 7th, 2010, 08:00 PM
Tejas is the word that Texas is derived from. It is pronounced tay-hoss This is a bit off, but it is closest to the traditional Texan pronounciation. /ˈtɛksəs/ - Tehck-ssuhss, or /ˈtɛkzəs/ - Tehck-zuhss 3 30.00% However, this is more common from those not necessarily with an accent. This is how I pronounce it. /ˈtɛkzɨz/ - Teck-ziz, /ˈtɛksɨs/ - tehck-ssiss, or /ˈtɛksɨz/ - Tehck-ssiz
Queue29
February 7th, 2010, 09:15 PM
"Home"
texaswriter
February 7th, 2010, 09:18 PM
"Home"
right on brother!!! :popcorn::KS:p;):D
pwnst*r
February 7th, 2010, 09:20 PM
Tex-us
(as in laTEX)
This. And I lived in SA for awhile.
jwbrase
February 7th, 2010, 10:02 PM
Hey everyone. I was recently at Wikipedia and I noticed that the pronunciation they have for Texas in this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state#List_of_states) article is much different from that which we use here in East Texas. So here's my question, how do you pronounce "Texas"?
Most people where I'm from call it: /ˈtɛkzɨz/, /ˈtɛksɨz/, or /ˈtɛksɨs/. Normally, it's the first one, though.
I say /tɛksɪs/ myself. In many dialects, my own included, /ə/ does become /ɪ/ under certain circumstances, but I'm not sure quite what the trigger is.
Speaking of state names, a pronunciation that I've always noticed since I came to Texas is /kɒlərado/ for what us /kɒlərædinz/ call /kɒlərædo/.
TheLions
February 7th, 2010, 10:04 PM
/ˈtɛksəs/ - Tehck-ssuhss, or /ˈtɛkzəs/ - Tehck-zuhss
/ˈtɛkzɨz/ - Teck-ziz, /ˈtɛksɨs/ - tehck-ssiss, or /ˈtɛksɨz/ - Tehck-ssiz
/ˈtɛksæs/ - Tehck-ssass, /ˈtɛksæz/ - Tehck-ssaz, or /ˈtɛkzæs/ - Tehck-zass
/ˈteɪksɑːs/ - Tayk-ssass
Other
Wait, what?
is this English? It looks like bunch of hieroglyphs. :lolflag:
Bölvaður
February 7th, 2010, 10:06 PM
depending on who Im talking with.
Might be Tex-*** or even something more like Taxes.
Giant Speck
February 7th, 2010, 10:06 PM
I pronounce it Texas.
HappinessNow
February 7th, 2010, 11:15 PM
Te-jas
The Toxic Mite
February 7th, 2010, 11:23 PM
tek-zis
lisati
February 7th, 2010, 11:27 PM
I pronounce it Texas.
:)
The "Donkey" one occurred to me too....
I'm voting for "Tech sis", with emphasis on "tech"
Hwæt
February 8th, 2010, 01:22 AM
I pronounce it Texas.
It's all potato potato and tomato tomato with you, isn't it?
RiceMonster
February 8th, 2010, 01:25 AM
Banana
jwbrase
February 8th, 2010, 11:40 AM
/ˈtɛksəs/ - Tehck-ssuhss, or /ˈtɛkzəs/ - Tehck-zuhss
/ˈtɛkzɨz/ - Teck-ziz, /ˈtɛksɨs/ - tehck-ssiss, or /ˈtɛksɨz/ - Tehck-ssiz
/ˈtɛksæs/ - Tehck-ssass, /ˈtɛksæz/ - Tehck-ssaz, or /ˈtɛkzæs/ - Tehck-zass
/ˈteɪksɑːs/ - Tayk-ssass
Other
Wait, what?
is this English? It looks like bunch of hieroglyphs. :lolflag:
It's English, written in IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPA)
Giant Speck
February 8th, 2010, 05:49 PM
It's all potato potato and tomato tomato with you, isn't it?
♫ Let's call the whole thing off! ♫
Tristam Green
February 8th, 2010, 05:53 PM
It doesn't matter what you call it, just as long as you don't mess with it.
I, too, call it Texas.
1/2 Texan on my mom's side ;-) (Since it's a whole other country)
Chronon
February 8th, 2010, 07:59 PM
Tejas is the word that Texas is derived from. It is pronounced tay-hoss This is a bit off, but it is closest to the traditional Texan pronounciation. /ˈtɛksəs/ - Tehck-ssuhss, or /ˈtɛkzəs/ - Tehck-zuhss 3 30.00% However, this is more common from those not necessarily with an accent. This is how I pronounce it. /ˈtɛkzɨz/ - Teck-ziz, /ˈtɛksɨs/ - tehck-ssiss, or /ˈtɛksɨz/ - Tehck-ssiz
Some quick searches indicate that it's more likely a Caddo word that was borrowed into Spanish.
Ric_NYC
February 8th, 2010, 10:06 PM
Téc-ças.
Ric_NYC
February 8th, 2010, 10:07 PM
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio-medlineplus.pl?texas001=texas
drawkcab
February 10th, 2010, 12:35 AM
Down here in the Rio Grande Valley we say "Norte Mexico"
Gallahhad
February 10th, 2010, 12:54 AM
Tex-us
(as in laTEX)
Same here.
pricetech
February 10th, 2010, 01:48 AM
Little Tennessee.
Actually, I lived in Texas for a while and would gladly relocate if I was still single.
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