Is it "Sega"  like the game system?

Quoted: Is it "Sega"  like the game system?

I say it "Siiiyga", with a long I sound.

Well, on 'Shooting Gallery' the other night, they were pronouncing Sako as "sock-o".  New to me, but that was company management.

Doc

One of my Russian friends told me it is pronounced:

Sa-GAH

A very quick first syllabel with the emphasis placed on the
second.

The Russian pronunciation is "s-EYE-guh", per the video posted on the Izhmash web site.   But I call 'em "SAY-guh" like KF said.  The Russians also pronounce Makarov as "mah-CAR-ahv", but I've always heard and said "MAK-uh-rov".  

say-ga

Quoted: The Russian pronunciation is "s-EYE-guh", per the video posted on the Izhmash web site.

Yep

Syga?

sigh-guh?

Quoted: Well, on 'Shooting Gallery' the other night, they were pronouncing Sako as "sock-o".  New to me, but that was company management. Doc

"Sock-o" is correct, unless you live near a bunch of hillbillies. Then it's "say-ko".

Kalishnikova

Hey I say say-ko and sa-gah!

Pronounced however you want to pronounce it I guess.. I'm sure you could'nt even find 2 Russian that pronounce it the same.. Just cause they are from Russia don't mean sqaut


Look how many Americans there are that do not pronounce something the same way..

Like McDonalds and Mac Donalds..

Or Tomato and To'maught'o


or the ever classic  Wash and worsh..

Quoted: Pronounced however you want to pronounce it I guess.. I'm sure you could'nt even find 2 Russian that pronounce it the same.. Just cause they are from Russia don't mean sqaut Look how many Americans there are that do not pronounce something the same way.. Like McDonalds and Mac Donalds.. Or Tomato and To'maught'o or the ever classic  Wash and worsh..

C'mon man, don't assume that because we (" 'mericans ") aren't uniform with our language dialects, that the rest of the other countries are not.  "Just because they are from Russia don't mean squat'??? What the heck is that supposed to mean???  Of course it means 'sqaut'! Russia has been spekaing Russian for longer than the USA has been around. Russian is a language that depends on you saying things the way they are supposed to otherwise you will be talking garbage. English (at least in the USA) is a very forgiving, moldable language, much more than most I think. Sure all languages have their dialects and nuances between regions, religions and cultures, but don't assume other groups allow for as much leeway as we do with the English language.

Be cool, and a little cultured....say it right:  Saiga = Sigh-gah' accent on the 'a' sound; and for your extra trivia note,  a saiga is a variety of antelope. The Saiga line is named after an animal,  like most Russian commercial guns.

-C

i named my dog after my favorite rifle, my saiga .308

i pronounce it sigh-guh.

he actually looks like a real saiga ( the antelope).

www.ultimateungulate.com/Images/Saiga_tatarica/S_tatarica3.html


and here is saiga:

I call them sigh-guhs.  I guess that makes me cultured.

With a B

Quoted: Well, on 'Shooting Gallery' the other night, they were pronouncing Sako as "sock-o".  New to me, but that was company management.

The Finnish "a" is pronounced as the letter "u" in the words nun and nut and pun.
The Finnish "o" is pronounced as the letter "o" in the words hot and stock and pot.

There is no D in Saiga.

Some of you may get it.