uksheeshaman Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Perhaps some of you folk that pronounce Hookah as Whokah don't realise it but its not the right pronounciation. Its hook-ah. Its beyond annoying to hear people use Whokah in cafes or bars. Save yourselves some embarassment and use the proper pronounciation next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Proper pronounciation lies in the dialect, I believe. I for one won't be embarrased saying Hookah when EVERYONE I've ever heard has called it such, bar maybe one or two middle eastern folks I saw in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksheeshaman Posted August 26, 2006 Author Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='DizzyGuy']Proper pronounciation lies in the dialect, I believe. I for one won't be embarrased saying Hookah when EVERYONE I've ever heard has called it such, bar maybe one or two middle eastern folks I saw in London[/quote] Why not pronounce it the proper way then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Because it just doesn't sound right to me and I have to consciously make an effort to say Hook-ah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GQ_Playboy Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 see i started to say hook-ah but then my middle eastern friends said it was WHookah.... now i just said screw you guys its shisha.... or i call it narghile on the occasion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 hook-ah sounds like hooker lol, but narghile sounds alot better imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Since I am from Texas and don't pronounce anything right, I am not going to start with hookahs. Besides girls think my illiterate accent is cute and I ain't screwing that gig up for nobody Honestly, it's nice to know the "proper" way to say something just so I make sure to mess it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 HEY!!! Not all texans have pronunciation problems Besides, Whookah is what ive heard more, even from the arabians that run the WHOOKAH bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 ^^ yup, i was gettin gas yesterday and the dude started talkin about it cause i told him me and my brother were lookin for some bars around here and he said it as whookah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpimpitox Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 i just say hookah or "hooks" amongst my friends. they deveeloped saying hooks like "hey u down 2 smoke some hooks tonite or what?" a indian buddy of mine would whookah i just thought it was his accent cuz he had a thick accent at times. damn my ignorance lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding_Heart1 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 im from kentucky, ill say it the way i want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishi Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Pronounciation or pronunciation (I think it's pronunciation)? I think we all need to improve our ability to communicate in our own language (myself included, so don't take any offence)! Hookah is pronounced 'hookah' rather than 'whookah' (I recently went to Abu Dhabi and spoke to scores of people who all pronounced it as 'hookah'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='EvansLight']HEY!!! Not all texans have pronunciation problems Besides, Whookah is what ive heard more, even from the arabians that run the WHOOKAH bar [/quote] Trust me on this bro, some are worse than others, but any native Texan or someone that has been here a long time, if we go to California or up north they know we are from Texas. What's worse is you are going to disappoint them thoroughly if you don't play it up a little worse than you would normally talk. Besides they wanna hear about our horses, oil wells and how big the longhorns are we mounted on our cadillac convertibles.... so don't let the truth get in the way of a good story and let the dear girls down Besides just about everybody here refers to hookah tobacco as shisha and I hear that is not correct? It's ma' assel. How is that pronounced "My Ass Al"? Ask somebody "would you like to smoke my ass al"? See how awkward things would get? Who needs that kinda pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 It's always been WHOO-kah for me. I've never ever heard anyone pronounce it HOOK-ah in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Please...we don't need to fight. We all know how it is really pronounced...BONG!...Im sorryIt's always been who-kah to me. To each their own./You say "tomato", I say "tomatermorts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='Scalliwag']Since I am from Texas and don't pronounce anything right, I am not going to start with hookahs. Besides girls think my illiterate accent is cute and I ain't screwing that gig up for nobody Honestly, it's nice to know the "proper" way to say something just so I make sure to mess it up[/quote] No, he's right, I really think the whole illiterate thing is kinda sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 ok well the female wins haha, if its sexy to them its right to me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='surfpico'] No, he's right, I really think the whole illiterate thing is kinda sexy.[/quote] that's cuz ya think us hicks are eezy!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpico Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='Scalliwag'] [quote name='surfpico'] No, he's right, I really think the whole illiterate thing is kinda sexy.[/quote] that's cuz ya think us hicks are eezy!!!! [/quote] Think? Ha! I know! I spent a year and a half in Texas..and boy are you fellas cute, smooth, and EASY. It's... WHOOKAH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 lmao easy? if i ever met a girl who said she was havin trouble with a guy not being easy id laugh so hard id piss my pants lol no shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho555 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Considering that nearly every country has a different word or term for it, I think its rather silly to worry about how another country prounciate the word. For all I know the people in Abu Dhabi say "hook-ah", but I definatly know our version of it is Whookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='surfpico']Think? Ha! I know! I spent a year and a half in Texas..and boy are you fellas cute, smooth, and EASY. [/quote]Nah darl'n, it's not that we're easy, we just like to show you gals our suthin hospitality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGuy Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 surfpico, ms. scalli would OWN your ass! lol scalli is under the thumbThis side of the pond, it's just called shisha. i'm the only person i know round here that even uses the word hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 she was just talkin' about Texas boys in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 [quote name='Scalliwag'] [quote name='EvansLight'] HEY!!! Not all texans have pronunciation problems Besides, Whookah is what ive heard more, even from the arabians that run the WHOOKAH bar [/quote] Trust me on this bro, some are worse than others, but any native Texan or someone that has been here a long time, if we go to California or up north they know we are from Texas. What's worse is you are going to disappoint them thoroughly if you don't play it up a little worse than you would normally talk. Besides they wanna hear about our horses, oil wells and how big the longhorns are we mounted on our cadillac convertibles.... so don't let the truth get in the way of a good story and let the dear girls down [/quote] I'm a native Texan with Alabama thrown in Yay for going elsewhere where they just look at you weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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