how do you say it...

[SueMartin 0]

How do you pronounce PATTAYA? is it Pat- tay - a

or Putt - e-a

 

I hear so many different versions? which do you think it is?

[Swami 0]

Westerners mostly say "Pattie-ya"

 

I always hear Thais pronounce it "Pat-tY-ya" (hard y like the word 'by')

[mykl 72]

With my midwestern accent it comes out pa tie uh. Most people I know say it pa tee ah.

[MM 6,562]

Correct Thai pronunciation is pa-ta-YAA with strong emphasis and longer duration on the last syllable. Most westerners either say pa-TAI-ya or PA-ta-ya. Where the CAP indicate the emphasised syllable. As in all things, it's up to you, and nobody will (or should) correct you. They've heard them all.

[Eneukman 1]

Correct Thai pronunciation is pa-ta-YAA with strong emphasis and longer duration on the last syllable. Most westerners either say pa-TAI-ya or PA-ta-ya. Where the CAP indicate the emphasised syllable. As in all things, it's up to you, and nobody will (or should) correct you. They've heard them all.

 

In addition to what Martin said, the first two syllables should have a high tone and the last one a mid tone. I think the Thai spelling is พทัยา.

 

Alan