“Tea Tea” or “Tie Tie”

[J pold]

Ok some of my friends and I are in a lively debate about how to pronounce the name of the Vietnamese sub restaurant on 8th ave there is also a new one on 130th ave SE

It is spelled Thi Thi I say it’s pronounced “Tea Tea” they say it’s “Tie Tie”

Other people I have asked say there is a place called “Thai Thai” on 17th ave so that could be where the discrepancy comes from but I am talking about this place

Thoughts?

Oh and it’s a great place I would recommend it to anyone

[Winsor_Pilates]

tee tee IMO
isn't the place by Harry Hayes called that too? that place is the best

[HelloHockeyFans]

It's "Tea Tea".

[Sparks]

Here's a guide I found on Thai pronunciation: http://www.thailao.net/thaiphon.htm

If I'm reading it right, that page seems to say it's "TIH TIH" but I really have no idea.

It says 'i' by itself is pronounced like the i in bit.

[Regulator75]

Thigh Thigh, LOL

[Winsor_Pilates]

^^but it's not Thai, it's vietnamese.
It think that's where the confusion comes from. People think of Thai and say it that way.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by Regulator75

Thigh Thigh, LOL

Ha ha... now pronounce "Phuoc"... or the famous restaurant in Vancouver on Kingsway and Victoria... "Pho Bich Nga"

[J pold]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

^^but it's not Thai, it's vietnamese.
It think that's where the confusion comes from. People think of Thai and say it that way.

That is what I think as well, it just doesn’t seem logical that a Vietnamese sub place would be named Thai Thai

[Sparks]

Posted by Winsor_Pilates:
but it's not Thai, it's vietnamese.
It think that's where the confusion comes from. People think of Thai and say it that way.

Oh man, I'm an idiot. I should have read that a little more carefully!

Here ya go then:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark...unciation.html

And, from that, it seems the answer is "Tee Tee"

[TheyCallMeBruce]

That place is tea tea I think. My friend's restaurant chain is called Thai tai.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Originally Posted by fotze

I cal it Titties. Wanna go to titties?

Holy crap, thank goodness I'm not at work LOL

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by TheyCallMeBruce

That place is tea tea I think. My friend's restaurant chain is called Thai tai.

1st street SW right? I just ate there today.

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by fotze

I cal it Titties. Wanna go to titties?

That's what we call it as well.

[iggypop]

Lively debate? Haha it wasn't lively at all! I had no idea what restaurant you were talking about, but "tie tie" sounded a whole lot better! haha

[Fobby]

It's Tay Tay..

[Rathji]

I have a Vietnamese Prof who spells his name like that and says it 'Tee'

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

1st street SW right? I just ate there today.

On 17 Ave Ave? Yeah. There's a few. Another one is by where Ikea resides.

[jamesteterenko]

Hey, I took that picture! I always find it funny when one of my pictures appears somewhere I least expect it. But nothing beats when Merle's Delicatessen used my photo of a Palace of Eats sandwich in thier ad.

But anyway, my understanding is that it is pronounced "Tea tea".

James.

[steveo]

Thi Thi is owned by my friends family.

I'm pretty sure its pronounced "TEA TEA"
cause ...yeah I am vietnamese.

[The Unabomber]

That's the place that serves feline subs, isn't it? I don't go there.