How do you pronounce Noritake (the name of the company that makes fine china)?!
Answers:
Noh ree tah kay.
:)
It's a Japanese company and the word is pronounced as follows (hope this makes sense!) the Nor as in "or" (without the "r" sound at the end so a short "o" sound), the ri as "ree" (and roll the r if you can), ta uses a short "a" sound as in "la" and ke as in "bet", No-ree-tah-keh ...
Here's a bit of history of the company,
Since 1904, Noritake has been bringing beauty and quality to dining tables around the world. Superior artistry and craftsmanship, attention to detail and an uncompromising commitment to quality have made Noritake an international trademark during these 100 years.
The Noritake of today grew out of a trading company (Morimura Brothers) that was established in New York in 1876. This trading company imported chinaware, curios, paper lanterns and other gift items. In 1904, the forerunner of the Noritake Company was established in the village of Noritake near Nagoya in Japan. The goal of this first factory was to create western style dinnerware for export, but it was not until 1914 that the process was perfected. This earliest Noritake china was mostly handpainted, often with liberal applications of gold. By the early 1920's Noritake introduced assembly line techniques which allowed for mass production of high quality, yet affordable dinnerware. From this time on the company started to grow very quickly and in the ensuing decades continued to perfect it's production capabilities, expanding to markets world-wide.
nore-uh-tock-ee
the price is right
no-ri-ta-ke.
i'm Japanese