Is the Enzo Lopes thing a bit?

Echo
Profile picture for user Echo
Posts
326
Joined
12/27/2022
Location
London, GB
Echo

Everyone pronounces his name like it rhymes with ropes. He’s Brazilian so I’m sure it’s low-pez

1
29
|
Cygrace74
Profile picture for user Cygrace74
Posts
1152
Joined
7/2/2017
Location
Westport, MA, USA
Cygrace74 1/27/2023 5:01am
1/27/2023 5:01am

He has said it’s lopes and so does every Brazilian I’ve ever met 

7
Echo
Profile picture for user Echo
Posts
326
Joined
12/27/2022
Location
London, GB
Echo 1/27/2023 5:07am
1/27/2023 5:07am
Cygrace74 wrote:

He has said it’s lopes and so does every Brazilian I’ve ever met 

Interesting. Never heard such a pronunciation of lopes before. Varies to the Spanish style

7
alphado
Profile picture for user alphado
Posts
4084
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Erie, PA, USA
alphado 1/27/2023 5:25am
1/27/2023 5:25am

1
HuskyEd
Profile picture for user HuskyEd
Posts
5208
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Palmdale, CA, USA
HuskyEd 1/27/2023 5:35am
1/27/2023 5:35am Edited Date/Time 1/27/2023 5:37am

BAA580ED-E467-403B-B2B4-F510C50988D0

Smile

13

The Shop

See All »
GrapeApe
Profile picture for user GrapeApe
Posts
8874
Joined
6/7/2010
Location
Mc Kinney, TX, USA
GrapeApe 1/27/2023 5:40am
1/27/2023 5:40am Edited Date/Time 1/27/2023 9:54am

remote image

 

6
2
APLMAN99
Profile picture for user APLMAN99
Posts
12519
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Tualatin, OR, USA
Fantasy
354th
APLMAN99 1/27/2023 5:40am
1/27/2023 5:40am
Cygrace74 wrote:

He has said it’s lopes and so does every Brazilian I’ve ever met 

Echo wrote:

Interesting. Never heard such a pronunciation of lopes before. Varies to the Spanish style

Brazil’s language isn’t Spanish. It’s Portuguese. 

30
1
McG194
Profile picture for user McG194
Posts
4120
Joined
9/7/2017
Location
Palm Coast, FL, USA
McG194 1/27/2023 5:58am
1/27/2023 5:58am
HuskyEd wrote:

BAA580ED-E467-403B-B2B4-F510C50988D0

Smile

Of all the people I would expect to see on Vital today I have to admit I didn't have Davey Lopes on my B-I-N-G-O card. 

Nice and obscure, I like it. 

5
MotoTribology 1/27/2023 6:03am
1/27/2023 6:03am

I used to work with a Lopes who pronounced it the same as Enzo.

1
SteveUrchin
Profile picture for user SteveUrchin
Posts
1166
Joined
7/6/2017
Location
Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
SteveUrchin 1/27/2023 6:10am
1/27/2023 6:10am

Brian lopes 

7
Echo
Profile picture for user Echo
Posts
326
Joined
12/27/2022
Location
London, GB
Echo 1/27/2023 6:16am
1/27/2023 6:16am
Cygrace74 wrote:

He has said it’s lopes and so does every Brazilian I’ve ever met 

Echo wrote:

Interesting. Never heard such a pronunciation of lopes before. Varies to the Spanish style

APLMAN99 wrote:

Brazil’s language isn’t Spanish. It’s Portuguese. 

Exactly why I said it varies. An observation

1
8
jonesaustin
Profile picture for user jonesaustin
Posts
2653
Joined
7/6/2009
Location
Austin, TX, USA
jonesaustin 1/27/2023 6:31am
1/27/2023 6:31am Edited Date/Time 1/27/2023 6:32am

It is, for whatever reason, a slightly irritating adjustment, I agree. That said, rhymes with Ropes it is. 

1
psychotronBR 1/27/2023 6:55am
1/27/2023 6:55am
Echo wrote:

Everyone pronounces his name like it rhymes with ropes. He’s Brazilian so I’m sure it’s low-pez

The pronunciation is more like law-pez down here.

1
Skuzzy29
Profile picture for user Skuzzy29
Posts
854
Joined
7/28/2014
Location
Central CA, CA, USA
Skuzzy29 1/27/2023 7:39am
1/27/2023 7:39am
Cygrace74 wrote:

He has said it’s lopes and so does every Brazilian I’ve ever met 

Echo wrote:

Interesting. Never heard such a pronunciation of lopes before. Varies to the Spanish style

APLMAN99 wrote:

Brazil’s language isn’t Spanish. It’s Portuguese. 

Being Portuguese, I can verify growing up near a Lopes family (like ropes).

1
FWYT
Profile picture for user FWYT
Posts
3554
Joined
5/25/2014
Location
San Diego, CA, USA
FWYT 1/27/2023 8:31am
1/27/2023 8:31am Edited Date/Time 1/27/2023 8:34am
GrapeApe wrote:
 

remote image

 

Joe Lopes!  Damn!!!!

Is that Neil and Lance on the deck?

Time for a BBQ.

2
Trickamoto
Profile picture for user Trickamoto
Posts
651
Joined
2/6/2018
Location
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Trickamoto 1/27/2023 8:48am
1/27/2023 8:48am

61wTfAQA1aL

 

bvm111
Profile picture for user bvm111
Posts
10119
Joined
7/1/2008
Location
Las Vegas, NV, USA
bvm111 1/27/2023 9:03am
1/27/2023 9:03am

My wife is Brazilian and I have tried to figure out how they pronounce words in freaky deaky portuguese for 17 years… I still don’t get it! Its like the language is a mixture of Spanish, French, and Italian that doesn’t follow any rules that you are used to in Spanish. Funniest part is she can’t explain it either, there is no rhyme or reason to it. R’s are pronounced “HE”, most the time but not all of the time, sometimes they do the slight rolled R sound. So in other words I gave up on learning it long ago and let her do the talking… but she is Brazilian so that comes natural to them wether you want them to do it or not! 

7
McG194
Profile picture for user McG194
Posts
4120
Joined
9/7/2017
Location
Palm Coast, FL, USA
McG194 1/27/2023 9:14am
1/27/2023 9:14am

I was reading a story about a plane crash and told my wife about it. I read the headline that said "10 Brazilian dead in a plane crash outside of Rio."

She started crying uncontrollably and the only words she could get out were "Is a Brazilian more than a billion."  

 

Ba dum tsss

I'll see myself out.

10
4
Magoofan
Profile picture for user Magoofan
Posts
10401
Joined
5/4/2021
Location
Shadow Glen (for those who remember), CA, USA
Magoofan 1/27/2023 9:39am
1/27/2023 9:39am
McG194 wrote:
I was reading a story about a plane crash and told my wife about it. I read the headline that said "10 Brazilian dead in a...

I was reading a story about a plane crash and told my wife about it. I read the headline that said "10 Brazilian dead in a plane crash outside of Rio."

She started crying uncontrollably and the only words she could get out were "Is a Brazilian more than a billion."  

 

Ba dum tsss

I'll see myself out.

I giggled a bit...

4

Pit Row

See All »
RichieW13
Profile picture for user RichieW13
Posts
2468
Joined
4/1/2008
Location
Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
RichieW13 1/27/2023 9:46am
1/27/2023 9:46am
bvm111 wrote:
My wife is Brazilian and I have tried to figure out how they pronounce words in freaky deaky portuguese for 17 years… I still don’t get...

My wife is Brazilian and I have tried to figure out how they pronounce words in freaky deaky portuguese for 17 years… I still don’t get it! Its like the language is a mixture of Spanish, French, and Italian that doesn’t follow any rules that you are used to in Spanish. Funniest part is she can’t explain it either, there is no rhyme or reason to it. R’s are pronounced “HE”, most the time but not all of the time, sometimes they do the slight rolled R sound. So in other words I gave up on learning it long ago and let her do the talking… but she is Brazilian so that comes natural to them wether you want them to do it or not! 

"no rhyme or reason"

 

Sounds like English.

FahQ
Profile picture for user FahQ
Posts
864
Joined
7/5/2015
Location
USA
FahQ 1/27/2023 5:17pm
1/27/2023 5:17pm

151F3A7A-5D04-416C-940B-F0C73151DB34.jpeg?VersionId=zWppINn0LUBXVb4Ol1zcbT4rwvBb

 

Trickamoto
Profile picture for user Trickamoto
Posts
651
Joined
2/6/2018
Location
Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Trickamoto 1/27/2023 5:19pm
1/27/2023 5:19pm

I think he’s got the best personality of any kid out there. He’s a breath of fresh air. He says whatever he wants. Pretty funny kid.

1
Hcallz5
Profile picture for user Hcallz5
Posts
3279
Joined
8/20/2013
Location
USA
Hcallz5 1/27/2023 5:23pm
1/27/2023 5:23pm

In for the 10 pager

1
Motodave15
Profile picture for user Motodave15
Posts
4252
Joined
8/7/2010
Location
Temple City, CA, USA
Motodave15 1/27/2023 5:34pm
1/27/2023 5:34pm

LO looney-tunes---pez-dispenser---tweety--patent-number-4966305--p-image-410658-grande-2614411085.jpg?VersionId=fagJzqrYJW Yeqhf

 

2
Motodave15
Profile picture for user Motodave15
Posts
4252
Joined
8/7/2010
Location
Temple City, CA, USA
Motodave15 1/27/2023 5:35pm
1/27/2023 5:35pm
Trickamoto wrote:
 

61wTfAQA1aL

 

Brian Lopes is an American though, so different dialect

1
jambalaya
Profile picture for user jambalaya
Posts
1408
Joined
1/16/2021
Location
Spring Valley, CA, USA
jambalaya 1/27/2023 5:41pm
1/27/2023 5:41pm

Wanna say it in Portuguese?

say Lopge like the color beige 

3
dv12.com
Profile picture for user dv12.com
Posts
1538
Joined
8/15/2006
Location
Murrieta, CA, USA
dv12.com 1/27/2023 6:23pm
1/27/2023 6:23pm Edited Date/Time 1/27/2023 6:30pm

I'm half portuguese... Portuguese people would technically pronounce it, "Lopsh"...

In France, we would say Lo-Pez. My mom's name is Rodrigues. Same thing, in Portugal, with the "shh" sound at the end. In France, we say it just like in spanish with the "Guez" sound. 

3
EZZA 95B 1/27/2023 6:40pm
1/27/2023 6:40pm
bvm111 wrote:
My wife is Brazilian and I have tried to figure out how they pronounce words in freaky deaky portuguese for 17 years… I still don’t get...

My wife is Brazilian and I have tried to figure out how they pronounce words in freaky deaky portuguese for 17 years… I still don’t get it! Its like the language is a mixture of Spanish, French, and Italian that doesn’t follow any rules that you are used to in Spanish. Funniest part is she can’t explain it either, there is no rhyme or reason to it. R’s are pronounced “HE”, most the time but not all of the time, sometimes they do the slight rolled R sound. So in other words I gave up on learning it long ago and let her do the talking… but she is Brazilian so that comes natural to them wether you want them to do it or not! 

Oi!👋😁

mx313
Profile picture for user mx313
Posts
1532
Joined
10/5/2021
Location
Brisbane City, QLD, AU
mx313 1/27/2023 7:07pm
1/27/2023 7:07pm

Lopes vs Lopez

TheGetFresh 1/27/2023 8:37pm
1/27/2023 8:37pm
premiersportsoutlet wrote:

Same thing with Barcia, should be pronounced like Garcia 😂 

I think that’s a (likely northern) Italian name, so could be Barcha. Cianciarulo is closer to Chan-cha-rulo, too. 
 

While we’re on the topic, Italian last names are pretty common in MX: Barcia, Cianciarulo, Villopoto, Alessi, Catanzaro, Nicoletti, Pauli, and more I can’t remember. Italian heritage makes up about 5% of American demographics but more than doubled that in pro MX. Not sure why. 

Post a reply to: Is the Enzo Lopes thing a bit?