Hyundai Sonata

So my housemate Yoon-Seo informed me of what the word Sonata sounds like in Korean.

As you may know, the word Sonata is a word used to describe a specific type of musical score, but when you break down the words into parts So-Na-Ta, it means something completely different in Korean:

So (소): Cow

Na (나): Only for

Ta (다): To get in

After literally translating it and then forming an intelligible sentence in English, the meaning of Sonata is as follows:

Sonata: Only for cow's to get in

So for those of you who drive a sonata, Congratulations, you are officially a COW! Ha Ha.

The funny thing about it is that Hyundai is a Korean company. I wonder if they realized what the word might mean when speaking it. I also wonder what the advertisements would sound like. Maybe it would something like this:

Introducing the sleek, elegant 2010 Hyundai Sonata. 36 mpg, 0% APR financing, etc.

Hyundai Sonata: Only for cows to get in.

Moo.