Hello there!
This is the "Sounds American" channel.
In this video,
we'll learn how to pronounce the names of 100 well-known international brands
On our channel
we always teach you to correctly pronounce words with a General American accent.
We also show you common pronunciation mistakes
made by non-native English speakers.
This time
we're going to do something that may seem to be quite the opposite.
We'll teach you how the names of 100 international brands are pronounced in America.
And it could be quite different from how they are pronounced in their country of origin.
By the way,
there's even a term for this in linguistics.
It's called "Anglicization."
This is when foreign words are changed
to make them easier to pronounce,
spell,
or understand in English.
Actually,
in our case it would be "Americanization,"
but that's a different concept :).
Anyway,
we want to help you be understood by Americans.
This is how we're going to do that.
You'll see the name of a brand on the screen
and hear its pronunciation.
Like this:
You'll have a few seconds to pronounce the word.
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Make sure you do it.
This is the most important part of this lesson.
Let's begin!
You're done!
Congratulations!
Are there any brand names that sound different in your language?
Let us know in the comments.
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