Part of speaking English really well
is knowing how to say names and brand names in English
so that English speakers understand you.
That's why in today's video
I'm going to show you how to pronounce
50 brand names in English.
Please note that many of these brands
have names which come from different languages such as
German, Italian and French.
I don't speak any of these languages
so in this video, I am not teaching you German,
Italian, French or any other language.
In this video, I am teaching you the English
pronunciation for these brand names.
Also, if you use sounds and accents
from other languages to pronounce these brand names in English,
English speakers may not understand you
because they don't use these sounds and these accents.
That's why in today's video I am teaching you the
English pronunciation for these brand names
so that English speakers understand you easily.
So if you're ready to improve your pronunciation, let's get started.
Number one. Ikea.
Ikea.
I did some research on this
brand and the correct pronunciation is actually 'eekayuh'.
Eekayuh.
But if you say 'eekayuh',
most native English speakers won't understand you.
99% of English speakers pronounce this brand as 'Ikea'.
Ikea.
So if you want to be understood,
by English speakers, pronounce this brand as 'Ikea'.
Number two. Adidas.
Adidas.
Many native English speakers incorrectly
pronounce this brand as 'Adidas'.
Adidas.
This is incorrect
but if you say this, native English speakers will understand you.
But the correct pronunciation is 'Adidas'.
Number three. Nike.
Nike.
Number four. BMW.
BMW.
I did some research on this brand
and in German, it's pronounced as 'BMV'
but the English pronunciation is 'BMW'.
Number five. Volkswagen.
Volkswagen.
Many people incorrectly pronounce this as 'Volkswagen'.
But the correct pronunciation is 'Volkswagen'.
Number six. Porsche.
Porsche.
Number seven. Mercedes.
Mercedes.
Number eight. Mazda.
Mazda.
Number nine. Hyundai.
Hyundai.
Number ten.
The correct pronunciation for this one is 'Gucci'.
Gucci.
Many native English speakers say 'Gucci'.
Gucci.
But the correct pronunciation is actually 'Gucci'.
Number eleven. Louis Vuitton.
Louis Vuitton.
We don't say 'Lewis' or 'Lewie'.
It's just 'Louis Vuitton'.
Number twelve.
Most people just pronounce this brand as 'Hermes'.
Hermes.
But after I did research on this one, I found that the
correct pronunciation is actually 'Ermes'.
Ermes.
But if you said 'Ermes' to me, I would not
understand what that is or which brand that was.
So if you want to be understood,
I would recommend that you say 'Hermes'.
Hermes.
Number thirteen. Zara.
Zara.
Number fourteen. H&M.
H&M.
But depending upon your accent, you may also say 'H&M'.
H&M.
Number fifteen. Chanel.
Chanel.
Number sixteen. Uniqlo.
Uniqlo.
I did some research on this one and the correct
pronunciation is actually something like 'Uni ka loh'.
But if you say 'Uni ka loh' to an English speaker,
he won't understand you.
So I recommend that you pronounce this one as 'Uniqlo'.
Number seventeen. Swarovski.
Swarovski.
Number eighteen. Ralph Lauren.
Ralph Lauren.
Number nineteen.
Dolce And Gabbana.
Number twenty. Armani.
Armani.
Number twenty-one. L'Oreal.
L'Oreal.
Number twenty-two. Dior.
Dior.
Number twenty-three. Burberry.
Burberry.
Number twenty-four. Samsung.
Samsung.
Number twenty-five. Adobe.
Adobe.
Number twenty-six. Huawei.
Huawei.
Number twenty-seven. Asics.
Asics.
I did some research on this one and it should be pronounced as 'Aysicks'.
Aysicks.
But I have never heard any native English speaker say 'Aysicks'.
So I recommend that you say 'Asics'
if you want to be understood by English speakers.
Number twenty-eight. Ferrari.
Ferrari.
Number twenty-nine. Mitsubishi.
Mitsubishi.
Number thirty. Nissan.
Nissan.
In some accents, particularly American accents,
they pronounce Nissan as 'Neesan'.
Neesan.
Number thirty-one. Kia.
Kia.
Number thirty-two. Toyota.
Toyota.
Number thirty-three. Rolex.
Rolex.
Number thirty-four. Converse.
Converse.
Number thirty-five. Cisco.
Cisco.
Number thirty-six. Budweiser.
Budweiser.
Number thirty-seven. Nescafe.
Nescafe.
Number thirty-eight. Allianz.
Allianz.
Number thirty-nine. Gillette.
Gillette.
Number forty. Philips.
Philips.
Number forty-one. Siemens.
Siemens.
Number forty-two. Nestle.
Nestle.
Number forty-three. McDonald's.
McDonald's.
Number forty-four. Disney.
Disney.
Number forty-five. Netflix.
Netflix.
Number forty-six. Amazon.
Amazon.
Number forty-seven. KFC.
KFC.
Number forty-eight. Microsoft.
Microsoft.
Number forty-nine. Subway.
Subway.
Number fifty. Fedex.
Fedex.
As you can see, I have used English
sounds to pronounce these brand names so that
English speakers understand you.
The way I have pronounced these brand names
may be different to the way that
they are pronounced in their language but
if you pronounce these brand names the way I have taught you today,
native English speakers will understand you easily.