15 German brands YOU pronounce WRONG! | Feli from Germany
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Adidas, Haribo, Porsche, Nivea, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Aldi, Jägermeister, aaaaand so on. There are so many German brands that are popular all over the world - which is awesome but it also means that people pronounce these brands very differently in different places. So, for those of you who don't want to mispronounce these brands any longer and would like to know how to pronounce them CORRECTLY, I made a list of 15 German brands and I'm telling you what the authentic, German pronunciation is and I'm also sharing some interesting background information about these companies!
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Wrist Update
1:49 Skillshare
3:43 Audi
4:28 Porsche
5:10 Mercedes-Benz
6:15 BMW
7:43 Volkswagen (VW)
8:29 Adidas
9:37 Birkenstock
10:11 Jägermeister
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11:53 Nivea
12:18 Schwarzkopf
12:38 Deutsche Bank
13:17 Miele
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@pigs18 3 жыл бұрын
It's important to note that the "American" pronunciations are how the companies advertise their names in America. Post WW2, they often wanted to hide the German origins by giving them -Anglican- Anglo names/pronunciations.
@SRose-vp6ew 3 жыл бұрын
This is very true. Even German sounding town and family names willingly changed during WW2. The roots were not forgotten but rather the people choose to change to more patriotic sounding "American" names so it was clear who they stood with. America still has German festivals and discusses the German roots of towns and people but the official name changes, mostly, stayed changed.
@BigSmallTravel 3 жыл бұрын
Because there was a lot of discrimination against Germans based on stereotypes and the war.
@briangulley6027 3 жыл бұрын
@@BigSmallTravel I wonder why?
@aksiiska9470 3 жыл бұрын
@@briangulley6027 if you know what "krautbashing" means you will understand
@aksiiska9470 3 жыл бұрын
chrysler & astor & einstein & wernher von Braun . some do, some don't. hermann oberth was born in Romania
@kudraally6492 Жыл бұрын
It’s funny that as a native Swahili speaker I grew up pronouncing most of these brands correctly, until I learned english, so I was convinced that I was pronouncing them wrong, so I had to re-learn them, now I’m realising that I was actually right and I have to unlearn again? Agggh😂
@sleeplessinchicago9082 Жыл бұрын
This show provides some interesting information. I do, however, feel that there is no right or wrong way of pronouncing these brands' names. English speakers use the established conventions. If they start pronouncing the names according to how they sound in German, no one will understand them in their countries. Example Munich is the name of the city in English but its German name is Munchen. Both are correct but the use of one vs another s driven by location.
@times4937 Жыл бұрын
German alphabet, like other Central European alphabets, has Latin phonetics, as a Pole I can easily read the correct sound of words in German without any problems, in the case of a text written in French or English without knowing the pronunciation of individual lettersit is impossible.
@nick8116 Жыл бұрын
The most funny is H&M.
@tyree9055 Жыл бұрын
It's that WW2 anti-german effect reverberating throughout American history... 😂 Even the companies themselves advertised their names incorrectly to overcome the stigma of WW2. 🤷♂️
@nmbnmbnmb 11 ай бұрын
@@sleeplessinchicago9082 What she means is German pronunciation is akin to the pronunciation of non Americans. In my country we also say most of these words, incidentally, the way Germans do, without asking a German.
@mundo012001 8 ай бұрын
Congratulations for your remarkable language effort. As a spanish speaker, I personally think that we have less difficult to pronounce german words, compared with english speakers. And as far as I studied in College, that is because we have a large number of similar phonemas between spanish and deutsch. But, beyond that I realy think you speak both languages (english and deutsch) beautifully. And I can say that, because I don't have any difficutly to understand every single word you say. As a linguist, I really love your work, and as a deep admiror of german culture, I really love to see your videos. Please, don´t lose your spirit and keep up with your fabolous work! And greetings from Chile, the farest corner of the world.
@alvallac2171 7 ай бұрын
*Spanish *less difficulty *German *English *college *phonemes *Deutsch *But beyond that, I *really *have any difficulty understanding *admirer *fabulous *farthest OR fairest (not sure which one you meant)
@tamceo3861 4 ай бұрын
@@alvallac2171😂
@alexcrowder1673 2 ай бұрын
@@alvallac2171 If you are going to be an ass and correct someone, at least do it correctly.
@twoeightythreez 8 күн бұрын
Technically, English is derived from German (old English sounds very Germanic) , as in English, kinda like a Latinized German, so no surprise that a Spanish speaker would find many similarities in German😊 It all depends on what dialect if English you grow up around In my case is harder for me to understand Spanish because I grew up in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, which was founded by the Moravian , so most of the place Names in my area are pronounced (In local English dialect) very similarly to the original German pronunciation. I was born in the late 1970s. Now, as the area is migrating from Pennsylvania Dutch based to Hispanic based I actually have an easier time with German pronunciation even though I am trying to learn all three(including English of course). I have such trouble with Spanish that even though I joined the Navy and served abroad, while stationed in California, even working for an independent mechanic in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood I still have trouble grasping the language. Like I know words, but I can't grasp the actual flow of the words.
@SAC-xz5gl 6 ай бұрын
The problem is we pronounced them, just like the commercial, representing the brand, pronounces them on our TVs and radios. We didn’t just dream the stuff up. I think it’s just a different interpretation with the language. I would think the companies paying for the commercials would correct the announcer if they wanted them pronounced in a different way.
@zollsa1 4 ай бұрын
They also know when they are translating things to another country, people don't like doing the accent part coz they feel embarrassed or just can't pronounce it so they then come up with an easier way to say it. At the same time they just go with it coz maybe they think the countries know what there doing
@zollsa1 4 ай бұрын
Australian's usually pronounce Adidas right. 1st time I heard it pronounced by an American I didn't know what it was until they showed the logo. Miele I guessed right, as a kid I'd try guessing how to say it coz I never heard it pronounced. I also think when these 1st came out they were probably pronounced slightly different and it slowly got changed over time
@suzieseabee 4 ай бұрын
Due to the computerized reader voice nobody pronounces things right. That's why we need school.
@stecortipon7088 2 ай бұрын
I used to study German in my youth so I knew the way to pronounce all of them, but it's interesting to know the origins of names of all these brands. I only disagree on the pronounciation of Nivea, because It being a Latin word which means "pure white" or "white as snow", It should be pronounced NÍVEA, not NIVÈA, although It being a german product
@beaubreau 27 күн бұрын
We pronounce it correctly lol. It is a different language and we have different ways of pronouncing things. It isn't incorrect and you should keep pronouncing it the way you are unless of course you are speaking German. Only then should you try and use an accent and also pronounce the word the way it is done in Germany. And no one should be using accents for a random word in a sentence just because the word originated somewhere else. For example in the USA you wouldn't just randomly add and accent on croissant just because it is originated in France.
@LJMahomes 3 жыл бұрын
Omg you use time stamps. My German need of structure and order is so satisfied right now
@lequrage1084 3 жыл бұрын
Besser so min jung
@toraxmalu 3 жыл бұрын
@@lequrage1084 Monsch, de Cherlä chaa dr verstoo? 🤭
@Daddy1798 3 жыл бұрын
haha das dachte ich mir auch xD
@2dumme1gedanke_ 3 жыл бұрын
Love your Profile picture😍😅
@siegpasta 3 жыл бұрын
Ordnung muss sein.
@michaeldietz8793 3 жыл бұрын
Adolf Dassler = Adidas Rudolph Dassler = Puma I still think it should be called Rudidas :D
@lenny2685 3 жыл бұрын
@Dragon lol
@bartolo498 3 жыл бұрын
There are two smaller brands also founded by brothers, this time for hiking, ski? and mountain boots: Hanwag and Lowa (Hans and Lorenz Wagner). I also find funny that Berghaus is a british brand but Jack Wolfskin is German. And they both have these names for marketing reasons. In the 1960s Austrian, German, Swiss brands dominated mountaineering gear and in the 80s English names were cool in Germany.
@_mo_l_n 3 жыл бұрын
At first, he actually wanted to call his company “Ruda” but since his nickname was “Puma”, which sounded better and was associated with the dynamics of the animal puma (or cougar in the US), he named it “Puma”. 😊
@julka3079 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@belgium6552 3 жыл бұрын
PUMA was called RUDA before
@sweetkatie 8 ай бұрын
Really cool, knowledgeable video. It is very interesting to hear the history behind a lot of the brands. Thanks for sharing!
@Cincinnatis5StarBarber 3 ай бұрын
So upset it took me so long to find your videos!! So awesome!! I’m German on my father’s side, and I’m loving learning from your channel! I have been telling people all of my life how to properly pronounce “Audi”🤦🏼♂️😂 and I’ve NEVER heard anyone pronounce it “Por-Shee” though🤷🏼♂️😂You’re so dope! Are you still here in Cincy?
@SouthernArtist77 3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know Adidas and Puma were competing companies owned by brothers.
@minamckenzie4070 3 жыл бұрын
Yup, and the brother that started Adidas sided with the Nazis
@Don-xr4wg 3 жыл бұрын
If you want to hear more about it check out the podcast Business Wars season 2 is all about Adidas vs Puma. It’s a really good podcast. I highly recommend it.
@MuunNii 3 жыл бұрын
Additionally they're not just brothers, but they operate from the same small town and when they first started out, they split the town in Adidas/Puma workers according to which side of the river that runs through the town they live in. So one side sided with Adidas, whilst the other sided with Puma.
@taxman4072 3 жыл бұрын
Or Aldi and Trader Joe!
@domagojbeno388 3 жыл бұрын
@@minamckenzie4070 What is a Point? Unless u have time machine and stop him doing that. If not DROP THAT SHIT ALL READY FOR FUCK SAKE. IM FUCKED OFF WITH IDIOTS LUKE U KEEP BRINGING SHIT LIKE THAT UP!! It happened there is fuck all u or I can do bout it. IT WAS MORE THEN 75 YEARS AGO. AND ANYWAY I LIKE ADIDAS.
@unsignedmusic 3 жыл бұрын
I once saw a T-Shirt that said “Porsche is a 2 syllable word”.
@user-er2dz4ws6z 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@LudusArtifex 3 жыл бұрын
so ist das richtig - thats right
@_np7 3 жыл бұрын
@@LudusArtifex ist das so richtig?
@LudusArtifex 3 жыл бұрын
@@_np7 what do you meen? was/wie meinst du das? da stehe ich ein kleines bischen auf dem schlauch.
@helmutkremser7682 3 жыл бұрын
@@LudusArtifex Por - sche 2 syllables and not "Porsch" mispronounced 1 syllable
@mfrost363 2 ай бұрын
Wow! Everytime i tune in to ur channel, i learn something new. Ur show is very informative ❤
@halkazorro 10 ай бұрын
I am from Sweden and we pronounce most of these companies almost like in German. But our languages are kind of closely related. I was a little bit surprised. I though we would be more influenced by English, since we consume a lot of English content. But more often than not, the Swedish way to pronounce is close to the German way in this video.
@woofbarkyap 4 ай бұрын
Most English speakers pronounce these words fairly closely to the German, it's the Americans who have to have everything tailored for them specially
@Settings208 3 ай бұрын
@@woofbarkyap i live in New Zealand and here most people pronounce things right, except for Volkswagen. (i'm south african originally but i live here cause Za is a shitshow)
@elvenkind6072 Ай бұрын
@halkazorro That's because Swedish is a Germanic language, related to Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, English, Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Yiddish and others. The language is similar, because it's from the same people, related by not only language, but culture, history, religion and ethnicity.
@Chaddy2 6 күн бұрын
@halkazorro English (West Germanic) is closer related to German (also West Germanic) than Swedish (North Germanic).
@richarda.d.9745 2 жыл бұрын
I love that you add a bit of historical perspective & background information.
@itsdune079 2 жыл бұрын
I was gonna say the same thing!!
@bluesdealer 2 жыл бұрын
This is what I love about language and etymology. Language is history!
@elcaballeronyc 3 жыл бұрын
The reason Americans pronounce most of these brands the way they do is because the companies themselves pronounce it that way in their own advertising.
@AG-jf8hn 3 жыл бұрын
Right, we just don't know because they are always pronounced a certain way and we of course are not going to question it "is that really how it is pronounced??"🤦♀️
@evilborg 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Although I do pronounce Audi the correct way.
@TuxieTude 3 жыл бұрын
@@evilborg Same!
@elcaballeronyc 3 жыл бұрын
evilborg I’ve actually never heard anyone pronounce it the way she says Americans do.
@tomarsandbeyond 3 жыл бұрын
most Americans pronounce these brands correctly for American English. These products exist in Englush and are advertised in it.
@caiosantiago5599 4 ай бұрын
Love your vibe, love your smile! Keep up the good work! Cheers from Brazil!
@insidebillyshead 5 ай бұрын
Your pronunciation in both languages is so beautiful.
@sgschmidt 3 жыл бұрын
americans pronounce it: mercedes germans pronounce it: taxi
@grumpyvet7990 3 жыл бұрын
morecorethanjamiefoy yeah, same in South Korea! 🤣
@dw3204 3 жыл бұрын
Actually germans call it Rentnerauto
@The_Gallowglass 3 жыл бұрын
Mercedes is shit. They used to be good now they just fall apart. If you're gonna be an idiot and buy a "luxury" car at least buy a Lexus. It might last you a while.
@ArmandoTravel 3 жыл бұрын
@@The_Gallowglass lol you been buying fake cars or something?😂 Mercedes Cars last like forever
@siegpasta 3 жыл бұрын
@@richardnedbalek1968 XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD *WHEEZE* *WHEEZ* OMAGAD YOU MAKE ME FULL OF PAIN DUE TO OVER-LAUGHING AND OVER-BREATHING XDDDD HOLY F- XDDDD HAHAHAHA When you said that they last forever
@SwordLords1234 2 жыл бұрын
Listening to her go so perfectly back and forth between languages is pretty cool.
@Gagibit 2 жыл бұрын
She is like natural born German and American same time....her both languages sounds perfect...i have noticed that at very first example she made....awesome...
@KRYMauL 2 жыл бұрын
@@Gagibit Y'all know that English is a Germanic language right?
@user-ge8kh2nc1j 2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much any bilingual person can do this.
@d.o.9837 2 жыл бұрын
Americans are sometimes unfamiliar with the number of people in our small world who fluently speak 2-4 languages...I feel sad our world has turned upside down like it has and adversely affected the educations, careers, travel opportunities of so many wonderful young people. It’s nice you get a small taste of it on KZfaq watching this pretty and engaging girl.
@flopjul3022 2 жыл бұрын
@@KRYMauL its close to Frisian a side language in the Netherlands for the Friesland/Groningen province there are variations of that language in German and Denmark with the Frisian Island group. But German and English are still very different in Grammar and Spelling and dont get me started on pronounciation. im dutch btw, the country with highest proficiancy in English that isnt a native speaker.
@mestupkid211986 9 ай бұрын
As a student of history, I love videos like this. Porsche also had one of the (failed) prototypes of the ever famous Tiger tank.
@PortugalZeroworldcup Ай бұрын
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@billventrice4500 10 ай бұрын
Omg it was fascinating learning about the history of these companies. Thanks so much.
@jonelfilipek7848 Жыл бұрын
I was a student in Germany in the 1970s, where I learned to speak German. When I returned, I always, and still do, pronounce German brand names like Germans do. What I really appreciated about this video was the backgrounds of the names and companies. Thanks so much; this was fun.
@snickpickle Жыл бұрын
My parents always pronounced "Volkswagen" properly (the German way), so I learned that from a very young age. But for whatever stupid reason, I have acquiesced to pronouncing it the American way (the wrong way), I suppose mostly because I would get blank stares from my friends when I pronounced it properly.
@JodyOwen-we6oo 11 ай бұрын
Thing is, in Germany I might try to pronounce brands as a German would. Because it aids in communication and it’s good manners. In America, frankly, doing so is at best making communicating with others more difficult. At worst it’s pretentious.
@karinehrlich7642 9 ай бұрын
I think you forgot Bosch. Unless I missed it. That was great information. Things like that interest me. Thanks. Keep it up.
@rochelle2000 4 ай бұрын
lived in Austria in childhood... thanks for this fun!
@Neoyorchese 2 ай бұрын
I do that and people laugh 😂
@glenns8418 3 жыл бұрын
My grandparents are from Germany... I have spent my life correcting the way they say most of these brand names... 😂😂😂 no wonder they laughed at me the whole time! 😂😂😂
@Mel-xz5ik 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@mikepette4422 3 жыл бұрын
my folks are german too but they have been here so lone a lot of these they say english style like Nivea cream
@shekeiahatcher9868 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@spartalives 3 жыл бұрын
Dumbass never go against grand parents from the old country!!! You’ll lose every time!!
@glenns8418 3 жыл бұрын
@@spartalives these are fond memories made with my grandparents someone as feeble minded as yourself wouldn't understand😂
@debifritzsd 4 ай бұрын
I recently found your videos and really enjoy not only your content, but your explanations. This was no exception. Thank you for this fun to know information. :)
@GENXleaningright 2 ай бұрын
I knew all the history but it has been really cool to hear the proper pronunciation of the German words. Thank you for your content .
@psmaria23 3 жыл бұрын
The way she flawlessly switches from English to German pronunciation.
@ryhk3293 3 жыл бұрын
It's not flawless. Don't go giving everyone gold medals for participation. There's at least a tenth of a second drag as she swiitches accents. At least! It's cute AF.
@psmaria23 3 жыл бұрын
@@ryhk3293 l don’t even know how to respond to this unnecessary comment. You have a great day now ☺️
@drummaman1 3 жыл бұрын
@@ryhk3293 omg man, 0.1 second switch difference! Failure! Smh...
@ryhk3293 3 жыл бұрын
@@psmaria23 Here is a bit of advice for you. Lighten up, Nancy. When people say absurd and silly things, its often to get you to think specifically about them. Several of the things that she does remarkably, astonishingly well multiple times in the same sentence. Have you actually thought about her phonology and phonological completeness and nativity? Just for shits and giggles, obviously.
@psmaria23 3 жыл бұрын
@@ryhk3293 well, I was admiring her accent and pronunciation anything beyond that I do not know. As a bilingual, I cannot be as eloquent or coherent. It was a simple observation/listen of her speech. My brain doesn’t know anything more sorry. Lol
@chrisk7984 3 жыл бұрын
Your English is better than some people who have lived here their entire life.
@TT-rz5td 3 жыл бұрын
Must be a German thing; my mom is German. In my half century here on earth, I have never seen or heard her make a spelling or grammar error.
@Tinyfurball 3 жыл бұрын
It's called, Learning.
@jaw5182 3 жыл бұрын
English is a Germanic language with a lot of similarities.
@iMin00 3 жыл бұрын
@@TT-rz5td we learn a lot about the English language in school. I would say, approximately 80% of Germans with Abitur (highest education degree of our school systems) will speak English with a very good grammar. But the pronounciation is obviously very difficult to us, so we‘re very far away from being perfect 😜
@TT-rz5td 3 жыл бұрын
@@iMin00 Stimmt. Ich habe 3 Verwandte in DE, die Englischlehrer sind.
@terryrazor4959 7 ай бұрын
As for the BMW logo I was under the impression it was the symbol for "Center Line" in engineering drawings that also incorporated the colors of the Bavarian flag.
@jesusramirez4404 9 ай бұрын
Loved the video. I had heard about the Aldi being owned by two brothers and the effects that had on the US market with its branding but it was a real nice reinforcement of that knowledge. Thanks!
@jesusramirez4404 9 ай бұрын
Also, why is your name censored?
@michaelnoyola7971 3 жыл бұрын
An English merchant ship sends out an SOS distress call..."We're sinking! I repeat we're sinking!" A German ship in the area responds to the distress call, "Ja...Unt vat are you sinking about?"
@blackbway 3 жыл бұрын
HA! I get it!
@Maria-vp1po 3 жыл бұрын
Berlitz German coast guard commercial
@michaelnoyola7971 3 жыл бұрын
@@Maria-vp1po Genau, zehr gut!
@michaelnoyola7971 3 жыл бұрын
@@blackbway Top Kek!
@axrinator 3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelnoyola7971 wenn dann *sehr gut XD
@indy3749 3 жыл бұрын
3:38 seconds is when it starts. You're welcome.
@davidp2707 3 жыл бұрын
Vielen danke
@hmmwhynot4465 3 жыл бұрын
Ty!!!!!
@Joey-ot6cp 3 жыл бұрын
tqsm!
@shastaweston 3 жыл бұрын
Gosh I was wondering when this was gonna start, thanks!!
@giovannirueda8088 3 жыл бұрын
On and on, and on, and on, and on, and damn finally. Thank you!
@abraxis59 9 ай бұрын
This was very interesting and fun. For me its quite the opposite of what you were expecting, so I was a little disappointed because I thought there would be a lot more differences. I should not have been surprised since so much of English has heavily Germanic influences. While some names like BMW and Volkswagen were definitely different, many others were pronounced nearly exactly if not exactly like you did, but first I have one to add to your list: (NEW) Bayer - this company in most of the US is referred to as (BAYR) one syllable. However, when I have heard Germans from the company pronounce it, it is more like (BAY yer) two syllables. This was a complete surprise to me as I had been using the one syllable pronunciation all my life until I started working with them. 😀 Now your list: 1. Audi - I have never heard this mispronounced in my region by anyone. 2. Porsche - I have never heard this mispronounced by anyone who has ever actually seen or owned one. Even in the US, not pronouncing it like you do is considered incorrect. There are even TV shows that mock people who mispronounce it as a sign of ignorance or false pretentiousness. 3. Adidas - how it is pronounced in my region is exactly how you described it. However, despite the face that they may sound different, it is actually quite similar. It's just (ah DEED ahs) vs (AH deed ahs). So its just a different syllable emphasis. 4. Birkenstock - nearly identical 5. Jägermeister - I have heard it called (Yay ger) but I have not heard the full name mispronounced other than the slight accent difference. 6. Deutsche Bank - I have never actually heard this mispronounced. I think that anyone in my region and in my work life that actually knows what it is enough to reference it also seems to know how to pronounce it. I HAVE however heard people just call it just Deutsche which I agree is silly but it is a common shorthand and not just Americans us it. 7. Lufthansa - I have never heard someone mispronounce this one. Overall, the main differences with the above names are mostly a matter of the American flat accenting VS. the richer German accent but other than that the pronunciations are really identical. So, it seems like your experiences in the US differ from my experience just as a regional issue or maybe some of the people you are most experienced with have just never heard the word pronounced so they go with what makes sense (Porsche I think is the biggest example of this one). I think someone else may have mentioned this but some of these also come from the way we are taught to pronounce it by American advertising. Aldi ads for example definitely pronounce it (ALL dee) Thanks for sharing!
@andrewwiddel77 6 ай бұрын
I really love your englisch voice. Thats so different from your german. I enjoy your videos. Thank you.
@DrewShark11 3 жыл бұрын
You have brought a tear of joy to an old man's heart. As a child, my parents hosted a young exchange student form Germany attending the University of Miami back in the early 70's. She altruistically spent her weekends sharing her culture with my family and I. Manu years later, I was afforded an opportunity to travel through Europe on a bicycling tour and visited her home town of Cologne. It was through her generosity and spirit, that I was able to even dare to attempt pronouncing street names or menu items. I did OK and was never made made to feel ashamed. The Villagers appreciated my attempts and made me to feel welcomed for the effort. Here I am more than 30 years late watching YOUR videos and getting that very same comforting feeling. Thank you .
@seralucii 3 жыл бұрын
As someone living in Cologne, I'm glad that you enjoyed your stay. Some things can be quite hard to pronounce and the local accent often doesn't make things easier for foreigners. Though we are happy to welcome people from all cultures and show them our city. I appreciate people trying to learn my language and only practice helps to get better
@DrewShark11 3 жыл бұрын
@R. Schowiada71 after rereading my post, I can see where clarification would be advantageous. By no means did I intend offense. I was actually referring to the outlying areas where the presumption of being able to communicate in English would be pretentious. ☺ Happy Noel. 🦈🧜♂️🎄
@pedro161977 2 жыл бұрын
I have learned that brothers usually dont get along in Germany.
@Princess-dj4ls 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely true! Grohe and Hans Grohe… :-)
@urbangrandma1092 2 жыл бұрын
Or in any country really when business is concerned.
@vitturyyd 2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@stinestorm 2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@brodiwheeler7583 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned that I might have a thing for German speaking women...
@Dilley_G45 2 ай бұрын
Professor Ferdinand Porsche not only was involved in building the VW Käfer but he also designed a few Tanks for the German Army.
@TheMrDarius 7 ай бұрын
For someone from Germany your English is impeccable. Hardly any accent with the untrained ear.
@NicFr42 3 жыл бұрын
Feli: “pronounce it correctly!” All other Germans: “we just don’t care about how you pronounce it as long as you buy the products.” 😄
@asobimo5532 3 жыл бұрын
Because money is the universal langauge 😂
@CJ-kn1cj 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 I’m not German, and this is true with all people.
@andrewthies1828 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@robBMG1900 3 жыл бұрын
So true 😉👍
@Kazuya720 3 жыл бұрын
I do care! So its not ture!
@omarcervantes8665 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned so much today, but mostly one thing... Germans brothers don’t get along 😅
@1titans 3 жыл бұрын
Lol!
@ms.parker9 3 жыл бұрын
😂😂 facts!
@1titans 3 жыл бұрын
@Eric Klassen Are they in business together
@thomasp.5057 3 жыл бұрын
NOT TRUE! See Minatur Wunderland @ Hamburg, Germany >>> kzfaq.info
@ravenzyblack 3 жыл бұрын
Eric Klassen- Maybe not in your presence, but I doubt they’ve never had crosswords with each other when you’re not there. That is part of human nature. Unless your sons are robots, raised by robots I press X to doubt. Parents always see their children with rose tinted glasses. That’s why parents stand by their children even if they commit murder.
@lawrence18uk 7 ай бұрын
Really informative! 😊😊
@watashibr 9 ай бұрын
Speaking from Brazil, it is curious how brand names have different pronunciations around the world. Nice video, danke schön.
@flibbinflah22 3 жыл бұрын
I like how German Girl in America gives the history not just the pronunciation. Clear, fun and quick moving too. Well done!
@souhridyobose4362 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh she has a name. Its Felicia
@flibbinflah22 3 жыл бұрын
@@souhridyobose4362 Well sorry dude, I didn't catch that but good on you for picking me up on that. Felicia and I feel so much better now. thanks mate.🤣
@wonsworld61 3 жыл бұрын
@@flibbinflah22 LMAO ... as a fellow Aus lad, I feel you need to add a tag so people understand how to read your thank you comment ; )
@moonharp 3 жыл бұрын
@@wonsworld61 Old American Meemaw got the sarcasm just fine w/o the tag. Just sayin. 👍🏻✌🏻🖖🏻
@flibbinflah22 3 жыл бұрын
@Beau-Angelo Simon You shouldn't make assumptions. I watched the video. If I hadn't why would I write what I did?
@airmag 3 жыл бұрын
I can not pronounce Mercedes correctly, because it's expensive.
@ay1kahS 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@manuelborcean1806 3 жыл бұрын
😁🤭😆
@betmenizorahovice4843 3 жыл бұрын
expensive and super ugly car !
@rockmcdwayne1710 3 жыл бұрын
@@betmenizorahovice4843 I guess we have to disagree on that little detail.
@betmenizorahovice4843 3 жыл бұрын
@@rockmcdwayne1710 no problemo,i used to disagree with people quite often people like new modern music where girls sings with boy's voice, i dont ! 80's is were magic lives people running like crazy to live in big town and they like it, i dont ! nature is running through my blood, towns are big prisons, people were never supposed to live in towns its not normal and natural environment for any living being, thats why humanity went nuts people like drinking alcohol, i dont ! fresh juice is the best thing ! i am not 2m tall because i consumed alcohol people like fat cars which looks more like a tank than a car, with ugly lines, i dont ! to me beautiful car is like a beautiful girl it must have hot lines ! no one likes fat girls, why you should like fat cars ? for example Paul Walker had a lot of money and he was a very smart guy no doubt, why he was driving toyota supra ? because he had a good taste thats why ! i had money to buy new mazda 6, but i didnt, because its ugly like hell, its just too much, it looks like a tank, fat ugly tank ! so i bought mazda 6 older version from 2007 and its amazing, its not so advanced vehicle like new mazda but at least it looks like a car instead of looking like a tank
@mariablanco1726 8 ай бұрын
Thank you. Brilliant video!!!!
@chrisretzlaff2895 3 ай бұрын
This might be the most interesting video I've ever seen...boom, liked and subscribed.. danke schoen
@exquisitecandy2684 3 жыл бұрын
My Mum was born in Germany, and my grandparents always corrected my pronunciation. You warmed my heart. I miss them so much! 🇨🇦❤️
@lorieburtt592 3 жыл бұрын
My mom was born in Munich, too. I understand. I miss her so much!
@exquisitecandy2684 3 жыл бұрын
@@lorieburtt592 thank you. This comment helped me today. Can’t explain it. Grateful. 🙏😊
@pvsantos999 3 жыл бұрын
Coming from Europe myself and used to the "European" pronunciation, people here in the US often ask me why I pronounce Siemens with a "z" rather than an "s" as it's normally pronounced in the US.
@linanutshell 3 жыл бұрын
@@pvsantos999 siemens is pronounced with an s too in german😂
@diesdas5797 2 жыл бұрын
@@linanutshell Was Pedro meint ist stimmhaftes s und stimmloses S stimmhaft wie in dem Wort Summen... Stimmlos wie in dem Wort Wasser... Merke: steht dass es am Anfang eines Wortes ist es praktisch immer stimmhaft...
@lillyc.9654 3 жыл бұрын
As people have probably noted... we pronounce these brand names like we do because of the video and radio commercial ads that air here in America.
@rafgeymir 3 жыл бұрын
You have a point
@oLynxXo 3 жыл бұрын
Same here in Germany. I cringe everytime when people say Amazon in a very German way because that is how it was advertised.
@jonas189 3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I was thinking when I was watching this video. If they wanted us to say it a certain way it would be pronounced that way in the commercial. A good example of this is the laundry detergent Persil, it annoys my wife how they say it in the commercials here because back home in England where she is from it's said completely different. Apparently it's also a German brand.
@bobbobbles3231 3 жыл бұрын
You're quite right. Often a marketing team will want the brand to feel comfortable for consumers in a new locale and part of that will be being comfortable to pronounce. The exception can be when the "exoticism" of the brand is part of the marketing, usually for "premium" products - indeed a fake "foreign" name can be used just for that, as in Häagen-Dazs. Mind it doesn't explain the difference in pronunciation between US and UK for the trainer brands Adidas and (US brand) Nike. In the UK we pronounce the former the German way, but Nike "incorrectly" to rhyme with "like" (or did when I was a trainer buyer in the 80s - we might have caught up by now).
@gtrdaveg 3 жыл бұрын
Commercials can fix what they broke, though. When I was kid, many moons ago, everyone in England pronounced Nestlé like the English word 'nestles,' thanks to the Milkybar adverts. At some point (possibly in the 90s) the adverts started pronouncing it correctly, and the public followed not long after.
@dueys3 9 ай бұрын
Very informative and entertaining! Thank you!
@phildunne2632 8 ай бұрын
Wow Miss Feli, I never knew Nivea cream was a German product. My dear mother absolutely loved it. I remember its distinctive smell ...takes me back to my childhood.
@aplaceofshadows139 2 жыл бұрын
As an Italian, I was *so* sure Nivea and Miele were Italian! Nivea just... Sounds Italian to me, while "Miele" is an actual word in Italian and it means "honey" 😂
@timothylegg 2 жыл бұрын
No German brand is as easy to say as Fa. Fa Fa Fa, German for Shampoo!
@jingle3330 2 жыл бұрын
What about "testanera" we literally rebranded the company name 😅
@aplaceofshadows139 2 жыл бұрын
@@jingle3330 oh that was another one! I was *so* sure it was Italian 😂
@ChaoticBean794 2 жыл бұрын
I thought Nivea was mexican, since it's so popular there
@Alarich_Vonbergen 2 жыл бұрын
@@ChaoticBean794 I was talking to some japanses guys. They were confident about Nivea is a japanese brand.
@WHFoth 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing to do with pronunciation, but a funny story: On my first trip to Germany, one evening I decided to walk around the the city. I knew the main road that my hotel was on, so I noted the cross street. It was “Einbahnstraße”. On my way back, after several Liters of beer I noticed that almost ever side street was named “Einbahnstraße”. I did find my way back...eventually!
@darkerarius 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha🤣 I assume you know this by now, but my German Smartass gene makes me feel the need to point out that Einbahnstraße means one way street.
@spongebubatz 3 жыл бұрын
The most common train station name found in Germany is "Nächster Halt"! Just take a ride and find out 😉
@peterking2651 3 жыл бұрын
I was with a British tank crew in Germany. One of our tanks went missing, the Squadron leader kept asking him for a location and an ETA. After a number of exchanges he reported would be rejoining the squadron soon. He just needed to locate a town on the map, it must have been a large city as it was signposted everywhere, he explained. The name of this mythical town? Einbahnstraße, or in English, One Way Street😎
@angelicpsycho6591 3 жыл бұрын
Same thing happened to me in France. I only paid attention to the word Rue.
@evanbarnes9984 3 жыл бұрын
My first time in Germany, I went into a cafe to get coffee. This was my first interaction with a native German speaker in the wild, and I had only studied German for two years, so I suddenly got really nervous before ordering (I was also 16, so not good at handling nerves yet). I wound up forgetting all my vocabulary on the spot and saying something incoherent. I decided to describe what I wanted, and somehow settled on saying I wanted something like "einen Papierkorb von Kaffee." I have no idea why my brain came up with that nugget, but I had basically just said I wanted a paper basket of coffee. The girl behind the counter gave me a totally bemused look, and i got entirely flustered and bailed out of the cafe with no coffee whatsoever.
@Mister22x2 Ай бұрын
Thank you! So many mispronounced names I've used. Saving this video to say the names correctly. Thanks again.
@beaubreau 27 күн бұрын
You are not mispronouncing them unless you are trying to speaking German. Otherwise all of these pronunciations that are 'wrong' are the correct way in American English.
@anniemurray5174 6 ай бұрын
When we bought our home it had a double oven by a brand I had never heard of, Miele. I have my own cookie/cupcake bakery business I run out of our home and I have fallen in love with these ovens! High quality, durable, and dependable! I had no idea it was a German company. I'm definitely going to look into more of their products now knowing they are such a great brand! Thank you!
@EverydayMusician 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone saying Nivea "wrong" was taught to say it "wrong" by Nivea's own advertising. Probably applies to most of these brands, actually...
@crodsbye 3 жыл бұрын
In Hong Kong it be like 'NEEviah'
@rubyruby6358 3 жыл бұрын
Same with Mercedes
@kingbernie4303 3 жыл бұрын
In Latin Nivea means snow, and the v sounds like a w
@1surfer12 3 жыл бұрын
@@kingbernie4303 nix, nivis. There's no nivea in Latin
@gavinwaugh5086 3 жыл бұрын
@@1surfer12 Niveus -a -um is the adjective. It absolutely exists in Latin.
@diaskeaus 3 жыл бұрын
In China, the most popular way to talk about BMW is "bie mo wo" (别摸我), which also means "Don't Touch Me."
@harrispinkham 3 жыл бұрын
People here in South Africa call it a Beemer for short
@hawkatsea 7 ай бұрын
Cool video. The Aldi/Trader Joe's thing blew my mind since I consider them two ends of the spectrum (but love both). Same thing with Adidas/Puma which I always associated with soccer/futbal culture not necessarily German. Thanks!
@StrollingArtist 7 күн бұрын
As a native Russian speaker I grew up to mostly correct pronunciation of these brands. Just Miele was different but I’ll teach myself to pronounce it correctly
@coachchasecampbell 3 жыл бұрын
After I studied German in college, I would pronounce “Schwarzkopf” properly and all my friends would look at me weird like. “Who says it like that?” Ha! Jokes on them 😉 Thanks for the vindication! 🙌🏼
@thrasherdave1428 3 жыл бұрын
Who says it like that? Germans mate :)
@bhami 3 жыл бұрын
I guess I'm out of it, because the only "Schwarzkopf"s I know are either the late German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf or the US general Normal Schwarzkopf Jr. (both with of course the German pronunciation).
@HANSMKAMP 3 жыл бұрын
I would pronounce Schwarzkopf as something like ['ʃʋɑʁtskɔpf], while in this video I hear ['ʃvaɐtskʰɔpf]. My pronunciation would have a Dutch accent, but may not be misunderstood by Germans.
@HANSMKAMP 3 жыл бұрын
@@bhami About Norman Schwarzkopf, in his briefings his family name was pronounced as ['ʃwɔɹtskɔf], that is, with a strong American English accent.
@cadeeja. 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought immediately: if you start pronouncing it the right way, no one around you will understand what you're talking about *lol
@_zz.123_ 3 жыл бұрын
If these guys didn't have brothers then half these brands wouldn't exist.
@NCrdwlf 3 жыл бұрын
German brothers don’t get along, that’s what I learned today !
@jwkingsr 3 жыл бұрын
Are you saying, that with out there being brothers, we'd be buying our groceries at Al's instead of Aldi?
@billdougan4022 3 жыл бұрын
@@DlokiD maybe it would be: Trader Joe's diskont. ,🤔
@antonynjogu4721 3 жыл бұрын
😁😁😁
@kevindavies7423 10 ай бұрын
Frau F .....you are so informative in your videos.....keep them coming ! Oh i forgot to mention you are drop dead gorgeous
@chadjazz 5 ай бұрын
As an Australian, we pronounce adidas very similar to how you pronounced so when I heard an American say it for the first time I seriously had no clue what they were talking about 😭
@Ingridlosneslokken 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Norway, and you can really see how similar our language are because I would pronounce all the these brands and words almost exactly the same way you did 😁
@SK-jh5rk 3 жыл бұрын
Slavic languages as well.
@stephena1196 3 жыл бұрын
It's not unusual for native English speakers to have difficulty pronouncing English properly, so it should be no surprise they struggle with other languages.
@sam28600 3 жыл бұрын
For the most part it is English which are different from everybody else :-) And French some times :-)
@SK-jh5rk 3 жыл бұрын
@@sam28600 Yeah, I agree :)
@jonasschmid9906 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Germany and I was almost half a year in Norway and I have to say our words and pronunciations are pretty close to each other. Best example: "lærling" and "Lehrling"
@henrysiegertsz8204 3 жыл бұрын
I'm English, I don't speak German, but got every single German pronunciation right. I have already patted myself on the back and massaged my massive ego!
@gnarbeljo8980 3 жыл бұрын
Fitting, with your last name!
@ezekielortega6040 3 жыл бұрын
Slick 👍🏽
@andreasschaetze2930 3 жыл бұрын
Sieger means winner in German ;-)
@JannieMette 3 жыл бұрын
Like that’s pretty awesome 👏 😎
@thisguy9536 2 жыл бұрын
Yoy liar you
@Skor_X 9 ай бұрын
As I live in Poland it's not so surprising, because most names are spoken very similar here. In addition I'm Silesian and because of that even more names are spoken like in Germany (because Silesians use many German words, or pronounce many (even some Polish words) of them German style) 🙂
@ee222 10 ай бұрын
great videos. i just found your channel. i was just going to ask about the muted links and noticed the answer in the description! anyway, to respond to the end of the video where you asked about brands that i did not know were from Germany, i would have to say the HARIBO brand. until a few years ago, i did not know that brand existed. when i finally saw their products in the stores, it seemed to coincide with a big influx of hispanic people (mostly from Mexico) into my area, so i just assumed that this was a Mexican company as the stores were offering more novelty products from Mexico at the same time.
@marcanthony7020 2 жыл бұрын
Just blew my mind because I always knew Volkswagen meant “People’s car” but I never realized Volks is pronounced like Folks which has got to be where the very common American word of “Folks” comes from. Holy crap, it was always there staring me in the face.
@SaturnV69 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I can relate to that about how certain letters are pronounced. Living in Germany back in the 80's it took a while to learn to pronounce the letter "W" like the "V" and to pronounce the letter "S" like the letter "Z", It will take a little time but practice makes perfect.
@theflyinggasmask 2 жыл бұрын
You could call it Folks Wagon
@untouchableghost6757 2 жыл бұрын
@@theflyinggasmask that is the best way to think about it 😂😂😂
@PauloPereira-jj4jv 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not even American, and I know that for many years... Folks, Volks. 🤔 It was obvious.
@misskitty285 2 жыл бұрын
Except that you pronounce the "l" in "Volks" whereas in "folks" it's silent. But yes, it seemed fairly obvious to me that they'd come from the same root, given that both are part of the same language family.
@jads9296 3 жыл бұрын
As many other commenters have pointed out, it’s not so much Americans pronouncing the names wrong. It was the German companies “Americanizing” their names for marketing purposes. They came us with those Americanized pronunciations themselves to give their brands more appeal in the US market. You’re right in that it’s not proper German pronunciation. But it was those German companies themselves that came up with the “American names” for their products and companies here. You make a point but you don’t know the history behind those mispronunciations. I worked for Mercedes for many years here in the US. When the German bosses came here if you used the German pronunciation of Mercedes, you were chastised severely! They wanted the pronunciation on this side of the Atlantic to be what you hear Americans say. They would say to us, “You are now German?” It was quite embarrassing to say the least. So, there’s a reason beyond American ignorance of the German language for the American pronunciation of those names. And it’s all about the $$$.
@lisaniemand5593 3 жыл бұрын
They use the "American" pronunciation in the whole anglophone world. I live in South Africa. Nivea is very popular here, the "American" pronunciation is used in advertisements. Afrikaans speakers use closer to the German pronunciation of adidas, Volkswagen and Jägermeißter in speech. We also say "Audi" the German way because we "understand" the "au" sound from German given names in our heritage. Once again, advertisements which are exclusively in English nowadays in South African pronounces it "Ohdi".
@ryacus 3 жыл бұрын
@@lisaniemand5593 Couple that with regional accents and you've got a recipe for disaster, my grandma for example is 78 years old she has what I call an Okie accent from the state of Oklahoma she will never pronounce any of these words the same as even the commercials, I'd assume the same could be said for elderly people across the Anglophone world.
@Kstorm88 3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say, I've spent a good amount of time overseas and not once has anyone said mercedes like her. I've driven hundreds of miles on the autobahn in a mercedes with germans in the car and not one ever said it like that. Maybe they were just patronizing me
@saysoun752 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kstorm88 I used to live in Germany and she pronounced it correctly but most Germans know English and will usually pronounce the words as an American would. This is unless you ask them to pronounce it the way they normally would. The only one that's difference was Volks Wagon as I was always told that it was Wolks Vagon where the pronunciation of the V and W are switched in German. I'm Asian and it's like Sriracha to me. Americans pronounce it with an R sound and even the owner said it's with an R. However, it's named after Si Racha, Thailand in which the R is an L sound so every southern Asian person I know, including myself, pronounce it as See Lacha.
@zombieregime 3 жыл бұрын
Well, that and there are subtle differences in how certain letters and syllables are emphasized. "Hot dog" vs the Bostonian "hawt dag" for instance.
@evaguzman4675 7 ай бұрын
Love your videos.I lived in germany for 3 years and i spend it with my german/spanish dictionary but i found that the vowels sounds the same so i had pretty good grapsnon pronunciation spaciallynsince my name its Eva and in germany its pronunced like in spanish not like in english so i do pronounce most of these words pretty good as long as i think the vowels like in spanish. And it helps the accents on top of the vowels that helps to see where the word have an inflection. English dont have it.
@violarogers9147 6 ай бұрын
I am American and I find this fun and entertaining. Saddly, so may comentators took offense. Please continue these and do not let them spoil the fun! Thanks for the entertainment
@cathrynparsons4924 3 жыл бұрын
As an American I spent my childhood in Germany. I was teased when we returned to the US and I pronounced Adidas the “correct” way. Glad to know I was right! Liked the addition of the history you included for all the brands!
@donrainesoh 3 жыл бұрын
But is it really wrong if adidas itself advertises with that pronunciation to its American customers?
@jb57551 3 жыл бұрын
I hope you are feeling better now
@FabulousFa 3 жыл бұрын
@@donrainesoh they adapt to the respetive language, i think. So that people in America also can pronounce it. But the right way to pronounce is the way she used in the Video.
@ridinwithjake 3 жыл бұрын
There is no "right" way to pronounce it. There is the German way and the English way. IN America it sounds stupid when you try to pronounce it like a German.
@owenshebbeare2999 2 жыл бұрын
@@ridinwithjake Maybe, but yours are specifically American pronunciations. Here in the UK we often find your ways to be quaint...and wrong.
@kelsqi-books4835 3 жыл бұрын
It's the brand's own fault. Most of these brands advertise their own name mispronounced in commercials, I've always wondered why they do that.
@rheaandmichael7958 3 жыл бұрын
That's what my comment was. Her issue is with how the companies have taught americans how to pronounce the product. Because that's how they pronounce them on the commercials. Minus Audi And porsche That's just people who can't read or something. Its clearly por scha And Oudi Even the commercials say it that way. Some of her complaints are nit picky. But it was still an interesting and educational video.
@Janoip 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, but companies usually do it to gain a better foothold in the market, e.g. if the customer cannot pronounce the word, he is more likely to buy a different product. Here in Europe, for example, all the Korean car brands, Samsung and some others are pronounced differently than their real names.
@BlueWaterLotus 3 жыл бұрын
@@Janoip that's what I was gonna say
@Tinyfurball 3 жыл бұрын
@@Janoip German isn't so different from English.
@rachelhansen2417 3 жыл бұрын
Haribo especially
@llamasarus1 7 ай бұрын
In America, I've always heard "Audi" and "Porsche" being pronounced roughly how you say it's supposed to be.
@Silvio.d 2 ай бұрын
Endlich mal jemand der die Geschichte von Audi fast richtig erzählt. Grüße aus Zwickau :)
@schreds8882 3 жыл бұрын
I bought a Miele vacuum 21 years ago and it's still going strong. I've tried to kill it but it won't die. The other day, I used it as a shop vac and cleaned my garage; it still works even after nails, screws, and staples.
@suzannekazmiruk183 3 жыл бұрын
Mine just died, bought in 1997
@schreds8882 3 жыл бұрын
@@suzannekazmiruk183 It's worth fixing it if you have vacuum cleaner store nearby. Then you can use it as a shop vac like me. 🤣
@gnods5871 3 жыл бұрын
LOL I should probably use mine as a Shop-Vac to. I mostly use the upright Hoover for the house. Dragging around that canisters pain.
@brucemorris3830 3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, if you call a Mercedes a “Merc” to an older American who’s into cars, we’ll look puzzled because we grew up with the Mercury brand
@savannahalexander2345 3 жыл бұрын
my boyfriend drives a mercury 😁
@UrbanSipfly 3 жыл бұрын
We'll is a contraction or abbreviation for "WE WILL". We'll is not short for "WILL".
@majorgnu 3 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanSipfly Congratulations, you corrected someone's correct use of "we'll!" Enjoy your reward: looking and feeling like an idiot.
@brucemorris3830 3 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanSipfly Hey ding dong by the way, how exactly would adding an extra punctuation mark to the word “will” and changing one letter make “we’ll” SHORT for that? How, prey tell, is turning a 4 character word into a 5 character word SHORT for anything? (Oh, and when I say “prey tell” that has nothing to do with when you PRAY in church. Like when you PRAY that God will give you a second brain cell to keep the one you have right now company? These are words that are pronounced the same but they mean different things. They’re called homonyms, but that’s 4th grade language arts so I’ll let you get there on your own pace in about 25 years. You drooling, mouth-breathing imbecile.
@brucemorris3830 3 жыл бұрын
@@UrbanSipfly I’ll be interested to see if you wanna (Want To) continue the conversation. Oh and for the record “I’ll” is a contraction for “I WILL”, it doesn’t (Does Not) imply that either of us suffers from any sort of disease. Y’know (You Know) just to make sure we’re (We Are) clear on my use of the mother fucking English language 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@rodneymineweaser2504 8 ай бұрын
Love the vids!
@xerowolf4242 6 ай бұрын
I have never once in my life heard someone mispronounce Audi until she did to make this video. I have only ever heard it pronounced the German way and I have lived in the US all my life. Porsche on the other hand is one that I rarely hear anyone other than myself pronounce correctly.
@lomoliving5528 4 ай бұрын
Right? Who says Ah-di? Lol Maybe it's a Cincinnati thing?
@katej2284 4 ай бұрын
Same
@poetman123 3 жыл бұрын
So, back in 1990, a young woman named Petra from West Germany came to live with us for a year on a student exchange program. She was from the Hanover area and she was one of the most special beautiful wonderful human beings I've ever met. The things you post are so much like the conversations we had back then - and I remember Oct 3, 1990, she was living with us and it was so exciting and special to have a German in my home when the unification happened. This entire video made me laugh and get super nostalgic for those days. I will always adore Germany and though I speak not a word of German, the language makes me smile. (I got a D- in German and the professor told me he'd only give me that if I didn't sign up for the next semester!) regardless, thank you so much Felicia. your channel is a bright spot in a dark world. YOU rock.
@JasmineReiki 3 жыл бұрын
Sympathy grade 😂, same here
@poetman123 3 жыл бұрын
@@JasmineReiki don’t worry though I still knew the swear words - I’m not a monster
@JasmineReiki 3 жыл бұрын
@@poetman123 , I only know Spanish swear words
@georgeoduro9912 3 жыл бұрын
Love how german brand names are so literal - People's Car, Black Head, German Bank...
@sorcy5467 3 жыл бұрын
We don't need fancy names, we let the quality of our products do the speaking - and it's working quite well
@mulkanmulkan5620 3 жыл бұрын
VW = Volkswagen waw that sound cool name......FW = Folkswagon ....ummm that sound weird name
@Kazuya720 3 жыл бұрын
Well...of course?
@dea8804 3 жыл бұрын
how about head and shoulders bank of america ?
@hondaboy2001 3 жыл бұрын
Generally, I find that Germans are more literally descriptive than Americans and Americans are more literally descriptive than the British. 😉👍🏻🤔
@zhane3484 13 күн бұрын
Wow, I didn't realise most of these well-known brands are German! You live and learn!
@Dilley_G45 2 ай бұрын
6:18 BMW started with Motorcycles and Aero Engines, including the engines for the FW190 (BMW 801 twin radial) and FW200 (BMW132 single row radial)
@samuelharris6831 3 жыл бұрын
The problem with pronouncing words “correctly” here in America is that most people think you’re being idiotic and pretentious.
@toryleigh 3 жыл бұрын
Facts 🤣 i pronounced Mozzarella correctly once and it was a MISTAKE
@innerarts4091 3 жыл бұрын
Not only in the USA, I'm South American, a spanish speaker, and everytime I try to correct the pronunciation of English, German, french, etc words to other people, they think I'm being an elitist retard, or a wannabe that hates his own country... At first that kind of mentality was infuriating for me, but now, it only makes me sad....
@DavidLopez-tj7jl 3 жыл бұрын
@@innerarts4091 No es lo mismo amigo. El alemán y el inglés comparten las mismas raíces, además de que los angloparlantes, al ser USA un país multicultural, han acogido muchísimos términos de otros idiomas, los cuales se han vuelto parte del lenguaje cotidiano. En cambio, en Latinoamérica realmente no hay necesidad de decir esas palabras con su acento y pronunciacion exactas, por lo cual la gente seguramente te toma como un tipo pretencioso. Quizá hasta presumido
@americanidle1277 3 жыл бұрын
I say gyro on purpose
@sewgatormomm 3 жыл бұрын
Then you need to hang with a better class of people.
@Lovuschka 3 жыл бұрын
American: "Can I have a shot of Jäger?" German: "You heard it! Fire!"
@Nikioko 3 жыл бұрын
That's not correct. It must be "He got shot by a Jäger"
@miriamk6971 3 жыл бұрын
@Lovuschka That's a good one! 🤣
@siegpasta 3 жыл бұрын
that joke made no sense "Can I have a shot of Hunter" ? Am I just stupid or did I miss the punchline? caus' that's one flawed joke and a half.
@Lovuschka 3 жыл бұрын
@@siegpasta No clue.
@Elmeche 3 жыл бұрын
@@siegpasta If you translate this to German this means “Kann ich ein schuss vom Jäger haben”, which means “May I have a shot from the hunter”
@Parknest 9 ай бұрын
This was a fascinating insight into the pronunciation of the various German brands. I didn't know about Mercedes-Benz, Nivea and Miele (I own a Mercedes C-Class). I've been pronouncing the other ones correctly or close (I'm from the UK).
@curtisnapier 3 ай бұрын
I am learning so much about germany from you
@travisgould7653 3 жыл бұрын
Your fluidity of moving between English and German is awesome!
@kevinkelly1529 2 жыл бұрын
*fluidity
@travisgould7653 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinkelly1529 Thank you!
@fernandofonseca2033 3 жыл бұрын
I'm just random Portuguese guy, who works at Bosch, analyzing instrument clusters from BMW vehicles, wearing Adidas, flying on business trips through Lufthansa, buying groceries and Haribo gums at Lidl and drinking a lot of Erdinger weissbeer. European countries are very "germanized" these days. 😅
@keinlieb3818 3 жыл бұрын
According to Rammstein, we're all living in Amerika.
@frankwalter5213 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't realise that. In Germany I always feel like everything is Americanized TM (Made in China)...interesting.
@goethefaust3504 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@h.s.3273 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Bosch colleague. I work at Bosch in Renningen / Germany
@fernandofonseca2033 2 жыл бұрын
@@h.s.3273 I have been a couple of times nearby Renningen. Leonberg development centre. Prost colleague, all the best🍻👍
@Ressy66 10 ай бұрын
Apart from BMW, Nivea and Mercedes where we use the typical English pronunciation, Australians usually pronounce the rest as Germans do, and yes Aldi is as "Al-dee" very popular with hundreds of stores here too.
@2528drevas 2 ай бұрын
My dad owned a Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, garage. I learned to pronounce Porsche that same way you do. Most people I know do. Lufthansa is also one most people I know pronounce it basically the same as you do.
@breann7913 3 жыл бұрын
The reason why most of Americans say these wrong is bc thats the way they advertise them here!
@Fairyplace 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too
@CamdenBloke 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing USA radio ads for Warsteiner with the English W. I was like, WTF?!
@elizabethwade9615 3 жыл бұрын
That is because Americans are pronouncing them according to our alphabet and the English language. However I feel if they are going to use foreign products, stores etc. they should use the original pronunciation.
@hexenwulfen 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I was gonna say.
@zakuma22 3 жыл бұрын
Let's fantasize for a moment of a parallel universe where Americans pay attention to correct pronunciations.
@douglasstrother6584 3 жыл бұрын
Spoiler: Go into business with a German, just not your German brother!
@sebastiangrembler8982 3 жыл бұрын
Douglas Strother that seems to be the moral of the story. I’d never go into business with a relative anyway.
@Markle2k 3 жыл бұрын
@Tim Haverland Rudolf Dassler refused to let their nephews work in the factory as necessary workers in WWII because he was bitter over being conscripted in 1914 while his younger brother Adolf (born 1900) got to stay home as an apprentice until the very last months of WWI. The two nephews died on the Eastern Front in WWII. Their mother and the oldest brother sided with Rudolf. Their sister Marie, mother of the nephews, sided with Adi, who tried to keep them out of the war.
@carish1452 3 жыл бұрын
Make sure you use the first two letters of your names as an acronym to name your company or premiere product also!
@TrainsAndWellbeing 9 ай бұрын
Interesting video! My British bicycle (Brompton) is equipped with Busch & Müller lights, which I confess to nicknaming Bushy Müller even though I know that's blatantly wrong: Schwalbe tires, and I used to use Ortlieb panniers. Put simply some of the best cycling products used throughout the world are from German companies and there is probably enough to make a whole video on them. As a former bus driver I used to enjoy driving a Mercedes-Benz o405 Optare Prisma around Edinburgh and East Lothian. In the First Bus depot it was referred to as a Merc. It's nice learning how to pronounce the bus type properly now, so many thanks for that. In Scotland some of Aldi's marketing read "Scots give it Aldi", comparing it with "gei it laldie" so definitely promoting mispronunciation.
@Undeadsuccubus 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. It was interesting. I really didn't know that adidas is a German company.
@pclams 3 жыл бұрын
In pennsylvania we have an ethnic group called the "pennsylvania dutch". They're not actually dutch, they're german...but when they said "deutsch" all the americans heard "dutch" and thats what they've been called since.
@milos.pavlovic 3 жыл бұрын
Some Slavs use the word Nemci for Germans, whose root "nem" literally means "mute". Literally translated to mute people.
@NinaTheLaughocolic 3 жыл бұрын
@@milos.pavlovic Erm, that’s not totally correct. It’s true, we Slovenians call them Nemci because Germany is translated into: Nemčija. “Nem” means deaf but “Nemci” only means Germans. If it were “Nemi” - then that would mean deaf.
@MMadesen 3 жыл бұрын
Well, the dutch are also called dutch because of the word deutsch. The Germans and Dutch call the dutch Niederländer/Nederlander.
@silbannacusofoxyrhynchus6096 3 жыл бұрын
You mean they’re not Dutch?
@itschelseakay 3 жыл бұрын
I NEVER knew this!! 🤯
@joemercury100 3 жыл бұрын
My German neighbor, a Mercedes owner, once told me that BMW stood for Bayerische Mist Wagon. I didn't get the joke at the time, but since learned.
@steffensteffen2696 3 жыл бұрын
hahahah in germany we would se "Ehrennachbar" xD no front an alle BMW Fahrer hahaha
@jonershi8403 3 жыл бұрын
@@steffensteffen2696 verwirrt doch die Leute nicht mit Jugendsprache.
@anthonykaiser974 3 жыл бұрын
There are more funny acronyms for BMW than you can shake a stick at, like "Bring My Wrenches."
@johnalden5821 3 жыл бұрын
We used to say BMW stood for "Box Moving on Wheels" in the old days when they were, in fact, very square and boxy shaped.
@LlawenSeri 3 жыл бұрын
Always thought it means "Bei Mercedes weggeworfen"
@sabrinatirabassi3529 8 ай бұрын
Fun fact: nivea is an ancient italian word, no longer used today, meaning white like snow.
@zacherywarren496 23 сағат бұрын
Great video! Much appreciated.
@RyanNelms 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a German Girl in America video to remind me to do my daily German lesson. Tschüss!
@wurzelsepp5304 3 жыл бұрын
Also reminds me to do my daily english lesson. Have a good day!
@nazgulosmonalieva5162 2 жыл бұрын
In Russian-speaking communities, we pronounce the brands almost exactly how German people do.
@KarolinaKodeina 2 жыл бұрын
Same in Poland. :)
@borkoniBG 2 жыл бұрын
Same in Serbia. I think in most non English speaking countries people pronounced correctly
@user-ro9rs1vu1u 2 жыл бұрын
@@borkoniBG Stupid Americans:)
@krompy8221 2 жыл бұрын
i think all of europe does (except uk) in Slovenia we pronounce them the same
@bernhardbregen217 2 жыл бұрын
good we still can rely on the eastern block
@seokyoonyoo5107 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video which is quite interesting. I think it's worth to cover DHL.
@marinazapatero3382 9 ай бұрын
Ein wirklich tolles Video. warum wurden am Schluss die Webseiten im Ton rausgeschnitten? Ist das nicht erlaubt?
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