15 German Brand Names That English Speakers Often Mispronounce

TLDRCheck out the correct pronunciation of 15 popular German brand names often mispronounced

Key insights

🇩🇪German brand names often pronounced differently in English

👟Adidas is pronounced 'ah-dee-das' not 'uh-dee-duhs'

🚗Porsche is pronounced 'pohr-shuh' not 'porsh'

👔Mercedes-Benz is pronounced 'mehr-tzuh-dehs ben-tzuh' not 'mur-say-deez ben-z'

⚙️BMW is pronounced 'beh-em-veh' not 'bee-em-double-you'

Q&A

How do you pronounce Volkswagen in German?

It's pronounced 'fowks-vah-gen'

What is the correct pronunciation of Nivea?

It's pronounced 'nee-veh-uh'

What does Jägermeister mean in German?

It means 'hunt master'

Is Aldi pronounced as al-di or al-dee?

The correct pronunciation is 'ahl-dee'

How do you say Schwarzkopf in English?

It's pronounced 'shvaarts-koff'

Timestamped Summary

00:37Introducing the topic of mispronounced German brand names

01:23Audi: Correct pronunciation is 'ah-dee-das'

03:32Porsche: Correct pronunciation is 'pohr-shuh'

05:12Mercedes-Benz: Correct pronunciation is 'mehr-tzuh-dehs ben-tzuh'

06:19BMW: Correct pronunciation is 'beh-em-veh'

07:59Volkswagen: Correct pronunciation is 'fowks-vah-gen'

09:52Adidas: Correct pronunciation is 'ah-dee-das'

12:24Nivea: Correct pronunciation is 'nee-veh-uh'

13:31Jägermeister: Meaning and correct pronunciation

14:30Aldi: Correct pronunciation is 'ahl-dee'

15:36Schwarzkopf: Correct pronunciation is 'shvaarts-koff'

16:40Wrap up and encouragement to pronounce German brand names correctly