American and British React to 'Trying to get an American to pronounce Adidas correctly'

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[little_forest]

As a German I of course agree with the British pronounciation of Adidas! And I did also check for the company "Nike" and in fact the "official" pronunciation is the American way, Nikeee. :)

[ChristinaDonnelly]

Always a good time reacting to Chewkz content~ Really enjoyed making the skit at the end with Lauren 🤣

[Laurenade]

Hiii Lauren here 🇬🇧 so happy to react to more of Chewkz’s videos, he’s hilarious and so creative!! Sorry I got confused about the origin or Adidas (kinda along the right lines oops)😂 and please enjoy our attempt at a skit lol

[FUBAR]

Two points on Nike. The company was named after the Greek goddess of victory, Nike that’s pronounced phonetically as Nikee or Nikay. So both UK & US are wrong. However, the company is an American company founded in Oregon. The owner was asked how to pronounce the name and he obviously used the American pronunciation. So if the American owner of an American company uses a specific pronunciation then it’s pretty much official.

[henri]

Finally, Lauren and Christina together, i've missed you two 🇬🇧🇺🇲

[aru]

These two ladies are lovely in their outlook and presentation.

[jimjungle]

I remember back when Adidas was first sold in the US and it was advertised the way Americans pronounce it now. I imagine those companies do research on how a local population would pronounce a name, based on its spelling. That's the way it was presented to Americans.

[Nikioko]

Adidas was founded by Adolf "Adi" Dassler, so the correct pronunciation is quite obvious. His brother was Rudolf "Rudi" Dassler, who founded Puma after the two fell out with each other.
And the correct pronunciation of Nike is "NEE-kuh", since Νικη is the Greek goddess of victory. But at least, the Americans use two syllables.
And it's not "Porsch", it's "Por-sche". Same as "Ni-ke".

[lanni.]

Good to see these girls together again!

[ЮрийИванцив]

My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!

[milesligon]

Nike is a Greek goddess, and the e is not silent.

[chrisshebert]

Interesting! British and French have same pronunciation for Adidas and Nike. Jaguar and Porsche is more like the US in French with strong R.

[gavindoyle]

Irish people use “pants” for trousers. What goes underneath, we call “underpants”. So we agree with Americans on that one.

However, we agree with the correct German pronunciation of Adidas though.

[Sweaty-Frog]

I got a similar one like "pants", we say “短裤”(literally means "underpants") in Shanghai, but it means shorts in nothern China which makes me really shocked when I hear that on a TV show for the first time.

[Antpaok]

The reason Nike is an exception the the rule is because the word is actually a transliteration of the Greek word it originally comes from, Νίκη, which means Victory and was also the name of the goddess representing it. In Greek the word is pronounced "Niki" (Neekee) and you drag out both 'ee' sounds. That's why is Nik-ee and not a silent 'e'

[ReiKoko]

I remember the first time I heard my American SIL say "fanny pack". I was so shocked! I had to tell her what fanny means in the uk. On the other hand, I've had fun asking my American coworkers if they have a rubber I can borrow.

[anafitri]

Oh yes.. Christina and Lauren again. I love their collab 😍

[komjatovatoast]

I'm American and I pronounce Burberry the way Lauren does. I don't think I've ever head anyone pronounce it like Christina

[henri]

Lauren🇬🇧 and Christina🇺🇲 are the magic duo and with Grace🇭🇲 are the golden trio, 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇭🇲

[CBRVFR]

Ferdinand Porsche pronounced his name por-sheh, with a very soft ‘r’ and two definite syllables. That’s the name of the car company as well.

Porsh is where your rocking chair lives.