Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Nike rhymes with Almighty!



 We know and adore numerous international fashion brands. They may be German, French, Italian etc but when we have to pronounce their names, we just use our limited, English phonetic information. I know people who humbly dream of owning a  'Ver-sace' and some exaggerating ones who boast of buying a  'Prawdaah'. 
Below are the correct pronunciations of some fashion brands and labels which i have learned over the years.

Burberry
British fashion brand 
Pronunciation: Bur-buh-ree


Cartier

French jeweler and watch maker
Pronunciation: Car-tee-ay

Chanel

French fashion house
Pronunciation: Shuh-nell

Givenchy

French fashion label
Pronunciation: Zhee-vah-shee

Gucci

Italian fashion label
Pronunciation: Gu-chee

Hermès

French fashion company
Pronunciation: Air-mehz

Prada

Italian fashion label
Pronunciation: Prah-duh

Versace

Italian fashion label
Pronunciation: Vur-sah-chee

Salvatore Ferragamo

Italian fashion label
Pronunciation: Sal-vah-toh-ray Fairuh-gah-mo

Jean-Paul Gaultier
French fashion designer
Pronunciation: Zhon-Pall Go-tee-ay

Anna Sui
American fashion designer
Pronunciation: Anuh Swee

Louis Vuitton

French fashion company
Pronunciation: Loo-e Vee-tawn

Dolce and Gabbana

Italian fashion label
Pronunciation: Doll-chay Guh-bah-nah


Yves Saint Laurent

French fashion designer and brand
Pronunciation: Eve San Loe-raw

Nike 
American fashion brand
Pronunciation: Ni-key 



PS: Do correct me if any of the pronunciations is wrong. :) 

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