Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Pronounce it correctly!


Say it right - Brands

Givenchy: jhee-von-shee
Lanvin: lahn-vahn
Anna Sui: anna-swee
Hermes: er-mez
Christian Louboutin: kris-tian-loo-boo-tahn
Bvlgari: bul-ga-ree
Guy Laroche: gee-la-rosh
Moschino: mos-kee-no
Yves Saint Laurent: eev-sahn-lor-uhn
Versace: ver-sah-chee

Say it right - Perfumes

Anya Hindmarch: Ahn-ya Heind-march 
Badgley Mischka: Badge-lee Meesh-ka 
Cacharel: Cash-er-el
Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay 
Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee (not Is-he)
Loewe: Low-ev-ay
Marchesa: Mar-kay-sa
Swarovski: swore-off-ski 
Monique Lhullier: Mo-neek Loo-lee-ay
Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some 

Say it right - Watches

Audemars Piguet: AWE-duh-mahr-PEE-gay
Breitling: BRITE-ling
Chopard: SHOW-pard
Cartier: KARR-tee-ay
Franck Muller: FRAHNK-MYOU-ler
Hublot: U-blow
Piaget: pee-ah-JHAY
Jaeger-LeCoultre: zhey-ZHER-leh-KOOLT
Longines: LAWN-jeen
Tissot: TEE-so

Say it right - Cars

Porsche: PORSH-uh
Lamborghini: Lam-bor-ghee-nee
Renault: Ren-OH
Audi: OW-dee (not AWW-dee)
Gallardo: Gy-ar-doh
Maserati: Ma-ze-ra-ti
Peugeot: Poo-shjoe
Citroën: See-tro-en
Hyundai: Heeun-day (with heeun said really fast)
Mazda: Maaz-dah

Commonly mispronounced words

Mischievous: mis-chee-vious
Often: off-en
Candidate: can-di-dit
Interpret: in-terr-prit
Cache: cash
Sherbet: sherr–bet
February: feb-roo-ar-y
Library: li-brar-y (not lie-ber-rer-ree)


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