Americans Try to Pronounce French Brands

French brand and restaurant names are a mouthful.
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[@miskiguled5880]

Did he just laugh with a french accent 1:59

[@kotare86]

He hêin

[@JJZCandMe]

I think so!

[@raehunter9095]

Lmao

[@lalguerose5002]

Hinhinnnnn

[@obiwashere]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@_Gilles_]

The woman with the irish husband: i love the french men. 😂

[@shayan8232]

Charlie she probably cheated her husband with a frenchman for sure 😂

[@mehdiaminemoufakkir8595]

@@shayan8232 oooh yeah definitly 😂😂😂

[@denisesimon1358]

I love english men too ^^ ( I'm French )

[@saoirsecara4701]

@@denisesimon1358 she was irish

[@R.O.T.C._SEEM]

Bet if he had said some crap like that he will be put on the couch

[@famihy]

the guy said: 👁👅👁

[@latiolaisgradnigo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@emptytoiletpaperroll9112]

His tongue can't do that

[@tahiadz1859]

And I oop-

[@ulthera]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gizmonips]

I am fucking seizing.

[@PLuMUK54]

Prêt à Manger is not a French brand. It is a British company with a French name - which sounds better than Ready to Eat.

[@lightsout4974]

Just came to say that but saw you beat me to the punch 😂

[@johnreedy9098]

same with costa coffee not being italian but british as well. I guess anything is more exotic than our boring cuisine.

[@BradThePitts]

That is really, REALLY good! Next time I cook from friends I'll say I shall be serving Prêt à Manger!

[@AnthonyLauder]

Isn't part of McDonalds, with a fancy sounding name to get more customers?

[@PLuMUK54]

@@AnthonyLauder Lol. Judging by this video McDonald's management wouldn't have coped with the name.

[@Ilovewolfsalot16829AJ]

i love how people just put the r in random places and say it so harsh

[@zora3932]

0:57 Here for example.😂

[@victoriaa2281]

Comme les français faisaient avec le h

[@Ilovewolfsalot16829AJ]

@@victoriaa2281 ouais mdr

[@violinperson1835]

uhh cuz that’s what it sounds like when French people say it 😂 it’s sounds so funny

[@Ilovewolfsalot16829AJ]

Violin Person trust me its really not as harsh as people think it is! my moms side is french and growing up around it always thought it was so funny when people trying to speak french say the r cos they overdo it a lot 😂

[@Gizmonips]

Turkey man: My tongue can’t do that. His tongue: Does that.

[@AD-zg1ys]

Lol🤣

[@borborygmus3349]

LMAO

[@Cassxowary]

Caleb G yes, that’s how languages work, and anyone’s can with practice.

[@ItIsMeTime123]

did you just completely miss the joke?

[@audreyjensen3797]

I'm from Turkey and I offended.

[@renncemarcsongalia1268]

“Aux Merde-veilleux de Fred” lmfao

[@simonpascaud3715]

J'aurai plus compris " aux merdes de vieux de Fred" hahaha

[@kuhk2728]

Rennce Marc Songalia ah mdr😂 je pensais egalement a ca !

[@hollydayholiday]

C'est ce que j'ai entendu aussi, mdrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[@emilie8620]

2:01

[@gabrieleporru4443]

Simon Pascaud HAHAHAHAH

[@mason7031]

1:33 when your teacher asks you where your homework is

[@janismigwans5214]

I’ve been laughing at this part for a solid 10 minutes

[@alicotter2975]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TimaDiop]

Jan M me too 😭😂

[@Link_t.]

HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@namchokyenket1369]

Mason you had me dying 🤣🤣

[@ilovenerds69]

1:42 HE WAS SO CONFIDENT 😭

[@marcelopedrosa1999]

Hhauhauahuahua That was so funny! "Look at that, just look at that" LOL

[@Aly-op8nx]

lA grEnouuGY

[@purplevelvet9577]

💀

[@MsBubu26]

I understand « grenouille » sounds intimidating but where does he get his « gy »? He would’ve been fine without adding that ! 🤣

[@zusky.189]

@@springsbliss4094 « ll » is like « ye »

[@themanieq]

1:14 I have heard "lost a tunnel"

[@Klara0014]

theManieq 😂😂😂

[@ksosaucyy4478]

"LOCKSITANA" lmaooooooo

[@gnislia]

ksosaucyy painful to listen to!

[@LongchampX]

Shahahahafahafahagahagajagahaahagagahahahag

[@Taymariecook]

That KILLED me

[@ronanbudd5947]

I died 😂😂

[@Chemesch]

locksitana for l'occitane is pretty good

[@user-qv3qk7vb4l]

1:34 my 1 brain cell when taking a test

[@elaya198]

that one guy said “la grenooji” with his whole chest 😂

[@negljbreakergaming]

I was wondering where he even got the "j" sound from lol

[@imnotapollo4188]

@Emerald Beauty Spanish "ll" makes a /j/ sound similar to Italian and French, which is different from a /dʒ/ sound.

[@Alex-fv2qs]

@@imnotapollo4188 Depending on the dialect, it can be anything from [j] (English Y) to [ʃ] (sh)

[@imnotapollo4188]

@@Alex-fv2qs Oh really? I didn't know that. I wonder why this happens since there's a dialect in my language that does the same thing(pronounce words that supposedly have a /j/ sound with a /ʤ/ sound.

[@Alex-fv2qs]

@@imnotapollo4188 There's also quite a few other sounds that ll (and y in most dialects) can make depending on each speaker's dialect: ʎ (the only sound of these that's unique to LL), ʝ, dʒ and ʒ

[@annafirnen4815]

After 6 years of learning French I can read almost everything perfectly, but understand very little... But then when a French person speaks, I don't understand anything at all 😂😭

[@godhateseveryonewhodoesntr5977]

Anna Firnen That's sad, but they do speak very fast so that can be a reason you don't understand them.

[@groundshakersociety6637]

Anna Firnen For real

[@daimon7066]

Come to Switzerland ! We are known to speak French really slowly. French people always do unfunny jokes about it 🙁😄

[@ivona03]

Anna Firnen me too hahaha

[@enop2001]

Anna Firnen It’s true, French is a very hard language to understand because it is spoken so fast and there are so many silent letters. However, it’s strange that you understand so little after six years of learning French. I have two years learning French on my own, and I’m understanding many things. What I do is the following: I listen to audiobooks in French and follow the reading, I listen to podcasts, and I also watch cartoons in French. When I started, I wanted to watch movies from the get go, but I realized that movies were too advanced for me because they often times use a lot of slang and colloquial expressions. Hence, I decided to start with cartoons for preschool children. It was hard because those cartoons can be too boring for an adult, but I did it anyway. Now, I’ve realized that I’m understanding everything said in those cartoons, and I’ve started watching more complicated cartoons and movies but that still have children as the target audience. I also watch the news, which uses a more proper and formal language, and I’m understanding a lot as well. A podcast that is really good, for instance, is Coffee Break French. There are also some good KZbin channels on the subject. I really like comme une française and not even French. Well, I hope this was somewhat helpful. Bonne chance!😊

[@gibbous00]

1:14 “L’OSSITANA” when I tell you I yelled

[@greekaholics4013]

André Angeline I screamed!

[@mariahelenasabellini9162]

Basically I think I fell in love with the guy at 0:51

[@m.y1550]

this is exactly the comment I was looking for.

[@tahitibeautypageants8686]

We need to find hiiim!!

[@BoomerTelly]

Right?

[@neutralsoymotel]

he's got a Jon Hamm sort of face, i.e., hot

[@mariokarter13]

He's long in all the right places.

[@reyco2.032]

"La grenouji" 😂😂😂

[@fantatraore32]

He was so happy while saying it too😭😭

[@DivaAngelika]

LIKR WHERE THE F IS THE J AT HAHAH IM LAUGHINGG

[@everIark]

@@DivaAngelika I think it might be because "ll" is pronounced "j" in some Spanish dialects 😂

[@quirogatnonerrat3214]

The frog

[@neko_doll5122]

1:42 La grenougi HAHA that's so funny

[@anthonyj9299]

My favorite one 😂😂😂😂

[@barrybbenson2439]

Like where did the J come from lmao

[@marinewauquier8630]

Et l'autre juste après "la grand'louis"

[@neko_doll5122]

@@marinewauquier8630 ouais mdr trop marrant

[@keiko4043]

I've been replaying this video just to rewatch that part 😂

[@rem6995]

1:33 perfect pronounciation holy shit , he must be a french native

[@hyominlee1065]

1:32 had the best pronounciation ever. Someone give him an award. I am honest to god shocked

[@kry89]

LMAO

[@lillian5353]

Your profile pic

[@eira6844]

His/her profile pic is having a gud orgasm

[@voyance4elle]

Oh bon "pains"

[@kulik03]

lmao

[@woofwoof3962]

1:28 the way he just looked straight into the camera I died 😂😂😂

[@shelan7058]

😂😂

[@berry_lys]

Laughing so hard at 1:32 AU BON PAIN. Damn 3AM

[@tea5805]

AHAHAHAHA SAME

[@nockeynoo]

*how aboUT PANTS?*

[@GurkoKurdo]

LMAO ME TOO

[@TaigaToraDora]

THE GOOD PAIN

[@zackfunaro588]

1:34😂😂😂😂 Perfect pronunciation

[@j-m898]

"L'Occitane" part killed me lmfao 😂 / la partie "L'Occitane" m'a tué mdr 😂

[@aceroro20]

J-M I realize that it’s french, but what does mdr mean?

[@nc3743]

Rohan Hoque the french way of saying "lol", "mort de rire"

[@i.147]

+Rohan Hoque it means "dead by laughter" btw

[@aceroro20]

Ilona yeah Ik I take french.

[@i.147]

+Rohan Hoque well you asked so i was just answering the question

[@tanyakeishadelacruz8417]

0:02 he sounded like a seal 😂

[@alicotter2975]

😂😂😂

[@sweetsugarhoneycandy5458]

haha

[@PatrycjaJot]

Sounds more like a turkey to me 🦃

[@im_mia5864]

0:51 I’m sorry- is that a literal angel

[@jazzy3387]

🥰

[@Slh99]

Yes

[@hafsaben1879]

He is so cute 🥰

[@Brigister]

1:42 la grenouija board

[@XxHaylster98]

I'm finished 😂😂😂😂

[@555_n27]

michelle w what-

[@bekah3755]

1:33 *DEAD*

[@flameshoter6]

We have a turkey in the video.

[@jordandrexler9559]

Descended_Flames turkey??

[@flameshoter6]

Its like the first few seconds, the dude in the overcoat.

[@jordandrexler9559]

Descended_Flames hahahahahahahahahah. Ok you’re funny. Yes I see it

[@extremerip123]

“Aubon pains.”😭

[@gemmarium4337]

L’occitane: “La-Coxin” “Lox-a-tana” “Lock-tane” “Luh-ack-a-tane”

[@versace8242]

Grave

[@Alex-fv2qs]

The last one wasn't all that awful, for L'Aquitaine anyway

[@Aly-op8nx]

Alex ikr💀💀

[@deal_with_it810]

Au MERDEveilleux XD

[@PsychoToga]

Okay I'm dead 🤣

[@ririshow]

Btw Prêt à manger est une chaîne britannique!

[@lefinlay]

Oui, mais c’est se dit en français tout de même

[@Warde04]

Wait is it?

[@eaqua56]

Au bon pain est une chaine de Americain, no? 1 second ago

[@dt6692]

Yes these are not really "French brands," but any brands with French names.

[@kotare86]

In London we just call it and pronounce it like "Prette". Never heard anyone use the full name apart from my Chinese colleague who used to call it "Pret a Manager" lol

[@rachelt4792]

1:59 I like how he laughed in French

[@ThisbeofBabylon]

I was happy when they've managed to pronounce it right. Or proud should i say like "Yeahee, you did it !" (And i'm french)

[@im3gine]

Me too, I was like yeah she killed it (for the last girl) 👌😊

[@zonzonzax]

On ne se rend pas compte comment c'est dur pour un étranger qui parle français. :/

[@oscarino2954]

Ça fait tellement bizarre quand tu sais parler deux langues et que les autres peuvent pas

[@thatthingyouseeatthecorner5249]

ThisbeofBabylon Thanks for translating in American. I wouldn’t have known what you were saying

[@thatthingyouseeatthecorner5249]

mran anime Lmao that flew right over your head, didn’t it?

[@JvmelAndraDe]

1:46 "le GrenHUILE" JPPPP MDRRRR

[@chl0rine__]

PAREIL JE ME SUIS ÉTOUFFÉE

[@muaythai3732]

Putin modéré vos commentaires les gamins

[@justmai2476]

Les deux pires; L'Occitane et La Grenouille 😭

[@birasam7311]

Je suis mort 😂😂😂😂.. Trop forte la mamie

[@heyitsrin6556]

The guy at 1:42 is a mood

[@IamJennifer.D]

1:27 me in French class

[@sunnyday6679]

His confident smile straight into the camera after saying it I love it 😂

[@addy5227]

Everyone: tries to pronounce French brands Lady: it's one of my favourite restaurants

[@Shewas-kathybates]

Everything about "LASSATONA?" has me weeeak. This video is hilarious.

[@Shurii_art]

The "au bon pain" part killed me 😂😂😂 and that guy who said "Au merdevieu de Fred " 🤣🤣

[@blackpearllucky279]

This one was much funnier to me as I watched it immediately after another one where French people tried pronouncing some English words.😂

[@idwmbijpagu9505]

Losatana 😂😂😂 1:14

[@i1ovemitski144]

How about, ‘Oh Bahn Pan’😂😂

[@Anashroomz]

вʟαcкᗰoOᑎ reminds me of vietnamese 😂

[@aquillandscroll6428]

вʟαcкᗰoOᑎ au bon pain literally means good bread doesn’t it?

[@Benyikoko]

I am dying LMAOOO... so funny

[@NavjotKaur-db5wc]

"LOCOTSZUN" 1:15 omg how did he eff that up😂

[@pilotjones9866]

1:17 “La ocatain” LMFAOOSKS IM CRTIMGGF DKEKSKSKX

[@paivapradhan1410]

1:14 this made me crack up so much

[@ThelxrdX]

Au Bon pain "A Bane Pane" 🤣🤣🤣 Aux merveilleux de Fred " Ooh mèvèlô dé Fré" 🤣🤣🤣 Je suis trop mort 🤣🤣

[@cereal_qilla]

“LAH GRANOUGGIE” 😂

[@raffik55]

I took some basic French courses years ago and I got most of them right. Unlike English, French has some basic rules that help you guess the pronunciation.

[@CaptainBlaze]

raffik55 to be fair english pronounciation is highly incosistent

[@trlacr1781]

Yes you have rules, but those rules are mostly made to create a shitton of exceptions XD

[@jarbincks6715]

@@CaptainBlaze nah fr because why are "pony" and "bologna" pronounced the exact same

[@DynamicUnoTea]

"I have friends that say Pret Mainjur." I just want to borrow one of those friends for a day.

[@MissGourmandefr]

Would be fun to see if the ones actually working in these shops know how to properly pronounce the names 😂

[@PhO3NiX96]

As a french man this is so hilarious seeing them struggle that much ahah, we love you guys

[@Benyikoko]

Lmaooo that lady that said Au Bon Pain.. Im dead 😂😂😂

[@heyitspj5935]

Always interesting to see (or should I say hear) how people try to pronounce things in a different language.

[@penelopepitstop762]

This made me smile. I think overall they did really well. And at least they tried! We are planning a trip to France in 2023 and I have been studying the basics. It’s really hard for me and I also feel really silly. It doesn’t help that I am Texan so I have a Texas accent with my French. 😂

[@LabGecko]

I hope your trip went well if you have already been! I'm also Texan (DFW area, Austin for a long time) and have been living in France for 5 years now.....O.O I just realized I can start citizenship! I'd better start memorizing. Anyway, if you have not been yet, keep at it! French is tough, but 99% of the people I've met are willing to help as long as we start with Bonjour and at least try a little. I've had many impromptu French lessons in shops with a little spare time. And if you have been, how did it go?

[@calum5975]

Pret's an english company btw. And it's the title brand on the thumbnail. Good work!

[@joyceibojo7589]

1:42 la Granuji 😂😂😂

[@NickKnatterton.]

Please more of that. Its so funny.

[@FrostBeauty]

It’s funny seeing different language prononciation and realizing how hard it can be to pronounce sole sounds depending on what you are used to speak

[@chacha7637]

Cette voix off qui dit la marque avant qu’ils essayent inspire la joie et la bonne humeur.

[@Iris-ls6tu]

0:58 bro this is Arabic lmao

[@hx0d]

That's because the z sound in Arabic is extremely similar to the z in French lol

[@Stallya]

Honestly they're surprisingly close in most cases, good job guys :)

[@CarolineVesper]

1:46 « it’s one of my favorite restaurants ! ......... la grnenwouyjë » 😭 my sis tried her best

[@irene8297]

Oh it's so cute when english-speaking people try to speak french :')

[@LeCombat86]

Try?

[@irene8297]

when they're trying to pronounce french words

[@patalo299]

C'est un peu comme une famille recomposée

[@vivaeuropa]

@@irene8297 Thank God it sounds cute I imagine French is one of the handful of languages us as English speakers butcher when speaking it. I love how French people sound speaking English too💕

[@paolasolis4829]

No one: Absolutely no one: Guy at 1:34 : turkey time !!!!!!!

[@songbird377]

paola solis that guy just became a meme 😂

[@synystershreds]

Hey thats the official language of turkey

[@thibovanbelgie3561]

Math teacher: What is 5/2? Me: 1:34

[@BelenFuentesF]

1:32 wtffff lmao

[@toomanymenonthefield9677]

0:04 under the blur you can see the Au Bon Pain guy doing the thing and laughing afterwards

[@GreggyAnhVNeck]

Why pronounce correctly at the beginning? Wait until the end so we can guess too.

[@witness19]

As a French I have to say that every si for pronunciation is fun ahah ! I love hearing every different pronunciations 😭😂

[@st99zy]

I didn’t know they were gonna interview a turkey

[@aliciatoutian]

Je suis française, je vois ca et je me dis c'est trop chou tout le monde essaye et après reflexion, on pense que la langue francaise c'est la plus dur a prononcer du monde, mais nous sommes ferme d'esprit. Il existe beaucoup de langues dans le monde qu'en tant que francaise je n'arrive pas a prononcer comme le polonais, le russe, le swahili, le vietnamien etc I'm French, I see that and I tell myself it's so nice everyone is trying and after reflection, we think that the French language is the hardest to pronounce in the world, but we are closed-minded. There are many languages ​​in the world that as French I can't pronounce like Polish, Russian, Swahili, Vietnamese etc.

[@LabGecko]

Bonjour ! Je suis américain, et merci pour votre compréhension ! L'image de la France est bien meilleure avec tant de gens qui comprennent la langue est difficile et essaient d'aider les autres à apprendre.

[@gabyvilares2114]

I need to find the guy from 00:52 😍😂

[@blackmore4]

zzzzzzz. Too predictable.

[@RecoveringChristian]

I need to trap and marry the guy at 0:26 What a gorgeous hunk

[@blackmore4]

@viata vy Haha. She is!

[@gaykid80]

Gaby Vilares he is quite cute!!!

[@yafavbrujita762]

Gaby Vilares I need to find 1:34 😍

[@jojomakes]

1:03 Whenever someone references "my friends", they’re really referencing themselves lol

[@TIZNYC]

I'm just happy to learn about Aux Merveilleux de Fred. I'm so in there!

[@kaylanicholson511]

this was so funny! to be fair, I don't think pronunciation necessarily matters as far as accents go. No one pronounces english words in an American/English accent anyway but learning how to say things the way a native person would is always fun.

[@alanadavid5253]

WAIT A MINUTE Can we take a moment to talk about how handsome this man is !? 0:51 I mean...🤯😍🥵

[@nehasharma-di4tj]

Yes... He is so handsome n 🔥

[@kimlipeatingmango3318]

you should hear my french class here in england

[@rudsmash7694]

1:33 dude is tripping on cocain

[@viviank.203]

The man at 1:33 😂😂😂

[@MrReynardMULDRAKE]

love how the french say atchoum when they sneeze

[@MFM230]

"I am amazed that French children can speak the language." Okay, it is a droll paraphrase from the movie, the Scarlet Pimpernel, who spoke French as well as any native.

[@amycooper1178]

0:31 😍 he’s good at it too

[@James-mn2pk]

Sorry but "Prêt à manger" is not a french brand but an english one using a french playword as name. For the record, there are just couples of "prêt à manger" restaurants in Paris and thousands of them in London. Actually, apart from some Parisians and people who have ever been to London in the last decade, most of french people don't even know the brand :)

[@Marie-hq3yx]

Jamesy Aris yeah ! Every time I go to London I saw Prêt a manger everywhere but I’ve never seen one in France (and I live in the country next to it)

[@Marie-hq3yx]

Defendant Belgium

[@fishbuddy547]

That one guy is secretly a turkey.

[@LeoAX-dw5ow]

ptddrr 1:45 "le grlenouile" vous êtes trop chauds au US. Fuking awesome video that was soo funnny

[@arielclairewarren]

Dear lovely French people, I want you to know that I'm in love with your language and do want to learn that so badly. To me, French is a fabulous language and you do have such a marvelous and polite language. It is my third favorite language ever. And, one day, I believe that I will have learned that in advanced. Please wish me luck 'cause it is also too tough. ❤️🤍💙

[@LabGecko]

Bon courage ! 🔵⚪🔴

[@marissab4193]

I’m learning French as an American and I got most correct. Yay me!

[@kishiakaik6513]

Congrats~ You're a French now.

[@nf6075]

Marissa Blaylock yay you

[@theevil5119]

I can give you French classes over Snapchat I live in Boston btw x)

[@GeekMaster59490]

Salut

[@c_4980]

Yay you

[@justinweaver7543]

I've never met anyone anywhere who can actually pronounce "Citroen" though

[@krokmoula5971]

Justin Weaver I can do it !

[@hd_mb2043]

Go to Germany then 😂

[@cilanatroisbetterthanparsley]

Belgian here :) Best advise I can give, ''sietroen''.

[@hd_mb2043]

I thought belgian people also speak a little bit french guess I was wrong. It's called Citroen !

[@hd_mb2043]

I doubt that you even watched the video ...

[@deee6138]

“La grenoji” 🤣 omg

[@cloudydreams23]

1:34 lalalalaalla😂😂😂

[@linkheroofwinds]

I wish the voiceover didn’t pronounce it right away because I wanted to play along!

[@samuelatienzo4627]

1:42 - la grenouuugiieee! 😂😂🧀

[@fansyuriilham8557]

Au Bon Pain Me:"How About Pain?"

[@XxHaylster98]

That lady said: oh bahn PAN! I'm still wheezing

[@gsche]

I was waiting for Sephora 😅

[@tanaquill3543]

when you can pronounce “pret a manger” bc of the musical six

[@hopeschannel]

1:34 mood

[@oumoudiallo7760]

It’s same for me when I try to read English, my tongue can’t with certain sounds. Too difficult, but I’m trying to learn phonetic😭😂