HOW TO PRONOUNCE LOUISVILLE

[@GMC-hr6if]

Had someone ask me how do I pronounce the capital of Kentucky. Loo uh vull or Louieville. I said Frankfort

[@matttheman9740]

Wait what? Do people really think Louisville is the states capital??

[@AaronF2112]

@@matttheman9740 I would say that 99.9% of the worlds population knows what the capital of Kentucky is by memory. It’s not useful information generally. It’s more surprising when one doesn’t know how to read or write, that is useful information that everyone ‘should’ know.

[@inoscopedjfk09]

Matt Honestly, it feels like Louisville is the capital.

[@Itsnoahscott]

😂

[@nandakoin]

I came here becausr Project Zomboid meme 😅

[@Joojinho]

I know you are here after Project Zomboid Louisville update.

[@gumhoptop8732]

LOL I thought I was the only one here because of Project Zomboid

[@Joojinho]

@@gumhoptop8732 you're not alone, amigo

[@betterlucktomorrow7957]

I’m here because of Steve Hofstetter. I got curious because I wanted to know how locals pronounce it.

[@ivanmolina2713]

Whats project zomboid

[@Joojinho]

@@ivanmolina2713 It's a Zombie Apocalypse game, it's mechanics are kinda realistic. You can visit Muldraugh and Louisville there.

[@FLcruising]

You need to go the Versailles, KY and ask the same question.

[@voltorian-minecraft]

isn't that pronounced vur-sye or vehr-sye or something?

[@chocdawg1234]

You mean it is named after the French Palace? Ver sales. :)

[@user-ym9sx6jt8m]

The French palace is pronounce Vur sye

[@keithgoreham1463]

I’m from Kentucky, and it’s “Ver-Sails”.

[@blakedavis2447]

Keith Goreham you’re wrong though

[@Svetita69]

Great and very complete explanation! ❤

[@philpeer7407]

The guy who first came up with the "Lou-a-vull" pronounciation was a mechanic whose gas tank exploded while he working on his pickup truck.

[@Iron-Griffon]

The worst pronunciation is Loo Ees Ville. That mans tombstone was being carved that second from all the looks he got.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

Except there is a city in Tennessee called "Louisville" that is pronounced exactly like that. I guess if you visit there, they can go ahead and carve YOUR tombstone for getting it wrong.

[@Iron-Griffon]

@@Bonzi_Buddy Nah, I ask people how places are pronounced. Even a place called Pat Town, gotta ask.

[@thorinbane]

The king was Louie Louie sounds like the song that it was named in honour of.

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@Bonzi_BuddyAnd one in Mississippi too.

[@houseofwagners8059]

I'm from Southern Indiana and it's definitely Looavul. If you say it any other way, everyone will know you are not from this area.

[@aristology6912]

Fuck off if you’re not even from the state

[@cabellero1120]

A good friend of mine lived near there. He said it was Loo-Vul!

[@teresaschneider6726]

It's LOUAVUL. 😚

[@keithgoreham1463]

There is an “a” in the middle, but you’re supposed to just barely hint at it as you transition from “Loo” to “vill”. 😉

[@swishersweets7095]

Lulvul

[@jcabem]

Growing up in western Kentucky it was “Lull vull” or “Lewl ville”

[@arthurfranklin9315]

Dammit, how does the guy from Eastern Kentucky pronounce it with his accent? Steve Hofstetter wants to know

[@hxrle.y_8522]

everyone in kentucky knows louisville is pronounced a certain way as pikeville isnt pronounce pike ville either, theres a proper way to it like how canadians say toronto

[@cnking27]

For what it's worth, Carrie said it right. Being from West Tennessee I pronounce the city like the locals, but when I'm talking about the bat it's a "Looey-ville Slugger," and you almost never hear baseball players say any other pronunciation..."Lu'vul Slugger" would've ruined that song lol.

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

Absolutely not. We definitely don't say it that way.

[@cnking27]

@@sammiesalkeld4986 you a baseball player?

[@miguelsalinas5287]

Who’s Carrie?? Who cares.

[@noiamnotjohn3351]

@@sammiesalkeld4986 Yes we do. Everybody in Kentucky says Lu'vull. Not sure why you're trying to pretend they don't.

[@anndeecosita3586]

@@miguelsalinas5287Underwood and they are talking about the song.

[@brianlee4852]

Best video ever!

[@ArminEskandary]

633 Subs but 129,850 Views. Good jojb man😜👌

[@thechainguy]

I was born in Louisville

[@frost0936]

Someone from Project zomboid? xD

[@darkishpine5062]

yup

[@Jesterroni]

Yeah man haha

[@felixantoinetremblay]

Zoltan Kaszas brought me here and I was not disappointed

[@Dnashtharapper]

Loo a ville is what I know in Cincinnati we a hour away

[@krackenmg6032]

all though i accept many, such as the ones provided in this video... You will never be an insider till you call it "Lool-Vool" (think pool or tool, and you got it.)

[@nspector]

This is kinda like the "New Orleans" pronunciation debate.

[@theresaromero2855]

I came here from Zoltan Kaszas “Modern Male” stand up.

[@kaitlin2515]

I say it "Lul-vull"

[@moonstrikethedragon8656]

Yup. That's the right way to say it.

[@BrendanBrown1]

Lived here my whole life and I have a very standard, typical American accent. If you're really from here, you say "Loo-uh-vole." I can always tell when people aren't from here because they say Loo-ee-vill or Loo-uh-vill or, unfortunately, Loo-iss-vill lol... To really grasp how to say it properly, it's kinda like this: "Loowavole" with not too much emphasis on the W.

[@lotus_flower2001]

Then why is it spelled wrong.

[@alphabee8171]

*Me getting ready before looting the town in project zomboid*

[@misterdrummings]

It's "LOO-EE-VILL" for me. Always has been, always will be.

[@sebastiansexzombie]

My mom grew up in Louisville and pronounces it "Laul-vaul"

[@mohammedgharbiyah6566]

Anyone here from Jennifer Lawrence on chicken shop date? Couldn’t believe how she pronounced it

[@V46RTheDoctor]

If you’re saying it with more than 2 syllables, you’re wrong.

[@danimalplanimal]

Looavul is correct

[@isaacd7567]

Me looting the louisville in project zomboid.

[@Itsnoahscott]

“Loouie-ville”

[@VARIABLENEWSNETWORK]

#2. My Kin are from Kentucky.

[@JasonRyanWilson410]

I don't care how you pronounce it, as long as it's not pronounced lou issss

[@heroofmalta9158]

I need to move back, whenever I tell people where I'm from they've never heard of it, they've only heard of loui sssvile, kind of pisses me of tbh.

[@randomacc7721]

you never pronounce the s.. who the fuck does that....

[@lotus_flower2001]

@@randomacc7721 people with the ame "Louis " do. It's common English. No one would EVER assumed " looavull " from the spelling it's just a american butcharing of the original "loo-ee" the place was named after.

[@abellizandro3672]

This is great:) I love my city

[@wockyashes5616]

Everyone loves it but it all fun until you walk into Kroger and see middle aged women in SpongeBob pajamas

[@c.konstantinovna]

Lewa vool, unless I'm paying a bill over the phone then it's Lewwy ville for some reason.

[@adrianmixit1998]

The lady at 1:00 is right and I don't live there. It's history.

[@LouisMota]

I pronounce my name as “Louie”, so all I see is “Louieville” 🤷‍♂️

[@saraheart2804]

HaHa

[@ellaexterkamp8141]

Loouuvile

[@johnreynolds8311]

That one guy representing eky

[@sawhef890]

I’m from west ky ad we call a loo-a-vul

[@Xynk.]

where did all the engaging content like this go in 2021 🤦‍♂️

[@Agiantpansy]

Kinda surprised everyone interviewed (except one) sounded like Hoosiers rather than kentucky native, or any sort of accent.

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

Anyone in southern Indiana has a kentucky accent.

[@erincallahan6267]

Loo-vaul

[@thegaminglemonkat7410]

Vaul? Loo? Loovaul? You have to have 22 pairs of chromosomes to fuck up that bad, bud.

[@blakedavis2447]

How to say it : loo a vill How you’re supposed to: loo E vill How to say it in English: loo is vill

[@desmond-hawkins]

Named after Louis XVI, the biggest loser of a king who got his head chopped off and managed to piss off enough people that a whole bunch more also lost their heads. Married to the "let them eat cake" lady. I'm not sure why anyone would make _that_ guy a hero, but ok. I guess he did have some cool hobbies like locksmithing and made some pretty intricate pieces. Not exactly king material though.

[@jenniferbrooks3777]

You need a history lesson. Marie Antoinette never said that.

[@NotLordAsshat]

It's kinda like Baltimore, most Marylanders call it Balimore or Balmore

[@imfromtheville]

I've lived here forever and I feel like I'm literally the only person that doesn't care how you pronounce it. As long as you know about the city and I know what you're talking about, I don't care how you say it. Everyone else here gets pissy and gets their panties in a wad when they hear it a different way. I pronounce it how most everyone else here says it.

[@keithgoreham1463]

The only pronunciation that really wads panties is “Loo-us-vill”. Both because that’s how un-enlightened Hoosiers say it, and it’s how St. Louis, the city that stole the Cardinals baseball team from Loo-uh-vul is pronounced. ;)

[@jl2000doramail]

Because of the recent gun violence in KY, Louisville is under the spotlight. When the anchor reported a shooting in Loo vuh, I was wondering where the hell it was.

[@kchellecherie]

looh vool 😭

[@SunnySinclair1979]

Lou-e-ville after king Loui the 16th

[@thegaminglemonkat7410]

Stupid fuckhole clearly you've never been to Louisville

[@keithgoreham1463]

Obviously a damn Yankee. 😉

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

Wrong.

[@4Nn1E]

yeah but why isn't it ar-kansas

[@azuki2780]

4Nn1E Kansas is actually just prnounced Kensaw

[@quagengineer1877]

@@azuki2780 no.only arkansas sounds like 'aw' in the end. Kansas sounds like 'as' in the end

[@randomacc7721]

Probably just because English is weird and people just say shit however they feel like it. Kinda like in Britain where “Worcester” is pronounced “wu str”

[@randomacc7721]

Probably just because English is weird and people just say shit however they feel like it. Kinda like in Britain where “Worcester” is pronounced “wu str”

[@AM-le7eh]

Bashed his head in with my Lou vul slugger.... nah Louisville slugger it is for me

[@huh5066]

What song is that

[@WaWa-zb8bl]

It is french, Louis is a french name and pronounced Lu-ee not Luhand ville is french for village and pronounced vill not vull. Therefore it is pronounced Lu-ee vill

[@hxrle.y_8522]

+Lord Zyklop Wrong! It's pronounced Luhlvuhl or Luhlvill or Looavill or Looavuhl. I'm a native fam.

[@WaWa-zb8bl]

+Harley69 Yes that's how you natives pronounce it but it is supposed to be pronounced Lu-ee like the king it was named after and vill, the French word meaning city or village. I'm from Nevada which most of you non-natives pronounce Ne-vä-duh when we natives pronounce it Ne-vah-duh. even though it is a Spanish word and is actually pronounced Nay-vä-dä.

[@hxrle.y_8522]

I pronounce Nevada "Ne-vah-duh".

[@WaWa-zb8bl]

+Harley69 I guess my point is there are multiple different ways to pronounce things, now whether right or wrong, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"

[@hxrle.y_8522]

When I'm somewhere else or online talking to someone I would say Lou-ee-ville, but I'll throw in there, it's pronounced Luhlvuhl.

[@boredturtleofmiddletown9897]

Louavool

[@GZA036]

Luu-v-uul

[@Michael_Tate]

I say lul-vul

[@groalerable]

i've heard it kind of like luhl-vul

[@ellaexterkamp8141]

groalerable That's the only way I've ever heard it

[@googleuser846]

Louieville. Everything else is inbr ed slang

[@valenjessy87]

Luis vill

[@djohannes52]

Somewhere along the way Louisville natives got lazy and stopped enunciating their words. That's why the way they say it now sounds like they're throwing up in their mouth.

[@rayarmstrong3034]

If you are from Louisville you pronounce it loo-a-ville or loo-a-vul. Get your facts right. look it up

[@claire5981]

Bud Jennings nah i've lived here my whole life and i say lul-ville

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

I'm from here and say Looavul

[@MrSteveyz]

So, it's spelled incorrectly?

[@dazivastri7333]

It's called Louisville =lou a vull by most natives just as Louisiana is pronounced lou zi ana

[@jacksongriffee]

Loki707 no, most natives say lohlvhul

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

I'm a native and say Looavul.

[@RejectedRecords1998]

Louisiana native here. Nobody says that here.

[@Pdiddy-21]

Anything is good except Lohvuhl

[@connieback7577]

There is no "loo" in it. The best description I've heard is that it is pronounced "lulvul" with almost all of that second "L" silent. (I know, you have to learn it from a true native.)

[@thegaminglemonkat7410]

Yes finally someone who knows what they're talking about

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

I'm from the area and say Looavul. Most say it that way from here.

[@keane6]

if the person it's named after has their name pronounced "looey", then that's what it is. if you pronounce it "lulvul", you are defying both the english language and the french language.

[@lotus_flower2001]

Its named after the king Louis Pronounced loo-e. Native pronounciation isnt always correct.

[@sammiesalkeld4986]

People native to the area will always say it the correct way. We do NOT say looeyville.

[@jenniferbrooks3777]

I guess you can pronounce it any way you want if you want to perpetuate the theory that most locals are so uninformed of the founding and history of their own city.

[@fernandesl]

I'm sorry I have too many teeth to say it like that

[@luebie6296]

“loovle”

[@bm8236]

Lul-uh-vull. Any other way and you're not from KY

[@dylangoodman8788]

Lohlvole

[@jeremiahrhodes8760]

🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️no no no LUH-VILLE

[@RedmercyGG]

It's wrong though cause there is an S. Who do they not see it??

[@garfels5117]

The s is silent because Louisville is derived from king Louis.

[@RedmercyGG]

​@Hanz Mchiggin Today years old. Why not? How else do you say it?

[@rungeon83]

So I've always said "Lewis-ville" but I'm from England, the country that gives you your language, sooooo I'm gonna say the ENGLISH way of saying it is right.

[@BrendanBrown1]

True, but Americans have the ORIGINAL English accent because the dozens of British accents you hear today in the UK started in the late 1700s and became even more pronounced in the victorian era with higher-class individuals becoming increasingly non-rhotic.

[@saraheart2804]

As an American, I can tell you that Americans don't always pronounce things correctly. I say it after the person it was named after. King Louis. So I pronounce it Lou-e-ville. 🙃

[@thechainguy]

And i say luhvul

[@ellaexterkamp8141]

Raf dame I say luuhvul

[@EmeryB152]

I say low vul

[@jamesworley9888]

Louisville pronounced loo-a-val???? That's stupid as hell even if you're not an outsider, letters make sounds for a reason and we need to start spelling shit the way it's pronounced for God sake.

[@coleS20052]

its loo u vull not that hard lou ie ville is the old way of saying it thats why in those old songs they said youd get beat up nowadays for saying lou ie ville and i live there trust me

[@josesantiagou]

wtf

[@thorinbane]

I was told to swallow it. Lol(la)-vul. Go to not and when they introduce a program you can here a local say it.