American was Shocked by 10 Asian Country's Car Brand Pronunciation Differences!!

[@henri191]

Christina apart, i really like the lady from Indonesia, she seems smart and how to explain her language, Niki is great

[@Harianharis]

In Indonesia we also call Mercedes Benz as Mercy

[@Ssandayo]

Wow that’s totally different😂 I’ll never get you’re talking about the car

[@Greamzz]

Volkswagen as vewe

[@AidenIsFries]

Give mercy!!

[@natalee61]

and also Volkswagen : VeWe.. Gada yang bilang Volkswagen perasaan jir, orang selalu bilang "Eh Vewe" wkwk

[@IIIOOOUS]

In Germany we call it Mercyness.

[@MyDailyReaction]

In Indonesia, we say Mercedes Benz exactly how Christina said. or, in the shortened version we say Mercy. Tapi suka banget sama kak Stefanie, jawabannya cerdas dan selalu menyisipkan pengetahuan tentang Indonesia kepada orang luar. Makasi kak Stefanie sudah mewakili Indonesia ❤

[@guskeyg]

In indo also call VW (Ve We) for Volkswagen

[@GoodLookingGentlemen]

Nahh...more like Pe Weh

[@royanjunior9782]

​@@GoodLookingGentlemen for sundanese people😂

[@Afifzulfan.4]

Indo? Are you from india?

[@tsukasa1608]

"Hyundai/현대", if written in Hanja is "現代", which pronounced as "xian dai" in Mandarin Chinese. Also "Toyota" in Kanji is "豊田", which pronounced as "feng tian" in Mandarin Chinese. So the Chinese names for brand that using either Chinese origin name or name written in kanji/hanja, will always be the Chinese pronounciation of the kanji/hanja. As for "Volkswagen", the Chinese name is a literal translation, "大众" is shortened name, full name is "大众汽车", in German "volks" means "folks/people", "wagen" means "car/automobile", so "大众汽车" means "people's car". Others were mostly transliteration with Chinese words, however during the process they didn't choose some random word with similar sound, but words must have meaning to fit with the brand's characteristic.

[@iamsheep]

I was going to make the same comment, so thank you

[@thistamndypo]

众 looks like the Volkswagen logo if you invert the V and W separately 😅

[@BOPENKK]

Mbak Stefanie memang top 🇮🇩👍

[@takur29]

😂😂😂👍

[@Flo-vn9ty]

The differences to the US are actually not that surprising as many of these brands are pronounced 'wrong' in the US as well. When it comes to BMW for example, the Indonesian version is almost spot on.Also the Indonesian version of Volkswagen and Porsche is quite similar to the German pronounciation.

[@fabianicoles]

Yup in German they say BM - Veh Indonesian BM-Weh hahha and us BM - DoubleU haha

[@lemonz1769]

The Chinese name for Volkswagen is a translation of the original meaning from German of People’s Car. The company probably decided on the translation as China is the biggest single market for VW.

[@infoworld7706]

yes, volks=folks, wagen=car.

[@SenMartinTop]

Love From Bangladesh All 🇧🇩💝

[@DannyMoorhouse97]

The camera and the viewers love Christina & NIKI➡(her Beauty, Coolness and Confidence wins over!)...pls keep calling them!

[@ShakibAhmmed-ls4jn]

love from Bangladesh🇧🇩❤️

[@NimkiVaiii]

i came to this video for only bd

[@SenMartinTop]

​@NimkiVaiiisame 😂

[@zwlau1065]

TOYOTA is written as 豊田 in Chineses characters(both in Chinese and Japanese). However, 豊田 pronounce differently when they serve as the two languages.

[@_Angel_Dust]

4:55 Indonesian is the most correct. Bayerische Motoren Werke is "Be-Em-We" 6:08 Again Indonesian is the most correct.

[@Afifzulfan.4]

But in german, "W" pronunce as "V"

[@kilanspeaks]

Right? Though we don’t pronounce the “We” part as “Ve” like in German. 😁 Many people assume that the Indonesian alphabet is the same as Dutch, but there are a few key differences in pronunciation. For instance, the letter W in Dutch is pronounced like “ve,” similar to German, whereas in Indonesian, it’s closer to an English W. Other examples include C, J, G, and others, which also sound quite different in Indonesian compared to Dutch.

[@Afifzulfan.4]

But, it close enough

[@_Angel_Dust]

@@Afifzulfan.4 I didn't mean she said it exactly like German, i said she is the most correct of them all. 🙂

[@nicolaslavigne7188]

Old generation calls Volkswagen as mobil ve-we

[@tiencoffee]

Mercedes-Benz in Vietnamese is pronounced as "Mẹc"

[@ChristinaDonnelly]

It was fun hearing the differences from each country! Let me know if you say some of these brands differently in your country~ -Christina 🇺🇸

[@happygoluckyperson]

4:11 i think its the most similar with German pronunciation 'be em vee,'. 4:18 imo we got it from dutch, so thats why

[@iamsheep]

Chinese do VW is the translation of the German meaning, which is the people’s car.

[@tommyc139]

Stefanie from Indonesia is very beautiful and gorgeous ❤❤❤

[@sara.cbc92]

Not Indonesian. She's ethnically Chinese!

[@CozyBolster]

@@sara.cbc92 she's indonesian. indonesian are not ethnic its a nationality. her nationality are indonesian!

[@Hana-x9w]

Not all people with East Asian faces are East Asians. Many native Indonesians have faces like that. But why do people think they are Chinese?​@@sara.cbc92

[@abzonearth]

​@@sara.cbc92u don't understand indonesian?

[@Wong87qqrwtfxz]

​@@sara.cbc92haaahhh foreigners don't know all about indonesia. moreover southeast asia and east asia complement each other between their respective regions?, we share culture and our race is the same mongoloid. you remember that!

[@omi4470]

Christina, the OG 😂😂

[@kilanspeaks]

I’d pronounce some of these brands a bit differently from how Stefanie pronounced them, but that’s pretty normal since these are foreign brands, and different Indonesians might pronounce them differently. For instance, I’d usually just say “mercy” (pronounced /ˈmɜrsi/) for Mercedes-Benz, but if I were to say the full name, it would sound more like /mɛrsedes ˈbɛns/. As for Lamborghini, I’d go with /lamborɡini/ or just /lambo/ if I’m feeling lazy. That said, I really admire how the Chinese translate foreign brand names. It’s fascinating that they don’t just transliterate but also try to give meaningful translations to the Chinese versions. It adds a creative and cultural touch.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

Well... Volkswagen, I think, means vechicle for people. So, Chinese is translating literally

[@onzlaw6440]

As Thai people. we usually add tonal to the foreign languages. include loanword from Pali-Sanskrit too 😂

[@OneZon]

6:07 In Indonesia people generally call it Ve We (VW), Be Em We (BMW), Mer-c = Mersi (Mercedes-Benz)

[@thisisnthenry]

Que agradable es Christina, me gustaría que fuera mi amiga 😊

[@mdsalahuddinullah6793]

Bangladeshi here 🇧🇩 ❤ Asia

[@pakokreatif4289]

I hope the others can more explain their language like what Indonesian did. So i can learn more.

[@Ivy_Here_4ever]

Love it but can you add Bosnia sometimes?

[@91LF]

In Indo also call Volkswagen = VW (Ve We), Mercedes-Benz= Mersi.

[@synestia4005]

Does your Mersi sound similar to french _merci?_

[@YuriyKuzin]

This American girl my favorite she's so attractive BTW American BMW wrong :) and Indonesian sounds like most correct :)

[@synestia4005]

Indonesia nailed it! I wonder why the pronunciation is so perfect.

[@thistamndypo]

Everyone else: 😇🎤 Korean girl: 🤖

[@mdahsanakandoapurbo3409]

Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@ytube.agusss]

Most of Indonesian pronounce Volkswagen as Ve We (VW), Mecedes Benz as Mercy. Because Indonesian love to abbreviate many words.

[@simplepresent1542]

In Germany we say "BMW", "Volkswagen", "Porsche" and "Mercedes-Benz" :D

[@Kawai87Rin]

Volkswagen in Indonesia we said "Ve We", Mercedes Benz we said Mercy (mersi), Be EM We (BMW). Indonesia love abbreviate words and brands.

[@klikkelik]

Pegetahuan umum otomotif di Indonesia ci Stefanie agak kurang ✌️ Volkswagen biasa dibaca VW (Ve-We), Mercedes-Benz dibaca Mercy (Mer-si), adapun jika disebut lengkap bukan Mer[C]edes-Benz, tapi Mer-se-des Ben's Porsche biasa dibaca Por-se, bukan Porsh atau Pors-Ce, Bentley biasa dibaca Ben-Lei

[@galihpambudiarto3008]

Namanya aja perempuan cok, dia ya tahunya yang ia dengar dilingkungannya atau setahu dia. Kalo yang ditanya laki - laki ya beda lagi.

[@klikkelik]

@galihpambudiarto3008 justru perempuan itu paling hafal soal mobil, baru kenalan aja nanya mobilmu apa? Mereka bisa beda²in cowok berdasarkan mobilnya 😏

[@emilio2020]

In Philippines when comes the pronunciation of the brand we use US pronunciation with US accent, if we say something different we receive a hateful comment or we making fun of a filipino people because we pronunciation it in the wrong way, they say "That's not a right pronunciation in US they say that/this and you should do that. That's it ❤.

[@Arsali-u2x]

Indonesian women are very cute, naturally beautiful and smile a lot, which makes them special compared to other Southeast Asian countries.

[@sara.cbc92]

She's ethnically Chinese NOT Indonesian. Malays are have dark skin.

[@YinYaya]

​@@sara.cbc92 wtf bro, Indonesians will always recognize themselves as Indonesian, regardless of their ethnicity. Our nationalism is high, unlike neighboring countries

[@YinYaya]

​@@sara.cbc92 So Indonesia is diverse, hundreds of tribes live together here ,We are Indonesian, whatever it is, and it is important to remember that Indonesia is not Malay.

[@AlfonsiaArnoldia]

​@YinYayaSo you're talking about Malaysia not Indonesia bro. Indonesia is not just the Malay ethnic group, we have many different ethnic groups with diverse physical appearances across the islands. I myself am from the Banjar ethnic group, which has features similar to East Asians, as well as the Dayak, Bugis, and various other ethnic groups throughout the archipelago, all of which are still part of the Asian continent. However, our appearance is quite different from my relatives in other islands like in Papua, whose features sometimes resemble those of African people due to their Melanesian heritage. The same goes for the differences between you and the Malay, Javanese, and other ethnic groups. So, we don't see this as a difference, but we are proud of our country, our nationality, and our unity in the midst of diversity 😄❤️🙏

[@sukhoifritz1021]

Philippines also calls Mercedes as "Chedeng"

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

Yes but it was used by the President of the Philippines as a state car since Marcos, Sr. 😊😊

[@susah135]

In Indonesian car community, some would call Toyota as Atoyot, because you know the transparent sticker on the window with "Toyota" on it? If you read it from the other side of the window, it would be "Atoyot". It's just a joke 😅

[@hellohi3416]

In Chinese, Volkswagen → 大众 means People‘s Car. Toyota → 丰田 means Rich Soil. BMW → 宝马 means Precious Horse. Benz → 奔驰 means Running Forward.

[@hellohi3416]

丰田 firstly is the Toyota founder's surname in Chinese.

[@synestia4005]

Oh that's a pretty translation, because that's what Volk and Wagen means. We Germans also say Volksrepublik (the S here is just a filler sound to make the word smoother) China for People's Republic of China.

[@ryanwilkins2233]

Yay more ladies videos ❤

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

Ooh yeah I love this one 😊😊 Trivia:In the Philippines, car is a part of every language so each brand has a word, for example, Filipinos called Mercedes Benz as Chedeng and Volkswagen as Kotseng Kuba, because of Volkswagen Beetle that ply on roads in the Philippines Despite of Jeepney Modernization Program, there is a jeep that have a Benz badge called as Jeepney Benz or Mercedes Benz Jeepney(which is not related to Mercedes Benz company) 😊😊

[@hannie484]

Never heard someone in the Philippines say Chedeng neither Kotseng Kuba 😂

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

@hannie484 Yeah but beside Kotseng Kuba, was Pendong Peace, lol 😊😊

[@lordkent8143]

With no alphabet, Chinese has to rely on finding characters that sound similar to that brand and also gives it a meaning in itself other than the name. With the exception of some Japanese car brands that use Kanji, Chinese just proununce it as it would be in Chinese. You have to think of Chinese as a language that relies on already made words to create new words for foreign sounding things.

[@zeinwahab9986]

I think as an Indonesian, i pronounce Mercedes Benz, as "mersedes benz" (Indonesian phonetic/sound, replace the 'Ce' with 'eS'), but we also like to shortening a long word, so we usually said "Mercy" BMW is Be eM We Lamborghini, was usually shorten to just "Lambo" And Volkswagen,, bro, trust me, nobody like to said a word that long here. We just said VW instead, Ve We, simple and short We Indonesian really like to shortening words Oh and here's the Indonesian ABC A Be Ce De E eF Ge Ha I Je Ka eL eM eN O Pe Qi eR eS Te U Vi We X (eKS) Ye Zet Yeah the X for us is KS sound

[@synestia4005]

Nice. We germans say either Mercedes (Mea-tsee-des) or Benz (Bents). The Z and C are a TS sound, not S. And the R is a weakly pronounced A sound (but only at the end of a word or end of a syllable) Does your Mercy sound similar to the french word _Merci?_

[@zeinwahab9986]

@synestia4005 more like Mersi with strong R and S sound

[@joh3938]

it's also interesting how countries are pronounced in Chinese, it's very different

[@kutorasekai1067]

maybe World Friends can invite sonnywills, he is a polyglots

[@mazdza8795]

Indo i'm say Lamborghini = lambo BMW = Be em we Volkswagen = VW / ve we Porsche = porse Bentley= benli

[@MarkMiller304]

For Toyota, Chinese are just reading the Kanji how they would sound in Chinese.

[@synestia4005]

The vietnamese woman's style looks like straight from the late 90s early 2000s.

[@scottmartin9041]

enjoyable but i wish they had a german and /or italian speaker as well

[@YOLOPART2]

Volkswagen - /FOLKS-VA-GEN/ following German pronunciation in the Philippines

[@darwinqpenaflorida3797]

Yeah but Volkswagen is other word as Kotseng Kuba, refers to Volkswagen Beetle 😊😊

[@mushfiqahmed7days]

I'm Watching from Bangladesh ☺️❤️🇧🇩

[@thiagooliveira583]

I think the word Volkswagen in Chinese has the same meaning as in German

[@kacperzimowski4626]

Why is it so ridiculously bright?

[@20mi]

In Türkiye we say tax

[@synestia4005]

Wow. The indonesian woman pronounces the german brands similar to the german pronunciation. Is that a cultural thing to try to mimic the original pronunciation or just a weird coincidence?

[@qb69]

For me, in Thai, I always hear people say B-M-dub-bew or just B-M, rarely see B-M-W. (B-M-dub-ble-U)

[@negeridiatasawan9042]

Good video. just want to say that the english (us) pronunciation is not the standard pronunciation.

[@simonpanzer1299]

Why did you not include the original prronounciation from the country the brand is coming from?

[@BerihunSewagegn]

i liked this chanal

[@EneruLighting]

In Indonesia we also Mercedes Ben Zet

[@gahghag]

The Japanese girl is unqualified to represent our country ❌ She said bent-ree/ベントリー but we pronounce Bentley as bent-ray/ベントレー

[@synestia4005]

Do you really say Bee-Emm-Double-U for BMW?

[@ilhamakbar-rh6lh]

How to say Peugeot? In indonesia have many different spelling in this one .. 😂 well i think our tongue to medok 😂😂

[@fabianicoles]

Gue sebut Puzyut

[@galihpambudiarto3008]

I just say it Peuzot, and my mom say it Pesut 😂😂.

[@JimCarry-g9r]

please, sit and discuss. This presentation isn't comfortable to watch because they all are standing.

[@Splish_Splash]

I mean.. the VW means folks car in German

[@DoitsujinNihongo]

7:30 why everyone doesn't pronounce the last e.... and america should relearn volkswagen, there is no w at the beginning but f pronounciationwise.

[@marydavis5234]

W in German is pronounced as a V

[@DoitsujinNihongo]

@@marydavis5234 But V in Volkswagen is pronounciated as "Folkswagen"

[@marydavis5234]

@ no it is not, my uncle’s wife is German, so I know how to pronounce German words

[@DoitsujinNihongo]

@@marydavis5234 i am also german! the v in volkswagen is like an f!

[@SADBOY-di3th]

丰田是创始人的姓 解释的什么玩意

[@iamsheep]

Some of these are weird comparing to English when the brand names aren’t English….

[@bimbims8796]

I think some area in indonesia will said or make it short like Lamborghini to Lambo Volkswagen to Vhe We Porsche to Porsche the che like chocolate Mercedes-Benz to i think Mer C

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

thanks

[@biliq994]

In Indonesia Mercedes-Benz = Mersi Volkswagen = vewe

[@rodracir]

Maybe next time try American brands so the American girl knows how to pronounce them correctly 😐

[@oeyniverseid6390]

Whatt?? No Indonesian said Mercedes with C in words "check", we said it Mercedes more like Mersedes. Most of us say it Mercy 😅

[@galihpambudiarto3008]

Tergantung pergaulan n lingkungannya. Kalo dia anak orang kaya, ya nyebutnya bakal Mercedes Benz, bahkan jarang nyebut mercy.

[@Vinance790]

This video is kinda pointless because foreign brands are usually pronounced differently for each person. Like I, as an Indonesian, doesn't even know that's how it was supposed to be pronounced.

[@ぴちゃやなんむさん]

Try Chevrolet next time.

[@louispauly3824]

autotune for korean voice 😅😅

[@rickydimas2674]

None American brand in this video why the put an American there

[@fabianicoles]

Because american is center of the world new world order hahahah 😂😂

[@arifafrianto-18]

Porsche should be called (porsa)Porsche should be called (porsa) = INDONESIA

[@HoracePL]

Whats wiith the boots?

[@marydavis5234]

Duh, it’s Winter in South Korea, where the ladies live.

[@HoracePL]

@marydavis5234 those are not winter boots, I'll tell you that.

[@marydavis5234]

@@HoracePLthe boots that Christina is wearing are winter boots, I have them and they are fleece lined , no one is goin to wear fleece lined boots in the Summer.

[@tutorpringle]

in english, we say lamgorghini

[@Mr_C_mlbb]

Get a northeast indian girl for harder guess…!

[@tommay6590]

They should have invited some European, they would really be shocked 😂😂😂

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

Shocked that the Asian pronunciation is better than the English version 😂

[@tommay6590]

@ well Let’s just say Better than Christina’s New English English…😉

[@moonwolfproductionsans5239]

Poor german brands being mispronounced by everyone 😂

[@synestia4005]

The Indonesian was very close to the german pronunciation.

[@Linahc27]

Myanmar 🇲🇲🇲🇲

[@cholidsaputra9864]

Maybe I found some hint about China, when you can't pronounce it, you can change it. according to your background. 😅

[@jawul]

Why don't you guys just sit and say it?😐

[@BOPENKK]

Indonesia ve we( vw )

[@zah1dee.kyc0]

thanks for 401 subs❤

[@asshh4331]

1:35 indian core lamborgini chalayai jane ooo

[@lindseypaputa4983]

Bmw is german

[@Toolbox12-y1p]

Recycled content lol

[@fabricio4794]

where is julia?she is south korean too..hahaha

[@LalisaManoban-r]

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[@marialinguist]

mẹc :)) lam bô ghi ni :)) vốt wa gen :)) kiểu nó cứ sến

[@fendy_]

I think men would be better suit for this considering those brands are more into masculine thing while women works best for fashion brand like bags, footwear and so on.

[@Vinance790]

Not necessarily. Knowing how to pronounce stuff is not limited by genders

[@synestia4005]

I think that's bullshit. Women drive cars too and it's not like they choose car brands that aren't world famous.

[@fendy_]

@@Vinance790 Genders do matter if you want better knowledge, especially in automotive where male dominated the field. I can give example for the Indonesian part, most of people here would pronounce Volkswagen as VW "Ve" like Very and "We" like West. Mercy or Mercedes instead of Mercedes Benz. Hands on experience simply give you more immersive knowledge.

[@Vinance790]

@@fendy_ Then the gender doesn't matter. It's more of people who are specialized in the field. Many men I know also don't know shxt about cars or automotive

[@fendy_]

@@synestia4005 Ah yes, then men wouldn't wear footwear or bags. That's bullshit..

[@tommyc139]

Will you plz react to spider girl challenge plz that's my special request from Kentucky USA ❤❤❤❤❤

[@zachbainbridge93]

Worst demographic to talk about cars lol

[@AlphaZord-g9m]

China is the world's largest car manufacturer with Geely, BYD, GWM, SAIC. Yet not a single one is mentioned in this video but we have HyunDIE lol. Biased much

[@kendrickainsworth8376]

because chinese car companies dont sponsored them i guess

[@sharvari..1997]

Honey MASERATI is in india

[@abdulkhaligovah]

7 mins agooooo

[@abhishekkumarsingh-kb4cm3up2e]

In india, we say: Merc. porsha.