Difficult Designer / Brand Pronunciation #2

[Blake]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU811hGD0c8

this is not Versace real pronunciation, I HATE when this particular brand is not pronounced correctly. the last "e" has to be pronounced just like the first one...

 

[rochasfille]

How do you pronounce the French brand Maje? It has been one of my favorite labels for quite some time now, and I am embarrassed that I still have no idea whatsoever how to pronounce it.

 

[Littleathquakes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU811hGD0c8

this is not Versace real pronunciation, I HATE when this particular brand is not pronounced correctly. the last "e" has to be pronounced just like the first one...

so how is it pronounced? Ver-sach?

 

[princess sparkle]

so how is it pronounced? Ver-sach?

The pronunciation in the video is completely wrong, it's "vair-sah-chay". ^^

 

[TianSoFine]

I always say "vair-sah-chay", but my friend is always telling me that it's actually "chee", but I'm insistent with "chay".

 

[Escale Cherie II]

^I'm pretty sure it's Vair-SAH-chay with r pronounced by flicking the tongue against the front teeth instead of just puckering the lips. I think the Italian "ce" gets pronounced like Chay, since everyone says Dole-chay & Gabbana instead of Dole-chee
How is the u in couture pronounced? i say Ote COO-tyure for Haute Couture but I'm not sure if that's correct. Oh and how are Balmain and Lanvin pronounced? I have no idea if the Ns at the end are pronounced or not or how the soft-n works, nor how the ai is pronounced
Thanks in advance!

 

[Blake]

^I'm pretty sure it's Vair-SAH-chay with r pronounced by flicking the tongue against the front teeth instead of just puckering the lips. I think the Italian "ce" gets pronounced like Chay, since everyone says Dole-chay & Gabbana instead of Dole-chee

exactly!

 

[Festat]

Vair-sah-chay.

 

[Littleathquakes]

How is the u in couture pronounced? i say Ote COO-tyure for Haute Couture but I'm not sure if that's correct. the soft-n works, nor how the ai is pronounced
Thanks in advance!

I studied French in high school but i'm by no means fluent.

I think you're perfect on the couture pronunciation. At least that's how I was taught it by an American

 

[TaylorBinque]

How do you pronounce "Cushnie et Ochs" I still can't figure it out.

 

[GERGIN]

How do you pronounce "Cushnie et Ochs" I still can't figure it out.

That's a good question! See if there's a video on youtube of someone saying it, that normally helps (if their talking your language lol)

 

[Dkammern]

good one!
there you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2hYDyP5jKk

 

[TaylorBinque]

Thanks, I just went up online and read some articles about them. And I now know neither of them are French. So just say it in English.

 

[wekilledcouture]

^I'm pretty sure it's Vair-SAH-chay with r pronounced by flicking the tongue against the front teeth instead of just puckering the lips. I think the Italian "ce" gets pronounced like Chay, since everyone says Dole-chay & Gabbana instead of Dole-chee
How is the u in couture pronounced? i say Ote COO-tyure for Haute Couture but I'm not sure if that's correct. Oh and how are Balmain and Lanvin pronounced? I have no idea if the Ns at the end are pronounced or not or how the soft-n works, nor how the ai is pronounced
Thanks in advance!

Balmain is exactly how it looks
bal-mayne

and lanvin is
lawn-vawn (less emphasis on the w's though)

 

[Crying Diamonds]

^ Balmain is Bal-mayne? I always pronounced it Bal-mah?

 

[JCFS]

^ so did i , i think it is bal-mah?
and how do you pronounce blaak
is it just black or is it like blahk

 

[Festat]

Yes, more like Bal-mah.

 

[mackos]

^ Balmain is Bal-mayne? I always pronounced it Bal-mah?

It would be Bal-mayne if it was written Balmaine, so your pronunciation is correct

 

[Escale Cherie II]

^Thanks, I guess I was pronouncing the ai correct, and there is no soft n
Lanvin I'm still not sure about

Is is Dreez Vahn Ote-ehn for Dries Van Noten?

 

[mackos]

^I'm quite sure your version for Dries is correct.

Lanvin is pronounced similarly to Balmain, something like Lahn-veh.