Watch Americans Try to Pronounce French Brand Names

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Longchamp. Christian Louboutin. Prêt à Manger. We see their ads, their stores, and their logos often. Even if we don’t shop there, their French names are familiar. We know them well.

Or do we? Long-champ. Christian Louisbeton. Pwet manejure.

Frenchly took to the streets of New York to ask Americans if they knew how to correctly pronounce these stores and restaurants with French names, and apparently we’re not as familiar with the French language as we thought…

 

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