At school, you are not always taught to pronounce brands in French, but it can be very useful to you.
If you speak multiple languages or have spoken with foreigners, you know that sometimes brand names are pronounced differently!
If you go shopping in France or if you speak with French people, try pronouncing brands the French way!
To help you know how to pronounce French and foreign brands with a French accent, check out the video on my YouTube channel about it.
Remember to put in any subtitles you want to make it easier to understand and to read the transcript below!
How to pronounce the brands in French?
YSL… What?
Levi’s… How?
You’ve surely already talked about a brand to a French, but he/she didn’t get it!
So that this does not happen to you again, learn to pronounce brands like the French!
Brands pronounced the French way
Hello everyone!
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Today we are going to learn how to read brands in French.
Some brands are French and are pronounced correctly with the French accent.
But if you listen to the French, you will also hear brand names that come from other countries pronounced “à la française” (French-style!).
LUXURY BRANDS
We will start with French luxury labels:
Louis Vuitton
Chanel
Hermès
Dior, Christian Dior
Yves Saint Laurent
Givenchy
Christian Louboutin
Balmain
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Cartier
FASHION LABELS
Some fashion labels:
Chloe
Longchamp
Lacoste
And some foreign ones pronounced in the French way:
H&M
Levi’s
Nike
Diesel
BEAUTY BRANDS
Then, beauty labels:
L’Oréal
Garnier
Lancôme
Guerlain
L’Occitane
Clarins
CAR MAKES
Car makes:
Renault
Peugeot
Citroën
Michelin

FOOD BRANDS
And finally, food brands:
McDonald’s or Mcdo
Burger King
KFC
Moët & Chandon
Évian
Perrier
POPULAR BRANDS IN FRENCH
As a bonus here are some very popular brands:
Microsoft
Ikea
Disney
Voilà !
There you go, you will now understand the French better!
If you want to know the pronunciation of other brands, write them in the comments!
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