Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Samsung?
SAM-sung/ˈsæmsʌŋ/
Commonly said as: "sam-SUNG" with end stress
sam sung
Samsung
What it is
Samsung is the Korean electronics group.
Why it gets said wrong
Stress falls on the first syllable. The Korean original is closer to SAHM-sung, but English settles on SAM-sung.
Hear it in a sentence
The television is a Samsung.
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