Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Volkswagen?
FOLKS-vah-gen/ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩/
Commonly said as: "VOLKS-wagon" with English v and w
folks vah gen
Volkswagen
What it is
Volkswagen is the German carmaker; the name literally means "people's car".
Why it gets said wrong
German V sounds like f and W sounds like v, giving FOLKS-vah-gen. Reading it as English "volks-wagon" is the standard mistake.
Hear it in a sentence
My first car was a Volkswagen.
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