Swarovski

[Ducklet Cat]

Hello :)

How do you pronounce "Swarovski" as in Swarovski crystals?

Thanks

[pyoung]

It's pronounced as though both the 'w' and the 'v' were the same letter:
'svarovski'
If you go to their website, you can listen to a short video by the creative director who pronounces the name in her talk about the newest collection.


Petra

[Anglika]

But remember that the company is Austrian, so the director is speaking with a German accent in which "w" is pronounced "v".

In the UK is it "sw-a-rov-ski".

[Ducklet Cat]

Thanks :)

What about the "S"? Is it pronounced as "s" or as "sh"? Because I heard people pronouncing it:
shwa-ro-vski

[pyoung]

Originally Posted by Ducklet Cat

Thanks :)

What about the "S"? Is it pronounced as "s" or as "sh"? Because I heard people pronouncing it:
shwa-ro-vski

I have only heard it as /s/.

[pyoung]

Originally Posted by Anglika

But remember that the company is Austrian, so the director is speaking with a German accent in which "w" is pronounced "v".

In the UK is it "sw-a-rov-ski".

Well, actually, the creative director is French.