Adidas. How do you say it?
Adidas. How do you say it?

Poll: Adidas. How do you say it?

Total Members Polled: 45

Ad-e-das: 71%
A-de-das: 29%
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Discussion

Megaflow

Original Poster:

10,878 posts

246 months

I have always used ad-e-das, but just heard someone on the radio use a-de-as...

scratchchin

GAjon

3,982 posts

234 months

Nestles!

WH16

7,834 posts

239 months

I don't.

RedWhiteMonkey

8,290 posts

203 months

As it is named after Adolf Adi Dassler and "i" is pronouced "e" in Germany the correct way from the two options is Ad-e-das.

I'm not great on the whole proper phonetic pronunciation thing but a Brit would hear a German say AH-dee-dahs





PS. I'm married to a German, live in Germany and also speak German.

Edited by RedWhiteMonkey on Wednesday 28th January 11:14

lizardbrain

3,594 posts

58 months

Plimsolls

Jader1973

4,794 posts

221 months

According to the school playground it is an acronym in both directions:

After Dinner I Did A st

Soon After Dinner I Did Another


ATG

22,808 posts

293 months

As a Brit, I'd say "ah di dass", which I think is a pretty natural anglification of the German. Anyone who says "ah DEE dass" needs a slap ... unless they're Welsh, as stressing that penultimate syllable would be the natural cymrufication.

My 10 year old pronounces it "Daddy's arse, hahahaha, arse, get it?"

Mr Peel

608 posts

143 months

At my school it was 'All Day I Dream About Sex'. Pronounced addy-dass

vikingaero

12,144 posts

190 months

ATG said:
As a Brit, I'd say "ah di dass", which I think is a pretty natural anglification of the German. Anyone who says "ah DEE dass" needs a slap ... unless they're Welsh, as stressing that penultimate syllable would be the natural cymrufication.

My 10 year old pronounces it "Daddy's arse, hahahaha, arse, get it?"
B - M - W - bee-em-double-yoo

It's Bee Emm Vee - Plenty of angry German on TikTok and YouTube telling you how to say it.

Sporky

10,047 posts

85 months

Addy-dass here too.

Megaflow

Original Poster:

10,878 posts

246 months

Jader1973 said:
According to the school playground it is an acronym in both directions:

After Dinner I Did A st

Soon After Dinner I Did Another
Don't forget All Day I Dream About Sleeping... There is another less family friendly one as well.. wink

RedWhiteMonkey

8,290 posts

203 months

vikingaero said:
B - M - W - bee-em-double-yoo

It's Bee Emm Vee - Plenty of angry German on TikTok and YouTube telling you how to say it.
vay not vee

toon10

6,969 posts

178 months

As a Brit I tend to say "Por-Shh" instead of "Porshh-Uh" even know I know that's how our German friends pronounce it (the proper way). Same goes for Nike. Rrather than how it should be said "Nike-Ee" It just feels wrong to use the proper native pronunciations with my Northern English tongue.

But Adidas, I've only heard someone say "A-De-Das" once and they got such a roasting they've never said it that way again.

bergclimber34

2,353 posts

14 months

Tiss yew

Tishew

Con stab bull

Or as only the cretinous media,

Cun stab bull

No rich

Noridge

Shrews berry
Shrows berry

Nikeeeee
Niyk

Great lists

wibble cb

4,057 posts

228 months

As it’s after Adi Dassler, I go with adi- Das….

RedWhiteMonkey

8,290 posts

203 months

Adidas is the first once she does:


Super Sonic

11,712 posts

75 months

To rhyme with 'lah Dee Dahs'

abzmike

11,125 posts

127 months

In less politically correct times (ie: the 70s) at my school is was A dirty indian did a s***, behind the bush...

cookie1600

2,426 posts

182 months