Do you know which athletic shoe brands are the most popular in the world? Well according to one internet source, the top five brands are as follows. A D-D-D-S, Reebok, Puma, and Converse. I don't currently own any of these brands. My shoes are actually Sockany, which is a fairly common brand in the United States. Do you own a pair of any of these shoes? Which ones? Let me know in the comments section below. And while you're at it, don't forget to subscribe to my channel, like this video, and share it. I really appreciate it. So I thought this would be a good topic to mention because several times I've heard the first two brands pronounced incorrectly. And I even saw a newspaper article recently printed an Arabic that addressed the correct pronunciation of Nike. Apparently there is considerable confusion over how to pronounce the name of this famous brand, and not just in Arabic-speaking countries. I know our Spanish-speaking friends are also unsure about it. And there's a good reason for this confusion too. Normally in English, an E at the end of a word is not pronounced, like in the words make, use, or leave. In fact, I have a video on this rule and another video on words that break that rule. You should definitely check them out. So Nike is a word that breaks the silent final E rule. You actually pronounce the E at the end of the word, which is quite unusual in English. You pronounce it Nike. As if the final E were a Y, like in happy or baby. Try it with me. Nike. Nike. And here's a practice sentence. How do you like my new Nike's? Her 2 on the list is Adidas, which is also a pretty popular brand. I heard this one mispronounced in China several times. The tricky part of this word is putting the stress on the correct syllable. You say it like this. Adidas. With the most stress on that middle syllable on D. Adidas. Now both the A's, the A at the beginning, and the A in the last syllable are pronounced as schwas. Now remember the schwas sound sounds like this. Oh. So the word is Adidas. Adidas. Here's a sample sentence. I really love my new Adidas shoes. Not sure what the schwa is or don't know about word stress. Check out my videos on those topics. So how about the pronunciation of the last three top brands? There's Reebok, Puma, and Converse. I think all these are fairly easy to pronounce. Just remember to stress the first syllable in each of these words. Reebok, Puma, Converse. Okay. I hope this info was helpful for you. If it was, please share this video with your friends and don't forget to subscribe and hit the little bell icon below so you receive notification whenever I post a new video. Thanks for watching.