Pronouncing Ovechkin

Everyone pronounces Russian hockey star Alexander Ovechkin's name wrong. Here's the correct pronunciation. Aliycks-unda Aeyvitchkin. Now get it right!

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[temmy69]

rofl people pronounce foreign names the way they ARE WRITTEN -------> players should care about their names being written correctly to fit foregn language. In russian if "O" isnt accented then its pronounced like russian "A". So ,correct me if im wrong, it should be something like Ahvechkin :)

[NoNewsNews]

@temmy69 Yes, Ahvechkin is more correct that "O." I agree, players should spell their names in English as they wish it pronounced. It is absolutely insane to have "Satan" when what he mean is "Chetan!"

[rumit55]

wow, i am sorry but this girl does not know what she is talking about learn russian. OVECHKA from the word sheep there is no A in it. go back to school

[NoNewsNews]

Well, first she is Russian, second since several thousand people have seen the video and no Russian has disagreed with her statement, I guess you should go back to school, although learning a language in school is next to impossible, but good luck.

[WFR]

Why does all the Russian names sound like someone is slapping you in the face with an electric flyswatter? The american way of pronouncing Ovechkin is like calm and cool, and this way here is like... well like i said before

[NoNewsNews]

The Russian language was actually based on the flyswatter. When the electric one was introduced, the Russian language was updated to conform.

[floggingmolly4evah]

In sweden we pronounce it "the russian guy who just scored"

[brankonastas]

i am russin (ruthenian not russian) and have to say slavic language is very dificult in

way of correct pronouncing (for example in ou ruthenian language is four ways how to say I (i И І Ы Ї) so have mercy with thous poor yenkies.....but i have to say that we do care how to correct pronounce the English or German names so they at last should tray to do the same

[phreddy87]

same thing with semin its siomin, fedorov is fjodorov morozov is marozov, the americans think it sounds cooler i guess to say it the way they do or sumthing

[skew06]

I always thought alexander ovechkin was pronounced "Crosby's Father"

[shaggylemonsQ]

they sound drunk

[celibuko]

Nice lesson!

[peterwalker96]

0:27 .... im not sleeping tonight....scared the shit out of me

[alfik13]

@NoNewsNews

It is Shatan;) Šatan, so use SH instead of CH.

but i think it is alright to pronounce the names in the way as it happens now

[NHLfreak87]

@stinkydrawers29 Actually, all people from english speaking countries are completely useless in pronouncing names right. It does matter. I don't want to be called something that isn't my name.

[10storeylovesong]

I think your videos would be more helpful and less polarizing if you guys weren't so angry on screen! It's pretty abrasive.

On the subject of properly pronouncing Russian hockey names, I think one must take into account that some of these players purposely anglicize their names. Example: Aleksandr "Semin" was purposely written as so. When Ovechkin gives English interviews, he pronounces his teammate's name, "Semin," not "Syomin."

[TakinBaccSunday]

Why you mad though?