Americans Try to Say “Boerewors” in TikTok Viral Video, Hilarious Fails Have Peeps Dying of Laughter
- South African pronunciation is a difficulty for foreigners as one video proving the fact went viral
- A Creator went around an American University asking students to say the word "boerewors"
- The video had hilarious results that left many in stitches, and people flooded the comments with their funny takes
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South Africans had a good laugh after seeing Americans try to say the South African word. The video went viral is South Africans could not stop laughing at their attempt.

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A Tik Tok video shows how strange our local language sounds to others outside the country. A group of people tried to say the South African version of sausage, which did not go well.
Americans trip over pronunciation of South African word
A South African Tiktoker went around an American University asking people to say the word boerewors. The video made rounds on TikTok and many people joked about the mispronunciations.
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Netizens flooded the comments with many foreigners asking how to pronounce it. Mzansi peeps always have a good laugh over mispronunciation, and many had a field day listening to the wrong answers in the video.
Jujube commented:
"Are you gonna tell us how to pronounce it?"
wildfeminist11 commented:
"The girl said "Be-aware-rose"
LackingCommonSense commented:
"*slowly raises hand in Dutch*"
CB commented:
"Every atom in my Afrikaans body is screaming."
user8841605285511 commented:
"Me being South African and screaming BOEREWORS at my phone screen."
Jennifer Rairigh
"It’s pronounced (BOO-RUH-VORS) to my impatient friends."
“Result of R1 500 school fees”: Boy’s pronunciation of “button” has SA busting
Briefly News previously reported that a video of a cute boy correcting his mom’s pronunciation of the word “button” left Mzansi netizens both impressed and in stitches.
The footage was shared on Twitter by user @jah_vinny_23 and shows a lady holding a gaming console and asking the boy which button to press.
The child confidently responds by saying the word is not pronounced “but-on” but rather “but-in” - in somewhat of a boujee foreign accent. The lady and others in the room can be heard laughing out loud in the background.
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