How to pronounce Canadien?

[PASabreFan]

Like Canadian?

I was reared on Rick's Kuh Nay Dee ANN or EN.

I also heard some French dude say Kah Nah JUH once.

[Doohickie]

Kuh nay dee YEN

[OverPowerYou]

“Loss” Habitant 

[transient]

HOHZ-hed

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, OverPowerYou said:

“Loss” Habitant 

This is the correct answer.

[L Ron Burgundy]

3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Like Canadian?

I was reared on Rick's Kuh Nay Dee ANN or EN.

I also heard some French dude say Kah Nah JUH once.

I can help here but you'll have to buy my book, How to Speak Like an A$$hole in 7 days.  

[PerreaultForever]

4 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Kuh nay dee YEN

Kah nah dee Yen   I think is it but that's close. 

[L Ron Burgundy]

1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

Kah nah dee Yen   I think is it but that's close. 

There's no way that 2nd syllable is right.  I thought the question was all on the last part.  Nay all the way.  Though the horrid French Canadian accent will likely differ.

[Taro T]

56 minutes ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

There's no way that 2nd syllable is right.  I thought the question was all on the last part.  Nay all the way.  Though the horrid French Canadian accent will likely differ.

Well, it's the French Canadien spelling of Canadian that's being used to question how to pronounce it.  So, @PerreaultForever's pronunciation seems to be the closest to correct of the suggestions so far.

[PerreaultForever]

4 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Well, it's the French Canadien spelling of Canadian that's being used to question how to pronounce it.  So, @PerreaultForever's pronunciation seems to be the closest to correct of the suggestions so far.

It is, I've heard it a million times. I used to live in Ottawa for a while and used to go into K-beck all the time. The way they say it the first part is slower and the second part is faster making it like 3 syllables instead of 4. It's not really a question at the end more of a satisfaction or glee feel to it. Pride comes through. french is a lovely language to listen to tbh. 

Oh and Letterkenny had it right. When they say TD bank it does sound like tittybank.

[quill]

Practice saying it as "cah-nah-dee-ain" but to pronounce it correctly you should do it as you're washing down a mouthful of poutine with a double gulp of an ice-cold Tim Hortons iced capp topped with caramel drizzle.

[French Collection]

Canadian is the English word. I would say it as Kah-nay-dee-en for the English pronunciation.

Canadien is the French word. I would say it as Ka-na-dee-yain (not perfect but close) for the French pronunciation. Most English speakers pronounce it in the English way.

@PASabreFan heard it in French as Ka-na-juh which I hear Acadians (French from the Maritime provinces) say. Some people from France pronounce it close to that as well. Some well educated Quebecers try to mimic the France accent as well. There is sometimes the hint of an n after the ‘juh’.

[Pimlach]

2 hours ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

There's no way that 2nd syllable is right.  I thought the question was all on the last part.  Nay all the way.  Though the horrid French Canadian accent will likely differ.

You are using a hard Buffalo “ay”, it is a French “ah”.  

[PASabreFan]

Mon tree all

Mun tree all

Mun ree all

[Peace Frog]

How can you tell when a Canadian is being aggressive?

 

They stare at your feet instead of their own.

[L Ron Burgundy]

On 5/4/2026 at 8:07 PM, Pimlach said:

You are using a hard Buffalo “ay”, it is a French “ah”.  

I hear more of a soft eh sound.  

[Big Guava]

Get oot!

[Indabuff]

On 5/4/2026 at 2:25 PM, L Ron Burgundy said:

I can help here but you'll have to buy my book, How to Speak Like an A$$hole in 7 days.  

[Fansince70]

To quote the noted Ontario native Mr. Jim Carrey, it's pronounced

LUUUUUUU  ZERRRRRRRRR

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

On 5/4/2026 at 9:42 AM, PASabreFan said:

How to pronounce Canadien?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

On 5/4/2026 at 9:55 PM, PASabreFan said:

Mon tree all

Mun tree all

Mun ree all

Moe Ree Al

Ka Na DeYen

Trust me ...

Edited May 9 by Sabres Fan in NS