--- title: "How to pronounce \"birks\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"birks\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/jTXGHoem3cw/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/birks" --- # How to pronounce "birks" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/bɪrks/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **birks** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - Birkenstock sandals - *Example*: "Indeed, sneakers and Birks are by no means the giveaways they once were. They are pretty much an integral part of every wardrobe, not to mention every designer collection on Avenue Montaigne." ### Example Sentences - "Indeed, sneakers and Birks are by no means the giveaways they once were. They are pretty much an integral part of every wardrobe, not to mention every designer collection on Avenue Montaigne." - "birkshire hathway led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett is in transition the reality is that one day Buffett won't be at the Helm of the company he" - "birkshire company uh the whole Buffet investment is as much as 2 and5 billion US doar now at the same time Susan I mentioned about those EU actions uh" ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "birks" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "birkshire hathway led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett is in transition the reality is that one day Buffett won't be at the Helm of the company he took over 48 years ago which leaves his son Howard Buffett we've covered the buffets for years Howard's the middle kid and the" - **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTXGHoem3cw&t=0s) ### Example 2 > "sunpow up 48% overnight after the American company said it would sell its solar projects in Southern California to Midwestern Renewables that is a birkshire company uh the whole Buffet investment is as much as 2 and5 billion US doar now at the same time Susan I mentioned about those EU actions uh German solar panel maker solar world uh that is the company that led a manufacturing group complaint against Chinese companies for alleged unfair" - **Watch at 1:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MELueJAnAo0&t=107s) ### Example 3 > "reasons to think about why that's why that's interesting for the birkshire conglomerate as a whole so then give us a general feel for how these various birkshire Holdings including B and I may overlap or feed off one another it's it's a very interesting question it's easy to think about burshire is a investment and insurance Juggernaut which it is but it's also a conglomerate and in business school they they taught us to be kind of L of conglomerates they" - **Watch at 0:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUgm1Xv-cY&t=51s) ### Example 4 > "birkshire hathway shareholders are getting ready for a special meeting in Omaha this morning to approve the $26 billion birthing to Northern deal we're back now with Bloomberg columnist Alice Schroeder she is author of the only authorized Buffett biography the snowball Alice just before the break we" - **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDRhn46cJlY&t=0s) ### Example 5 > "and Gamble that was cut by 9% and then Johnson and Johnson big slash there down by 25% one more name on that cut list for birkshire hathway that is ganette that's the media company one thing though uh Peter that you might want to think about here in terms of Buffett's uh buying and selling how much of this was actually be how much of his selling rather was uh" - **Watch at 1:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-feqGExcq9Q&t=85s) ### Example 6 > "more insight into it is the shift away from insurance on the one hand and stock picking on the other but mostly stock picking I would say a result of the fact that birkshire is just so big now it's difficult to move the needle on the bottom line and for that matter on the top line without actually owning larger and larger businesses yeah absolutely there's without a doubt I mean how how many how many stocks could Warren Buffett go out" - **Watch at 1:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinzCJ9m3as&t=111s) ### Example 7 > "other birkshire struggles include energy companies that have obviously been getting hit following this huge drop in oil uh where has Burkshire actually found any wins in 2014 yeah that's a great that's a great question um it's it's important to note here that two of their biggest uh stock Investments" - **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKyEd91Bvas&t=0s) ### Example 8 *Accent: US* > "good birkshire beef would do him no harm the station Master had not finished his speech before we were all hastening in the direction of the fire the road" - **Watch at 496:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX4_8ycSnJs&t=29780s) ### Example 9 > "Warren Buffett says fans are getting gouged by hotels in Omaha he's watching out for the little guys yes he is uh as as he has want to do so he suggested at the annual birkshire Hathaway meeting which this weekend yes Warren write a check no get this Warren Buffett saying check out Airbnb in Omaha the online uh uh uh you know rental startup right Buffett tells a Wall Street Journal that" - **Watch at 0:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3gd8rZoHxs&t=6s) ### Example 10 > "my name is Marca Tate I'm a resource specialist with Los Angeles Unified School District many people don't know my name they just call me gutsy I love what birkshire haway stands for I diversify the companies that they have invested in I set a goal out to become a shareholder by the time I was 40 years old two or 3:00 in the morning I just" - **Watch at 0:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Rqc2_8cCU&t=8s) ## How to Pronounce "birks" - **Syllables**: birks - **IPA**: `/bɪrks/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [birk](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/birk) ## Related Pronunciations [bicks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bicks), [bias](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bias), [bibbs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bibbs), [bibs](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bibs) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “birks”? “birks” is pronounced /bɪrks/ (birks). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### What does “birks” mean? Birkenstock sandals ### How can I hear “birks” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “birks” with synchronized subtitles. 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