Hi there!
Could you please help me?

What's the difference between Trainers and Sneakers?

And how would you say Кеды in English? I mean, how do you call a type of trainers that are used not for sport but for everyday life?

Thanks in advance :)

Question

Hi there! 
Could you please help me?

What's the difference between Trainers and Sneakers?

And how would you say Кеды in English? I mean, how do you call a type of trainers that are used not for sport but for everyday life?

Thanks in advance :)

Answer

'Trainers' is more of a British way of saying it. In American English, 'sneakers' is sort of old-fashioned sounding. More commonly, we'd probably say 'tennis shoes' or just 'shoes.'  In the past, people said 'cross-trainers,' also. Less seriously, you can just say 'comfy shoes,' like: ' I got my comfy shoes on.'

Кеды is probably from the Keds brand. I would probably just call them 'shoes.'

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