--- description: This toddler’s funny tomato pronunciation is becoming a TikTok trend. title: You Say Tomato, This Toddler Says Something Else Entirely image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Toddler Makes Extremely Endearing Attempt to Say 'Tomato' by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2020 3:59 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 5, 2020 3:59 PM CUT In the U.S. the word tomato is pronounced with a long a, like Fonzie delivering his trademark, “[Ayyy](https://time.com/5794688/ahi-challenge-explained/ "undefined").” In England, it’s more of an aww sound like the noise you make when watching kitten videos. When English [language learners](https://time.com/3593064/an-infants-brain-maps-language-from-birth-study-says/ "undefined") learn the word they pronounce it as “tomayto” or “tomahto”—except for one toddler has devised an entirely new way to say it. In a video shared on [TikTok](https://time.com/5747121/tiktok-2019-best-videos-memes-dance-challenges/ "undefined") by user [@350snake](https://www.tiktok.com/@350snake "undefined"), a little learner is taught how to pronounce the word. She carefully follows instructions to say “toe-may-toe” and then proudly and confidently delivers the full word—which is definitely not tomato. After the extremely endearing attempt was posted, the little tyke’s impressively incorrect pronunciation has gone viral with over four million views. --- > “ @350snake” --- Now other [TikTok](https://time.com/5788372/bts-on-challenge-tiktok/ "undefined") users are getting in on the fun, posting their own videos attempting to be as adorable as the little girl in the original. Over 14,700 people have posted videos as they lip sync along with the tomato pronouncing tutorial ending with their own cute, yet wrong, pronunciation turning the sweet video into the next [TikTok trend](https://time.com/5794688/ahi-challenge-explained/ "undefined"). --- > “@savbmitchell♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@lini\_fjMO MA MI TOE😂😂🤪🤪♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@thejewisjewish##pov teaching Milo how to SPELL 😂😘🥰🦄🦄 ##horse ##equestrian ##fyp♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@tyla\_davissTOMATO 🍅 ##duet with @ayeitsdante ##eyesonme ##foryou ##xyzbca♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@bitty\_01Comment your best joke for this sound. I’ll like or reply if i like it 😂♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@francinyehlkeQual nível de maturidade nós temos? Hahahahaha @luanaxcarolina♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- --- > “@ronaldcoats♬ Can you say Monamatoe – 350snake” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5797182/tomato-toddler/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5797182/tomato-toddler/"},"headline":"Toddler Makes Extremely Endearing Attempt to Say 'Tomato'","datePublished":"2020-03-05T15:59:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:20.926Z","description":"This toddler’s funny tomato pronunciation is becoming a TikTok trend","url":"https://time.com/5797182/tomato-toddler/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5797182/tomato-toddler/","name":"Toddler Makes Extremely Endearing Attempt to Say 'Tomato'"}}]}] ```