The 'How Do I Pronounce That?' Thread sponsored by David Pleat

[auberius]

Oh, and one appeal of my own, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw from Holland...

[GMcW]

Is Asamoah Gyan - Ass-a-mow-a Ge-Arn?

[arsenal_2111]

Oh, and one appeal of my own, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw from Holland...

Jeff-ree Goo-Wee-Lee-You (this is just a guess, yet again.)

Is Asamoah Gyan - Ass-a-mow-a Ge-Arn?

I've always said Ass-a-mow-a Guy-Anne

[setzel]

Jeffrey Gouweleeuw

Je-frei/y Gou-we-lou

[setzel]

Is Asamoah Gyan - Ass-a-mow-a Ge-Arn?



Asa-moa (because is french h will never be head in french ) Gi-an

[R-dizzle]

This is a funny read lol.

I have a couple in my team.

Bosko Milcic Doesn't look hard but I've never been certain if I was saying it right lol I go for 'Bos-co - Mill-chitch' but have been known to say 'Mill-chick' as he's from Montenegro (not like I know if that makes a difference or not lol).

Tsvetomir Todorov This chap is from Bulgaria, I usually go for 'Vet-omeer - Tod-o-rov' Assuming the the 'Ts' is silent.

David Swärdh Swedish Right Back... Not a clue how to say this guys name.... I stick with David lol. At a guess I'd have to go with 'Sw-aar-d' though.

Andrija Vrhovski I'm pretty certain I've got this one right with 'And-ria - Ver-hov-ski'

Ercan Atilgan This guy is from Turkey.. Think i'm spot on with how to say it right. I go with 'Er-can - Atil-gan'

[setzel]

Bosko Milcic - Bos-kho Mil-chi-c

Tsvetomir Todorov -Zvetomir Todorov

David Swärdh- I cannot tell here i am from eastern europe and i ussually hate nordic names hard to pronounce.

Andrija Vrhovski - And-ria - Ver-hov-ski' correct

Ercan Atilgan - Ercian Atil-gian , when you have turkish players it's and "i" that you ussually put to pronounce their name .

[R-dizzle]

Ahh thanks lol... they might actually listen to me now!

[Bananas]

David Swärdh Swedish Right Back... Not a clue how to say this guys name.... I stick with David lol. At a guess I'd have to go with 'Sw-aar-d' though.

The letter Ä is pronounced like the a in the english word 'stand'. The 'h' at the end is silent, pretty much just a spelling variety, as is the 'w' instead of a regular 'v', and should be pronounced as a your average english 'v'. So, pronounce it like 'svärd', with the pointers on the 'ä' above.

The swedish word 'svärd' means sword, by the way.

[ScouseFromTheSouth]

Guy Gbo?

Nationality is Belgium/DR Congo, if that helps.

[The Miasma]

Having trouble with pronouncing the name of my spanish regen.

Alberto Guillén

[Grec]

Oh, and one appeal of my own, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw from Holland...

Jef-free Gow(as in now)-uh-leew

The G is a really hard one, similar to the Scotish ch in Loch Ness.

[jld123]

We seem to be past the Polish stage and I may have missed this one, but Przemyslaw Kazmierczak is one I seem to remember from a while back.

[Draakon]

Having trouble with pronouncing the name of my spanish regen.

Alberto Guillén

IIRC then ll is pronounced as soft 'j' (estonian) - in english it would sound like y but with emphasis.
é indicates that emphasis (? - damn I suck in filological terms) is on the last part of the word.

So altogether it should sound like gui-yeen or smth. like that.

[Draakon]

I'll give these a go.

Joonas Lehtola - Joo-Nas Lay-Tola

He's Finnish, so each letter is pronounced exactly how it's written. In 'Lehtola' emphasis is on the 'Leh' on h is relatively strong and can be heard. Finnish pronounce single t (also k and p) quite brief and softly, sometimes it even sounds more like d (i.e. Laitinen sounds like laidinen). Although this is not very significant as h in front of t makes t also a bit stronger.

[ism-scfc]

Is Aleksandar Prijovic Alexander Pree-yo-vich?

Serbian with Swiss as a second nationality

[El Zar]

We seem to be past the Polish stage and I may have missed this one, but Przemyslaw Kazmierczak is one I seem to remember from a while back.

I believe the general rule is z is pronounced as 'sh' and w as 'v'

Krzynowek = Kryshnovek

Przemyslaw Kazmierczak = Prshemyslav Kashmiercshak

Having trouble with pronouncing the name of my spanish regen.

Alberto Guillén

Gee (as in Geese)-yen (smooth sounding - no particular emphasis on any part of the word yen)

[Simply Perfect]

Should Hugo Lloris not be pronounced U-go Lor-ee?

[qualitystreet]

Razvan Rat is actually Razvan Raț

In Romanian ț is ts in English or Ц in Russian, so his name would be pronounced as Raz-vahn Rats (Like the Soviet footballer from the 1980's)

The Russian Club is ЦCKA (CSKA Moscow) so its actually ts-ess-kay-ah, whereby the Ц acually stands for tsentralny.

Ć is Serbo-Croat is what makes Modric sound like Mod-Rich

Gornik Zabrze is pronounced goor-neek za-bz-uh. Zabrze is said quickly and in one syllable.

In Polish the z is the same as English but its combined with other letters it changes its sound (a dipthong):

cz - ch
sz - sh
dz - j

The best way to make the 'll' sound in Welsh I told is to put your tongue on your top two teeth and blow lightly. I think when English people immitate Welsh they make a throat sound (glottal) whereas the actual sound is within the mouth (plosive)

[Lisandro Lopez]

Should Hugo Lloris not be pronounced U-go Lor-ee?

U-go Lor-reese.

[iantarver]

Can anyone tell me how to pronounce Alan Dzagoev's surname??

[SnakeXe]

Zha-goy-eff?

[El Zar]

Dja-goy-ev?

[CaptainPlanet]

I've got a Spanish international called Sergio Asenjo - how's the surname pronounced?

[juve_curr]

Is Asamoah Gyan - Ass-a-mow-a Ge-Arn?

Gyan sounds like "jan" I think.

I've got a Spanish international called Sergio Asenjo - how's the surname pronounced?

The J in Asenjo sounds like kh. A-sen-kho.

[The_Kreman]

How about the Far Eastern surname "Ng"
Anyone got any ideas how to pronounce that?

[phnompenhandy]

How about the Far Eastern surname "Ng"
Anyone got any ideas how to pronounce that?

Common in Vietnam and here in Cambodia. Sounds like it is. Try saying 'sing' and then remove the 'si'!

[d-machine]

I've got one.

Nediljko Parlov - This croatian regen's first name has boggled my mind since I first signed him! Since he's my best striker, I'd like to show him some respect by pronouncing his name correctly.

[MartinGregory84]

Agree on most of them,however...

Sergio Hellings = Ser-Geeo Hey-ings (if he's spanish)
Cillian Sheridan = Sill-ian Shear-i-dun
Sam Oji = Sam O-sjee

Having heard him mentioned before im sure its Sam Od jee

[phnompenhandy]

I think Cillian is pron. Kill-i-an

[Draakon]

I've got one.

Nediljko Parlov - This croatian regen's first name has boggled my mind since I first signed him! Since he's my best striker, I'd like to show him some respect by pronouncing his name correctly.

Should be smth like: Ne-dill-ko. j is not pronounced but it makes previous l sound long and soft.

[MartinGregory84]

I think Cillian is pron. Kill-i-an

Yeah probably so because in The Dark Knight Cillian Murphy is deffo pronounced KILL E ANNE

[Schotsmannetje]

Should Hugo Lloris not be pronounced U-go Lor-ee?

U-go Lor-reese.

Isn't it a rule in French that you don't pronounce the "s" if it's the last letter of a word and comes right behind a vowel?

I mean, Paris is pronounced Pa-ree. So I would suggest that Lloris is pronounced Lo-ree.

[Neji]

Gregoire Langlois (French)

[mojojojo0]

Gregoire Langlois (French)

Greg-wah Langl-wah

[Lisandro Lopez]

Isn't it a rule in French that you don't pronounce the "s" if it's the last letter of a word and comes right behind a vowel?

I mean, Paris is pronounced Pa-ree. So I would suggest that Lloris is pronounced Lo-ree.

:*)

Not only a quality goalkeeping prospect but a top bloke to.

[football_master_94]

Should be smth like: Ne-dill-ko. j is not pronounced but it makes previous l sound long and soft.

Just say it how it sounds so Ne-dilj-ko

[Deadmaninc21]

How do I pronounce "Phil Jagielka". I can pronounce Phil but have no idea about the last name

[Lisandro Lopez]

Jag-e-el-ka.

[arsenal_2111]

Jag-e-el-ka.

More Jag-e-ell-kuh imo, I might pronounce it wrong though

[Lisandro Lopez]

Always thought it was ka/car sound at the end.

[elgreenio]

how about Sofiane Feghouli?

i would guess it's kinda so-fee-anne feg-oo-lee

[Lisandro Lopez]

So-fee-en Feg-goo-lee.

[Simply Perfect]

More Jag-e-ell-kuh imo, I might pronounce it wrong though

Pleat pronounces it with a soft sounding Z-yag-ee-el-ka. So it must be Jag-ee-el-ka.

[Stevicus]

So-fee-en Feg-goo-lee.

Have him on FML He is not very good though!

Jean II Makoun????????????????????

I just dont know the middle part

[ahmufcwafc]

Have him on FML He is not very good though!

Jean II Makoun????????????????????

I just dont know the middle part

The 2nd I'd imagine, however that's pronounced in French..

[football_master_94]

Jean 'Deux' Makoun ??

[ahmufcwafc]

Jean 'Deux' Makoun ??

Or possibly Jean 'deuxième' Makoun. Deux is just 'two' I thought, so it probably wouldn't translate correctly.

[Nik_Dut]

Jean " IL" Makoun ?

[Lisandro Lopez]

Have him on FML He is not very good though!

Jean II Makoun????????????????????

I just dont know the middle part

Jean Deux Makoun (Said like Makoon).

They just call him Jean Makoun 99.9% of the time though.

[Elrithral]

Allessandro Tuia?

[ham_aka_stam]

how about a turkish player I have, may not be a regen, but I think so:

Cihan Gokce

(the o has the two dots above - umlaut (sp?) in german,)

[Schotsmannetje]

:*)

Not only a quality goalkeeping prospect but a top bloke to.

I'm definitely not saying you're wrong, in fact the video proves you're right, but for me as a Dutch person it makes no sense whatsoever that Paris is pronounced Pa-ree and Lloris is pronounced Lo-ree-se

I've never see him IRL, only in FM. And in FM he kicks ass, to put it in an Eric Cartman kinda way.

Now screw you guys, I'ma going home.

[wesleysonck]

Okay, here's one for you. My Utrecht loanee Simon Cziommer. At the moment I'm going with Chee-o-mer, with perhaps a little bit of 'z' on the Ch part.

Any ideas?

[CashAmath]

Okay, here's one for you. My Utrecht loanee Simon Cziommer. At the moment I'm going with Chee-o-mer, with perhaps a little bit of 'z' on the Ch part.

Any ideas?

Tsjom-mer is more like it.

[BlochMcParty]

Jag-e-el-ka.

He apparently prounounces it "Yag-E-el-ka", but has gotten used to people pronouncing it as a J rather than a Y.

[arsenal_2111]

CashAmath, welcome to the forums. How would you pronounce Tsjom?

Welcome to BlochMcParty too.

[Nik_Dut]

Victor Irineu, anyone ?

[TwoShedsJackson]

Any opinions on Szabolcs Hustzi??

I've been going with Zaaa-bolks Hooos-tzeee so far

[BathPalace]

How would I say Kirill Kurochkin - he's a Russian regen?

Szabolcs Hustzi - Shab-blosh Hoos-tzee (at least according to German TV)

[Nik_Dut]

Victor Irineu ?


ee-ri-new or ai-ree-new ?

[el sid]

:*)

Not only a quality goalkeeping prospect but a top bloke to.

A slight fetish, yes ?

[Schotsmannetje]

Victor Irineu ?


ee-ri-new or ai-ree-new ?

Depends on where he comes from, obviously, but I would go for the first option.

[Lisandro Lopez]

A slight fetish, yes ?

Stalking me on a forum.

[SCIAG]

Jean " IL" Makoun ?

I always thought it was that too.

[wooz_99]

How do I pronounce "Phil Jagielka". I can pronounce Phil but have no idea about the last name

Ya-gyel-ka

The Poles would pronounce it as Yagyewka.

How would I say Kirill Kurochkin - he's a Russian regen?

Kee-reel Koo-roch-keen.

[elsybelsy]

Guardado.

Is it guard-a-doe?

[ChewyFun]

Guardado. Is it guard-a-doe?

I tend to say: Gward-ar-doe

though either are prob fine

[arsenal_2111]

Ya-gyel-ka

The Poles would pronounce it as Yagyewka.

I'm sure it isn't that - I've never heard it said like that.

[ahmufcwafc]

I'm sure it isn't that - I've never heard it said like that.

I've heard it being pronounced that way loads of times.

[PMLF]

Victor Irineu ?


ee-ri-new or ai-ree-new ?

Ee-ri-neu

I don't know how "eu" can be represented in English in an accurate way. Maybe something like "eo".

[arsenal_2111]

I've heard it being pronounced that way loads of times.

Maybe I'm reading it wrong

[El Serrano]

I LOVE this thread. It's important to note that people with different mother tongues will pronounce things differently. If Hugo Lloris moves to Spain he won't be Loree anymore he'll be Yo-rees. But it's nice to know what the original intention is.

Also some players maybe from a certain country but their names will originate elsewhere which means even they may not pronounce it "correctly" - like Jag-ee-el-ka...

Che-Reth. I think. Gotta roll your tongue on the 'r', though.

The first part is more like a hard H sound - like you're clearing your throat a little.

He-reth but don't roll the r. The r is only rolled if there are two like perro (dog) and pero (but).

Canabary explains it perfectly:

Iker Bengoetxea = eek-er Ben-goh-et-che-a

tx is prenounced che in basque. sheh if he's catelonian.

"Aurrekoetxea" Ouch.

Aw-re-coe-tchea?

Nearly - you need to pronounce the middle e:

Ow-re (with a rolling r if you can manage it and re as in red not reach) -ko (like collect) -e (like education not email) -che -a (like apple, not abraham)

Day-vid New-Gent
Day-vid New-Gunt

You get the gist

I think it's New-gent as in gentlemen

I always heard it pronounced Und-love

I always said it End-Love

Love the Pleat-quotes!! When he says Chimbomba I cry like a schoolgirl with laughter. I nearly wet myself reading this:

Someone should tell Pleat that it's Jose "Bosingwa" not "Boss-swinger".

Also Teddy Sheringham likes to be called...Teddy Sheringham.
NOT :-
Terry Sheddingham
Teddy Sheridan


And yes, as someone earlier mentioned - Yossi Benayoun, not "Benna-noon". That always rattles my cage when watching ITV Champions League!

PS. What does David Pleat actually want? Go away. I'd rather listen to wideboy Ian Wright.

[Andy_B_Rfc]

Alan Dzagoev
Georgie Chiellini

[Scott1990]

Alan Jag-oi-yev

Gee-org-io Kee-ill-ee-nee

I tend to say: Gward-ar-doe

where's the second "r" coming from?

It's just Gwar-dahd-oh

[small Mac]

Aurrekoetxea

Aw-re-coe-tchea?

Nearly - you need to pronounce the middle e:

Ow-re (with a rolling r if you can manage it and re as in red not reach) -ko (like collect) -e (like education not email) -che -a (like apple, not abraham)

Ha i thought i recognised the name and then i realised it was my player you were talking about from a save-game i haven't played in over 7 months! Well as a tribute to the discovery of knowing how to properly pronounce his name, i'll post a screenshot of the fella in question:



I bought him from Bilbao, then sold him to Celtic who in turn sold him on to Inter. Tbh i just always called him Jon

[AB-forever]

Generally u's in Spanish are silent when they're in front of an e (ue, Miguel is pronounced Meegel, with emphasis on gel and a soft g like in great) or an i (ui, Guillermo is pronounced Geeyermo, again with a soft g and with emphasis on yer).

And about Lloris/Paris and the s in the end, it is only pronounced in some names, never in words that end with s. And the final s is only pronounced in names that originate from Latin, Greek and Catalan amongst others. Lloris is originally Catalan but in French you just say Loris.

[gazwefc]

i remember playing CM2 when it was first released and i always signed Thierry Henry, it wasnt untill he transfered to Juventus that i knew how to say his name i used to prounce him as Theory Henry, Henry as in first name

[ChewyFun]

I tend to say: Gward-ar-doe

where's the second "r" coming from?

It's just Gwar-dahd-oh

I say the "dahd-oh" parts the same as I say "d-ar-doe" parts

[heathxxx]

Ido Shitrit

Israeli regen.

Just made me chuckle thinking of his first day's training...

ME: "So what's you're name then son?"
Ido: "Ido Shitrit"
ME: "Well I'm obviously pleased you've been potty trained, but seriously... what's your name?"

[Hershie]

Ido Shitrit

Israeli regen.

Just made me chuckle thinking of his first day's training...

ME: "So what's you're name then son?"
Ido: "Ido Shitrit"
ME: "Well I'm obviously pleased you've been potty trained, but seriously... what's your name?"

I think the "Ido" might be pronounced as "Eedoh", but as for the last name, I'm not sure if it'd be pronounced any differently from how it looks. I'd hope so though.

[Ryknow]

A dutch player named 'Ties Meijer' is that TEES MIA-AR?


Also this could help some people, only common languages. Prob not exactly correct though, top right hand corner changes the pronunciation.
http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/

[silva_gunner]

Ido Shitrit

Israeli regen.

Just made me chuckle thinking of his first day's training...

ME: "So what's you're name then son?"
Ido: "Ido Shitrit"
ME: "Well I'm obviously pleased you've been potty trained, but seriously... what's your name?"

Shee-Reet maybe??

[greenwhitearmy]

How do i Prounounce Salgaocar

[SCIAG]

Ido Shitrit

Israeli regen.

Just made me chuckle thinking of his first day's training...

ME: "So what's you're name then son?"
Ido: "Ido Shitrit"
ME: "Well I'm obviously pleased you've been potty trained, but seriously... what's your name?"

That's brilliant.

I still haven't got an answer for:
Ikhtiyor Mamadaliev

Ubeikistan regen.

I pronounce it "Ik-hye-or Mamadal-E-ev". The first name is the hardest part.

I'd also like to know how to pronounce the Bosnian name, Urosevic.

[The Miasma]

How do you pronounce Grafite and Dzeko?

[Gooner32]

Who'd be a commentator....

[Scott1990]

How do you pronounce Grafite and Dzeko?

I think...

grafite= Graf-eat-eh


Dzeko= Jecko

[Mike7077]

Grafite is pronounced "Gra-feet".

Dzeko is pronounced "Dz-ecko". The "Dz" is pronounced like the "G" in "Ginola". It's a soft sound.

[Scott1990]

I just watched some youtube videos and the commentators appear to all call him "Grafitsch", I don't really know why but I'm not too great on Portuguese prounciation.

[silva_gunner]

Jean Il Makoun is Jean 2 Makoun, so probably said Jean Makoun Deux.

Anyway... any hints on Axpilicueta

[arsenal fan 123]

sergio AGUERO
DAVID VILLA
DAVID silva
jeremy TOULALAN (sp)
giorgio CHILLINI (sp) plays for juventus
mamadou SAKHO

[silva_gunner]

sergio AGG-WHERE-OH
DAV-EE VEE-YA
DAV-EE silva
jeremy TWO-LAH-LAN
giorgio KEY-EH-LEEN-EE
mamadou SACK-OH

[Lisandro Lopez]

Toulalan = Two-La-Laun.
Sakho = Sak-ho.

[LRJ]

So i signed 3 Argentinians and a Spaniard

Zuculini
Piatti
Buonanotte

Concepción

[Charlesbeams]

So i signed 3 Argentinians and a Spaniard

Zuculini
Piatti
Buonanotte

Concepción

Zoo-Chu-Lee-Nee
Pee-A-Tee
Boo-On-An-O-Tay
Con-Sep-Shee-On

haha they are just how i'd say them i guess, no idea how they are properly pronounced, probably wrong

[LRJ]

Ok thanks, will look at some YouTube vid's later

[mastema]

Victor Irineu ?

The -eu part is pronounced as e-oo (short u). Similar to 'Beowulf' (beulf)
So it's ee-ree-ne'u (/irine'u/ in IPA). Accent falls on the e.

A rule of thumb for Romanian names: in almost all cases they are pronounced as they are written (phonetic language).

[vrisk85]

Ido Shitrit

Israeli regen.

Just made me chuckle thinking of his first day's training...

ME: "So what's you're name then son?"
Ido: "Ido Shitrit"
ME: "Well I'm obviously pleased you've been potty trained, but seriously... what's your name?"

Ee-dó Sheet-reet

There's a newgen called Arild Ryen (Norway)
Also..
Frejlach (Czech)
Cacia (Italy)

[TOUGHGUY]

Frejlach is fray-lakh, more or less. "Ch" in Czech is a digraph representing the [x] sound in IPA. Think Bach the composer, loch as in a Scottish lake... a soft sound between "h" as in 'ah!' and "kh" with a silent k.