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Dailon Livramento

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DAHY·lahnlee·vrah·MEHN·too

American /ˈdaɪlɑn ˌliːvrɑˈmɛntuː/

Sound by sound

6 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.

  1. DAHY a long i, like eye — say this beat loudest
  2. lahn the ‘ah’ in father
  3. lee the ‘ee’ in see
  4. vrah the ‘ah’ in father
  5. MEHN the ‘eh’ in bed — say this beat loudest
  6. too the ‘oo’ in food

Get it right

  • DAHY·lahn lee·vrah·MEHN·too — stress on DAHY and MEHN
Nation
Cape Verde
Position
Forward

Why Portuguese names trip up English speakers

  • -nh- is a ‘ny’ sound — Vitinha → vee-TEE-nyah, Marquinhos → mar-KEE-nyohs.
  • Brazilian R at the start of a word is an H — Rodrygo → hoh-DREE-goh, Raphinha → hah-FEE-nyuh.
  • Nasal endings (-ão, -ães) have no clean English match; Americans land on a plain ‘own’/‘ines’ — Leão → lee-OW.
  • -s between vowels is a ‘z’, and j / -di- lean toward ‘zh’ — Júnior → ZHOO-nyor.

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FAQ

How do you pronounce Dailon Livramento?

Dailon Livramento is pronounced DAHY·lahn lee·vrah·MEHN·too in American English — 6 beats, stressing DAHY and MEHN.

What position does Dailon Livramento play?

Dailon Livramento is a forward for Cape Verde (the Cape Verdean national team).