AUSTRIA · DEFENDER
How to pronounce
David Alaba
Say it
DAH·vihdah·LAH·bah
American /ˈdɑ.vɪd ɑˈlɑ.bɑ/
Sound by sound
5 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- DAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- vihd the ‘ih’ in sit
- ah the ‘ah’ in father
- LAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- bah the ‘ah’ in father
Get it right
- DAH·vihd ah·LAH·bah — stress on DAH and LAH
- Nation
- Austria
- Position
- Defender
Why German names look harder than they sound
- W is a ‘v’ and V is an ‘f’ — Wirtz → VEERTS.
- Ü has no English match; Americans land on ‘oo’ — Rüdiger → ROO-dih-ger, Müller → MOO-ler.
- -ch is a throaty sound English lacks, so we approximate it with ‘k’.
- J is a ‘y’ and -ei- is the long-i ‘ahy’ — Leimer → LAHY-mer.
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FAQ
How do you pronounce David Alaba?
David Alaba is pronounced DAH·vihd ah·LAH·bah in American English — 5 beats, stressing DAH and LAH.
What position does David Alaba play?
David Alaba is a defender for Austria (the Austrian national team).