CAPE VERDE · WINGER
How to pronounce
Garry Rodrigues
Say it
GA·reerah·DREE·gehs
American /ˈɡæri rɒˈdriːɡɛs/
Sound by sound
5 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- GA the ‘a’ in cat — say this beat loudest
- ree the ‘ee’ in see
- rah the ‘ah’ in father
- DREE the ‘ee’ in see — say this beat loudest
- gehs the ‘eh’ in bed
Get it right
- GA·ree rah·DREE·gehs — stress on GA and DREE
- Nation
- Cape Verde
- Position
- Winger
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 Garry Rodrigues?
Garry Rodrigues is pronounced GA·ree rah·DREE·gehs in American English — 5 beats, stressing GA and DREE.
What position does Garry Rodrigues play?
Garry Rodrigues is a winger for Cape Verde (the Cape Verdean national team).