SWITZERLAND · MIDFIELDER
How to pronounce
Granit Xhaka
Say it
GRAH·nihtJAH·kah
American /ˈgrɑ.nɪt ˈdʒɑ.kɑ/
Sound by sound
4 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- GRAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- niht the ‘ih’ in sit
- JAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- kah the ‘ah’ in father
Get it right
- GRAH·niht JAH·kah — stress on GRAH and JAH
- Nation
- Switzerland
- Position
- Midfielder
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 Granit Xhaka?
Granit Xhaka is pronounced GRAH·niht JAH·kah in American English — 4 beats, stressing GRAH and JAH.
What position does Granit Xhaka play?
Granit Xhaka is a midfielder for Switzerland (the Swiss national team).