MEXICO · GOALKEEPER
How to pronounce
Guillermo Ochoa
Say it
gee·YAIR·mohoh·CHOH·ah
American /ɡiˈjɛrmoʊ oʊˈtʃoʊɑ/
Sound by sound
6 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- gee the ‘ee’ in see
- YAIR the ‘air’ in hair — say this beat loudest
- moh the ‘oh’ in go
- oh the ‘oh’ in go
- CHOH the ‘oh’ in go — say this beat loudest
- ah the ‘ah’ in father
Get it right
- gee·YAIR·moh oh·CHOH·ah — stress on YAIR and CHOH
- Nation
- Mexico
- Position
- Goalkeeper
Why Spanish names sound the way they do
- Every vowel is pure and short — a = ah, e = eh, i = ee, o = oh, u = oo. No gliding.
- J and the soft G are an H sound — Julián → hoo-lee-AHN, Giménez → hee-MEH-nehs.
- Ñ is ‘ny’ (as in canyon), and ll / y are a ‘y’ — Yamal → yuh-MAHL.
- The rolled R is just a normal American ‘r’ for us, and a final -z is said ‘s’ (Fernández → fehr-NAHN-dehs).
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FAQ
How do you pronounce Guillermo Ochoa?
Guillermo Ochoa is pronounced gee·YAIR·moh oh·CHOH·ah in American English — 6 beats, stressing YAIR and CHOH.
What position does Guillermo Ochoa play?
Guillermo Ochoa is a goalkeeper for Mexico (the Mexican national team).