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How to pronounce
Hakan Çalhanoğlu

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HAH·kahnchahl·hah·NOH·loo

American /ˈhɑːkɑːn tʃɑːlhɑːˈnoʊluː/

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6 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.

  1. HAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
  2. kahn the ‘ah’ in father
  3. chahl the ‘ah’ in father
  4. hah the ‘ah’ in father
  5. NOH the ‘oh’ in go — say this beat loudest
  6. loo the ‘oo’ in food

Get it right

  • HAH·kahn chahl·hah·NOH·loo — stress on HAH and NOH
Nation
Türkiye
Position
Midfielder

Why Turkish names are more regular than they look

  • C is a ‘j’ and Ç is ‘ch’ — Çalhanoğlu → chahl-hah-NOH-loo.
  • Ş is ‘sh’, and ğ (soft g) is silent — it just lengthens the vowel before it.
  • I without a dot is a swallowed ‘uh’; the dotted i is ‘ee’ — Yıldız → yuhl-DUHZ.
  • Ö / Ü are the same rounded vowels as in German; Americans land on ‘ur’ / ‘oo’.

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FAQ

How do you pronounce Hakan Çalhanoğlu?

Hakan Çalhanoğlu is pronounced HAH·kahn chahl·hah·NOH·loo in American English — 6 beats, stressing HAH and NOH.

What position does Hakan Çalhanoğlu play?

Hakan Çalhanoğlu is a midfielder for Türkiye (the Turkish national team).