GERMANY · MIDFIELDER
How to pronounce
Joshua Kimmich
Say it
JAH·shoo·uhKIHM·ihk
American /ˈdʒɑʃuə ˈkɪmɪk/
Sound by sound
5 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- JAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- shoo the ‘oo’ in food
- uh the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa
- KIHM the ‘ih’ in sit — say this beat loudest
- ihk the ‘ih’ in sit
Get it right
- JAH·shoo·uh KIHM·ihk — stress on JAH and KIHM
- Nation
- Germany
- 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 Joshua Kimmich?
Joshua Kimmich is pronounced JAH·shoo·uh KIHM·ihk in American English — 5 beats, stressing JAH and KIHM.
What position does Joshua Kimmich play?
Joshua Kimmich is a midfielder for Germany (the German national team).