CAPE VERDE · WINGER
How to pronounce
Jovane Cabral
Say it
zhoh·VAH·nuhkah·BRAHL
American /ʒoʊˈvɑːnə kɑˈbrɑːl/
Sound by sound
5 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- zhoh the ‘oh’ in go
- VAH the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- nuh the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa
- kah the ‘ah’ in father
- BRAHL the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
Get it right
- zhoh·VAH·nuh kah·BRAHL — stress on VAH and BRAHL
- 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 Jovane Cabral?
Jovane Cabral is pronounced zhoh·VAH·nuh kah·BRAHL in American English — 5 beats, stressing VAH and BRAHL.
What position does Jovane Cabral play?
Jovane Cabral is a winger for Cape Verde (the Cape Verdean national team).