TÜRKIYE · FORWARD
How to pronounce
Kenan Yıldız
Say it
keh·NAHNyuhl·DUHZ
American /kɛˈnɑːn jɪlˈdɪz/
Sound by sound
4 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- keh the ‘eh’ in bed
- NAHN the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
- yuhl the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa
- DUHZ the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa — say this beat loudest
Get it right
- keh·NAHN yuhl·DUHZ — stress on NAHN and DUHZ
- Nation
- Türkiye
- Position
- Forward
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 Kenan Yıldız?
Kenan Yıldız is pronounced keh·NAHN yuhl·DUHZ in American English — 4 beats, stressing NAHN and DUHZ.
What position does Kenan Yıldız play?
Kenan Yıldız is a forward for Türkiye (the Turkish national team).