SPAIN · FORWARD
How to pronounce
Lamine Yamal
luh·MEENyuh·MAHL
American /ləˈmiːn jəˈmɑːl/
Sound by sound
4 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- luh the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa
- MEEN the ‘ee’ in see — say this beat loudest
- yuh the relaxed ‘uh’ in sofa
- MAHL the ‘ah’ in father — say this beat loudest
Don’t say…
- LAM-ine YAM-al
- luh-MIN YAH-mul
- luh·MEEN yuh·MAHL — stress on MEEN and MAHL
Where the name comes from
Lamine Yamal’s heritage is North and West African — his father is Moroccan and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. Both names are Arabic in origin; in Spanish the “Y” is a “y” glide and the stress falls late, giving luh-MEEN yuh-MAHL.
- Nation
- Spain
- Position
- Forward
- Club
- Barcelona
- Born
- 13 Jul 2007
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 Lamine Yamal?
Lamine Yamal is pronounced luh·MEEN yuh·MAHL in American English — 4 beats, stressing MEEN and MAHL.
What position does Lamine Yamal play?
Lamine Yamal is a forward for Spain (the Spanish national team).
Where does the name Yamal come from?
Lamine Yamal’s heritage is North and West African — his father is Moroccan and his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. Both names are Arabic in origin; in Spanish the “Y” is a “y” glide and the stress falls late, giving luh-MEEN yuh-MAHL.