URUGUAY · MIDFIELDER
How to pronounce
Rodrigo Bentancur
Say it
roh·DREE·gohbehn·tahn·KOOR
American /roʊˈdriɡoʊ ˌbɛntɑnˈkur/
Sound by sound
6 little beats. BIG = the stressed part.
- roh the ‘oh’ in go
- DREE the ‘ee’ in see — say this beat loudest
- goh the ‘oh’ in go
- behn the ‘eh’ in bed
- tahn the ‘ah’ in father
- KOOR the ‘oo’ in food — say this beat loudest
Get it right
- roh·DREE·goh behn·tahn·KOOR — stress on DREE and KOOR
- Nation
- Uruguay
- Position
- Midfielder
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 Rodrigo Bentancur?
Rodrigo Bentancur is pronounced roh·DREE·goh behn·tahn·KOOR in American English — 6 beats, stressing DREE and KOOR.
What position does Rodrigo Bentancur play?
Rodrigo Bentancur is a midfielder for Uruguay (the Uruguayan national team).