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We already have here the appointment that the coronavirus deprived the fan in 2020. The time has come for the long-awaited Eurocup, the tournament that will face Šime Vrsaljko (Croatia), Toby Alderweireld (Belgium), Artur Jedrzejczyk, Jakub Blaszczykowski or Wojciech Szczesny (all three from Poland). Where are the vowels? Has it cost you to read it? Well imagine pronouncing it. These are just some of the names that go unnoticed in their native countries, but that in Spanish are a headache for more than one.
In the Champions League, UEFA offers a phonetic guide to ensure that fans have a good understanding of the players advancing through the UEFA Champions League stages.
And is that to be journalist is a risky profession. And if not, tell the storytellers and commentators. How many times have we seen and heard those brave men stumble when pronouncing impossible names. The journalist's job also consists of knowing how to write names with consonants without appearing to be an indecipherable password for humans. There are names that are not meant to be pronounced. Not so many years ago, journalists broke out in cold sweats to be able to say, without mistake, to footballers like Bastian Schweinsteiger or Franz Beckenbauer. The simplest solutions in many of them they went through looking for an affectionate nickname or even shortening their last name.
But those obstacles in our language will become part of the past. Or at least that's the good intention. Already in the Champions League, UEFA offers a phonetic guide to ensure that fans have a good understanding of the players advancing through the UEFA Champions League. What's more, in the last Eurocup already presented a guide approximate pronunciation. The list is especially aimed at Anglo-Saxons, with the following examples:
Cesar Azpilicueta – Az-pilly-kwetta; Dušan Tadić – Doo-shan Tad-itch; João Félix – Joo-wow Fay-lish; Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man; Georginio Wijnaldum – Why-naldum; İlkay Gündoğan – Eel-kye Gun-doe-wan; Thibaut Courtois – Tee-bo Cor-twa; Erling Braut Håland – Hor-land.
And what about the Spanish-speaking world? With the arrival of the Eurocup, Diario AS has contacted the embassies to facilitate this report la pronunciation of the jPlayers Spain will face in the group stage. We say goodbye to inventing a language and open our arms to warmly welcome stars like “Jajnyafbhazbcjofaf”.
The squad list of Portuguese Paulo Sousa headed by the star of the Bundesliga champion, Robert Lewandowski, will meet Spain on June 19. Until that date, Luis Enrique and his coaching staff will have to prepare how to stop the offensive potential of the Polish team, while Spanish journalists will have to increase the last offensive to discover the “j” that hides behind the “ch”.
Poland is much more than Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern striker is a clear example that a language is a matter of getting used to
The Euro is a good time to learn more than football. The analysis of the Spanish group not only involves knowing and tactically analyzing the rival, but also It is time to delve into culture, traditions and phonetics. The best way to learn how to pronounce Polish is to look for the similarities with Spanish:
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the ch Polish is pronounced like the J or the g Spanish but less strong
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the cz Polish is pronounced similar to the CH Spanish
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the ć or the whole ci Polish have a pronunciation similar to the CH Spanish
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the H Polish is pronounced like the J or the g Spanish (less strong)
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the J Polish is vocalized as the double L Spanish or in some cases like the and
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the polish and the set yes are vocalized in a manner similar to the Catalan or the Galician x
But, do not worry, this is the theory, the practice is far from reality and it is the best strategy to develop the ability to read and pronounce Polish words correctly. What's more, the Google translator will always remain or look for your tone and invention, because … who is going to notice if it is pronounced Szczesny one way or another? The 'panenkitas' will leap like wild beasts, but the average viewer may miss it. Although in the pursuit of professionalism and for the reason that not everyone has the same experience, the Diario AS has taken to the streets to see if we know how to pronounce some of the most important players of the Polish team. Will we get closer to the true pronunciation? Do we pronounce it as if it were English or as if it were German? ¿And if we are experts in languages without knowing it? Judge for yourself.
Guessing a name from the Swedish call is easier than it seems. Even if you are not a fan of the Swedish national team, history indicates that at least one Larsson will find in their ranks. Not to mention that if you add an “nsson” at the end of each word, you can cover up that you have no idea of the language, but that you do have a great gift of improvisation. Its premiere will be against Spain on June 14. Therefore, go studying the language.
With the Swedish language, linguistic advice is welcome to note in the notes not only data and statistics, but also the phonetics of each summoned
Learning Swedish means scoring a great goal for the squad. Ibrahimovic's native language is not only spoken in Sweden, but it is one of the two official languages of Finland along with Finnish and it is a language that is similar to other Scandinavian languages such as Danish or Norwegian. Despite the high degree of mutual intelligibility, it is not correct to call the three languages dialects, because the Danes, Norwegians and Swedes see these languages as standardized official languages in their respective countries, with differentiated rules for writing and pronunciation. And no, This is not a travel blog, nor are we going to recommend where to stay or what monuments to visit., but we do want to see you jump off the couch when a penalty against Spain caused by Ludwig Augustinsson.
Therefore, if you decide to learn one more language and opt for Swedish, you have several options. From knowing the songs and lyrics of ABBA, to saying, without mistake, the call of the Swedish team for the European Championship. It's up to you. We already anticipate that it is not a toothache to learn a call where 2 out of 3 players end in “sson”. We talk about Karl-Johan Johnsson, Joakim Nilsson, Pierre Bengtsson, and we can continue until tomorrow. So that you can practice the language you can start with the following:
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Hej, is the usual greeting
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Adjö, goodbye
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Tack, it means both please and thank you
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Ha, Yes
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Nej, not
As with Poland, AS TV has taken to the streets of Madrid to check the level of Swedish that the Madrilenians have. Soccer and the Euro Cup is a good opportunity to learn a language or, at least, to know how to pronounce some names. In Spain everyone knows Ibrahimovic, but … do they pronounce it well? What is the most difficult footballer to pronounce?
Spain will conclude the group stage on June 23 against Slovakia. And thank goodness, because, probably, it will take more than a week and more than two to have Tarkovic's summoned under control. If you are one of those who like to boast of tongue twisters, in times of the Euro Cup, you can be envious with the call of Slovakia. There will be no one to surpass you.
Without great references in La Liga, Slovak is a recent and 'new' language for many journalists who can narrate Slovakia for the second consecutive European Championship
Slovak, the official language of Slovakia, is spoken by around 7 million people among Slovakia (5 million people), the United States, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Canada, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Austria, Croatia and others. The Czech language is the closest to Slovak. Some linguists also believe that the Czech and Slovak languages could be two literary variants of the same language, which would be Czechoslovakian. Thus, learning Slovak will make you defend yourself with Czech as well. Two for one.
Spanish football has not traditionally had many Slovak players in its domestic competition. For this reason, in football, the fan is not familiar with the pronunciation of Slovak footballers. It has been seen when AS TV has taken to the streets to test some people from Madrid who have dared to stand in front of the microphone to find out if they passed the exam or, if on the contrary, they did not reach 5. Do you think you would have done better?