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How to pronounce Gabriele in Italian

Gabriele

Italian personal name: Gabriele

gah-bree-EH-leh/ɡa.briˈɛ.le/

Standard Italian · Choose 1.00× to hear the original pace.

Gabriele is pronounced /ɡa.briˈɛ.le/ in Italian. In Gabriele: Use the tip of the tongue near the ridge behind the upper teeth. A light contact or brief trill is different from a curled English r. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.

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Find the sounds in Gabriele

Read Gabriele in these IPA segments: ɡa · bri · ˈɛ · le. Dots and stress marks identify the boundaries shown in the reference; these symbols are not English spelling. The mark /ˈ/ comes immediately before the main stressed syllable. Give that syllable a little more prominence without swallowing the others.

  1. 1.The Italian r

    In Gabriele: Use the tip of the tongue near the ridge behind the upper teeth. A light contact or brief trill is different from a curled English r.

    Watch out: Avoid pulling the tongue back into an English “r” shape.

  2. 2.A steady /e/ vowel

    In Gabriele: Keep the tongue toward the front and sustain a single /e/ vowel. Listen for its exact height in the recording.

    Watch out: English “ay” often ends with a glide; do not automatically carry that glide into this vowel.

  3. 3.The open /ɛ/ vowel

    In Gabriele: Keep the vowel open, like the vowel in many pronunciations of English “bed”, without a final glide.

    Watch out: Avoid turning this vowel into English “ay”.

Hear it in context

Mi chiamo Gabriele.

My name is Gabriele.

Listen once, say it aloud, then replay at 1.00×. Keep the word connected to the surrounding sentence rather than giving every syllable equal weight.

Pronunciation and variety

Gabriele is presented using Standard Italian. Regional accents and connected speech can change details. A person’s own pronunciation of their name takes priority over a general reference.

The English-style respelling is approximate. Use the IPA and recording together for vowel quality and consonants that do not have an exact English equivalent.

Questions about Gabriele

How do you pronounce Gabriele?

Gabriele is pronounced /ɡa.briˈɛ.le/ in Italian. In Gabriele: Use the tip of the tongue near the ridge behind the upper teeth. A light contact or brief trill is different from a curled English r. Listen to the word on its own, then compare it with the example sentence.

What should I listen for first?

In Gabriele: Use the tip of the tongue near the ridge behind the upper teeth. A light contact or brief trill is different from a curled English r. Start at 0.75×, then return to 1.00× to hear the natural rhythm.

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