English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Giovanni Pronunciation
Giovanni is pronounced juh-VAH-nee, IPA /ˌdʒioʊˈvɑni/.
juh-VAH-nee
US /ˌdʒioʊˈvɑni/
Syllables: juh · VAH · nee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun (a man's name): An Italian man's given name, the equivalent of John.
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Two Ways to Say Giovanni
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- the fuller Italian reading, jee-oh-VAH-nee: (jee-oh-VAH-nee)
Giovanni in a Sentence
- Giovanni ran the kitchen for thirty years.
- Don Giovanni opens the season in Vienna.
- Giovanni Bellini painted three of the altarpieces.
Common Mispronunciations of Giovanni
Not gee-oh-VA-nee
Italian gi gives the j of jam, and the i does no separate work once the j is there.
Not joh-VA-nee
The stressed vowel opens to the ah of father, so the loud beat is VAH.
Tip: English usually compresses the name to three beats, juh-VAH-nee, while Italian keeps four, jee-oh-VAH-nee. Both are widely heard.
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