Yanni
/ʝanni/from spelling rules
Yanni is the Spanish form of the name of the Greek musician and composer Yanni.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝanni/
Did you know?
- In Spanish orthography, double consonants like 'nn' are not used. This makes the spelling of Yanni visually distinct and unnatural to a native speaker.
- Spanish speakers may pronounce the 'Y' in Yanni as a 'zh' sound (like in 'measure') in the Rioplatense dialect of Argentina and Uruguay, making the name sound significantly different from the Greek original.
- In some informal regional dialects, Spanish speakers may place the definite article el before the name Yanni, as in el Yanni.
Examples in context
- Yanni va a parar.Yanni is going to stop.This sentence shows the subject Yanni in a sentence about a future action.Tatoeba #10012116 by manufrutos, translation #10011561 by Amastan
- A Yanni le pagan.Yanni is getting paid.This sentence demonstrates the use of the indirect object pronoun with Yanni.Tatoeba #10031409 by manufrutos, translation #10031220 by Amastan
- Yanni es un hombre.Yanni is a man.This sentence uses Yanni as the subject to describe a person's gender.Tatoeba #10024801 by manufrutos, translation #10023815 by Amastan
- 539 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are discussing their favorite music.
- MateoMe gusta mucho la música de Yanni.I really like Yanni's music.
- SofíaYo también, sus composiciones son muy relajantes.Me too, his compositions are very relaxing.
- Mateo¿Alguna vez has visto a Yanni en vivo?Have you ever seen Yanni live?
- SofíaNo, pero me encantaría ir a un concierto.No, but I would love to go to a concert.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
