Got a tip for you: Antetokounmpo is just the letters that can be seen in his Greek name (Αντετοκούνμπο). But that name in Greek is written like that because its a transcription of his Nigerian name to the modern Greek alphabet. His original name is written Adetokunbo. Now, in Greek orthography, /b/ is written "μπ" (mp) but still pronounced /b/ and /d/ is written "ντ" (nt) but still pronounced /d/. Also, "ου" (ou) is how you write the /u/ sound in Greek. Yes I know, modern Greek orthography is messed up, but after applying this rules you can pronounce Antetokounmpo, which now you know its pronounced Adetokunbo (ah-deh-toh-KOOM-boh)!
"Yes I know, modern Greek orthography is messed up." Could be worse. It could be English or French. :-p I took a class in principles of literacy and those two languages came up a lot as being less than optimal. Languages like Spanish and Finnish, on the other hand, are much more consistent. As for his name, it is Yoruba in origin, from the southwest of Nigeria (makes sense, since his parents are apparently from Lagos).
AgentDC76 Trust me, when you want to transliterate a name in Greek, its the worst thing. Just to give you a clue, the digraph μπ could represent either /mp/ or /mb/ or /b/. For example, in Greek, Trump is written as Τραμπ. Many Greeks that dont know the actual pronunciation, pronounce it as /trab/ and its so funny 😂
Does Greek have that underdifferentiation issue with γκ as well? (in other words, would it be /ŋk/, /ŋg/, or /g/ depending on context?) Also, English's big problem is the exact opposite in the case of most vowels. I know Greek does have overdifferentiation issues with its vowels/orthography to some degree, but English is just ridiculous for it. In any case, I do agree that Greek orthography isn't particularly optimal from a graph-to-phoneme ratio perspective.
Hope they learn how to pronounce his name, Giannis is here to stay!!! He's been playing pretty well for an 18-year old rookie (will be 19 in a few days by the way, wish him happy birthday!!!), he just needs more minutes... He'll mature and get MUCH better!!! Oh by the way, his brother Thanasis is pretty damn good too (plays in the NBDL, scored 23 points the other night!!!)... You'd better get used to the Antetokounmpo name!!!
Damn seeing Caron Butler here after watching that video where in he congratulated Giannis after the bucks beat, I think it was the heat, (Caron basically said “you came a long way young man” to Giannis), makes me feel old. He changed so much these past 7 years, as well as so many things have happened these past 7 years.
I knew it & all Greeks!!!Speaking for myself, i was waiting for him that at age of 26 he would be the best player of the league..he did it 2years earlier!!!That's why they called him FR34K!!!
Nate Walters told it right !!! They are cooperating well in the court too !!! Bucks should give them more play time together , since the starters aren't going well.
y'all want to know what's worse I'm half greek and people especially teachers don't know how to say my other last name "Vouzikis" (voo-zee-kiss) and its easier than Antetokoumpo. There's very few people i know who are american that pronounced it right the first time so i feel him on that.
If you all were Nigerians, it would have been more obvious that Giannis was not pronouncing the Greek name, but the Yoruba version which goes as Adétòkunbọ̀. Meaning, Royalty (Adé) has (tí) Overseas (òkun) bọ̀ (Arrived) Proper translation being Royalty has arrived from Overseas.
Easy... right pronounce is Yannis Adetokounbo..... , because n+t = d and m+p = b in Greek language. Actually Adetokounbo is the right spell , but Antetokounmpo is the Greek transileration of the Nigerian surname.
The name is not hard to pronounce, it's actually "A-deh-taw-koon-baw". It's the stupid Greek authorities fault for spelling it Antetokounmpo adding all these extra letters instead of the original Adetokunbo.
I bet everyone in Milwaukee now knows his name ;)
so true
I bet they can't pronunce it lol
now all the world knows hes name
And the 2k cover was everyone will know your name
@Don’t click my about sectionis that sarcasm?
Giannis A-nte-to-kou-nmpo! is that simple :P
And this kid is gonna be great, he just needs more oportunities!
Just like you said :)
hes great as fuck
Tsampikos V playoffs right now fam
Exactly
what you predicted
He killing it and only one game in against kyrie celtics
NBA Champion, Finals MVP, 2 time NBA MVP, Defensive player of the year, Greek Freak
Got a tip for you: Antetokounmpo is just the letters that can be seen in his Greek name (Αντετοκούνμπο). But that name in Greek is written like that because its a transcription of his Nigerian name to the modern Greek alphabet. His original name is written Adetokunbo. Now, in Greek orthography, /b/ is written "μπ" (mp) but still pronounced /b/ and /d/ is written "ντ" (nt) but still pronounced /d/. Also, "ου" (ou) is how you write the /u/ sound in Greek. Yes I know, modern Greek orthography is messed up, but after applying this rules you can pronounce Antetokounmpo, which now you know its pronounced Adetokunbo (ah-deh-toh-KOOM-boh)!
Απόστολος Τουλούπας thx mate
"Yes I know, modern Greek orthography is messed up." Could be worse. It could be English or French. :-p I took a class in principles of literacy and those two languages came up a lot as being less than optimal. Languages like Spanish and Finnish, on the other hand, are much more consistent.
As for his name, it is Yoruba in origin, from the southwest of Nigeria (makes sense, since his parents are apparently from Lagos).
AgentDC76 Trust me, when you want to transliterate a name in Greek, its the worst thing. Just to give you a clue, the digraph μπ could represent either /mp/ or /mb/ or /b/. For example, in Greek, Trump is written as Τραμπ. Many Greeks that dont know the actual pronunciation, pronounce it as /trab/ and its so funny 😂
Does Greek have that underdifferentiation issue with γκ as well? (in other words, would it be /ŋk/, /ŋg/, or /g/ depending on context?)
Also, English's big problem is the exact opposite in the case of most vowels. I know Greek does have overdifferentiation issues with its vowels/orthography to some degree, but English is just ridiculous for it. In any case, I do agree that Greek orthography isn't particularly optimal from a graph-to-phoneme ratio perspective.
Also, the Trump thing *is* pretty funny XD
Wanna pronounce it right? Try:
Yanis Adetokunbo.
Thanks
Than k u more helpful than Google. Lol
That's Nigerian pronouns
Βοηθάς κόσμο αλήθεια
Ya - knees An - Tay - Toe - Koom - po
"I call him rook"
teeverbrown he is not a rookie
The Dunking Charizard U trippin'
The Dunking Charizard boy what type of weed you smoking I need some of that to become stupid
When he commented he Giannis was a rookie
guys the comment was 3 years ago which really makes Giannis a rook that time.
I call him rook 5 years ago
I call him MIP 2 years ago
Now i call him MVP
15 years from now on i will call him THE GOAT
@@dzoni4287 nah that will forever be MJ
Now I call him a 4x NBA Champion
@@ElianaPontou018 Goats are meant to be dethroned!
Now I call him champion!!!!
Hope they learn how to pronounce his name, Giannis is here to stay!!!
He's been playing pretty well for an 18-year old rookie (will be 19 in a few days by the way, wish him happy birthday!!!), he just needs more minutes... He'll mature and get MUCH better!!!
Oh by the way, his brother Thanasis is pretty damn good too (plays in the NBDL, scored 23 points the other night!!!)... You'd better get used to the Antetokounmpo name!!!
And kostas antetokunmpo is a high school star at Dominican high school, in whitefish bay, WI (a suburb of milwaukee)
PhilipTheBigOne shit u predicted he is a super star lol
HE BEASTIN IN THE PLAYOFFS
Great prediction
PhilipTheBigOne yep
Keep working hard Giannis and they'll find out the way to pronounce your last name.....And by the way... Χρόνια Πολλά!!!!!!!!
Now he the 🐐
Aged well
Go Giannis all Greece is by your side!
Di Angelo συμφωνω!!!
Stop that ! He is nigérian !!!!
@@presleykoumbahounsou2634 bruh he from greece
@@famemoab354 wasn’t considered a person till he went to the nba
@@mani_k6242 exactly naija is his mother land 🇳🇬
Who else here after he won his ring?
Bet y'all know his name now
Yep after his rookie year I learned to pronounce it properly, had me respect by then.
i still call him akumpo
Damn seeing Caron Butler here after watching that video where in he congratulated Giannis after the bucks beat, I think it was the heat, (Caron basically said “you came a long way young man” to Giannis), makes me feel old. He changed so much these past 7 years, as well as so many things have happened these past 7 years.
Lol Illyasova failed so bad
giannis yopipopopopom
Thank you for the Opportunity... GO BUCKS GO!!!!
HES BEEN IN THE NBA FOR 7+ years holy shit time flys
its so funny when the bucks call other player rookies lol. I can accept larry sanders but the rest of the team look like a expansion team
ersan was the only who said it right
He's gonna be a great player someday
Wow his hand are huge!!! Did u see the 1/5 of his hand that gave that high five.
Yes they are!!
Now I call him the FMVP
LOL Illyasova - I almost spit my food at the screen, man!!!!!! LMFNO
Who knew that this kid could win MVP 4 years later
I knew it & all Greeks!!!Speaking for myself, i was waiting for him that at age of 26 he would be the best player of the league..he did it 2years earlier!!!That's why they called him FR34K!!!
and a championship 7 years later as a finals MVP
@@jefemarcalfanta6106 indeed my friend
Now a NBA Champ, 2x MVP and Finals MVP. 🔥🔥🔥
here we are today, you better learn how to pronounce his name! 🥳🥳 what a beast
Nate Walters told it right !!! They are cooperating well in the court too !!! Bucks should give them more play time together , since the starters aren't going well.
After 7 years.... Anyone who don't now his name??????????????
whoa!
i didn't expect Giannis' voice to be like that, 1st time hearing it. :O
y'all want to know what's worse I'm half greek and people especially teachers don't know how to say my other last name "Vouzikis" (voo-zee-kiss) and its easier than Antetokoumpo. There's very few people i know who are american that pronounced it right the first time so i feel him on that.
Say his name
M V P
MVP
2x MVP
1x All Star MVP
1x MIP
1x DPOY
1x NBA Champion
1x Finals MVP
Now everybody knows his name.
This aged well.
Who's back after he's an nba champion
Delfino! Grande, cabezón!
Call him champ
Giannis Adetokunbo
Xaxaxa o Ilyasova!!
All of em know his name now...
Remember the Name.
good lord listen to him compared to now
giannis you're the man!
I bet they wont fuck his name up no more just him call him champ for short 🤣
“Giannas Yompompimpopompo”
Now he's Giannis Antetochampion.
Εμείς οι έλληνες που ξερουμε πως να το διαβάζουμε...και λέμε είναι πανεύκολο ρε παιδιά
_60 Minutes_ brought me here. Never heard of him before tonight. Black card revoked? 😱
Got this in my recommendations the day he won the title aha
2019 MVP
I'm here after their championship about 15 mins earlier
It’s crazy how 6 years ago Giannis and Middleton were both bench players and now they are all stars.
they all know his name now!
crazy how everyone 6 years ago thought that giannis was gonna be good and he his 6 years later
Idol giannis antetokounmpo
i bet everybody know his name now
If you all were Nigerians, it would have been more obvious that Giannis was not pronouncing the Greek name, but the Yoruba version which goes as Adétòkunbọ̀. Meaning, Royalty (Adé) has (tí) Overseas (òkun) bọ̀ (Arrived)
Proper translation being Royalty has arrived from Overseas.
fitting name
Those who called him rookie, wouldn't know that guy became in the best player of that franchise and give them an NBA title...
0:54 My name is Yan-nis An-too-too-kumbo
Arkady Vestel Why you can't say it? It's eazy!!!
its antetokounmpo,u americans say ''yiannis adetokumbo
What's Ersan saying?
No one:
Ilysaova: Giannis Yokibeebonomomo
i still cant pronounce his name after these years
It's Yawnes @itikoonboa
get handles On tay toe kOon Po
get handles (gah-nes) (ah-tay-toe-koom-boe)
Easy... right pronounce is Yannis Adetokounbo..... , because n+t = d and m+p = b in Greek language. Actually Adetokounbo is the right spell , but Antetokounmpo is the Greek transileration of the Nigerian surname.
He’s a Champion now
Antekoputo the kid said
Anh đức phúc hát hay quá 😍😍❤❤
So no N's, the P sounds as a B, and the T's have a soft articulation, almost a D. "Ah - Deh - Doh - Kum - Bo"
Very close! Ah-Deh-Toh-Kum-bo!
The disrespect in this video
Siro López aprueba este vídeo.
+Banach Riemann jajaja Puto amo
MVP
lucky kid :(
Yo that kid's name was jabari tf?!!!?
What a... Now the whole world know his name.
Ade toku mbo.. Before the Greek swag
Yiassou Giannis!
0:47 Ersan reis helal
Đức Phúc tuyệt vời. Giọng hát ấm áp và hay quá
Mong chị ra video hướng dẫn bài "phút giao thừa lặng lẽ" hoặc "khúc giao mùa" 😇殺
saying his name goofing around and now hes better than you . now his a beast better than this nba teamates
Who here after MVP
Just call him Giannis Attempttokillyou now. Is that easy 😆
Little does this kid know he was with a champion
0:47 giannis yokopipapoko
0:48 giannis yokokokipekom
I say An Te Tou Something 😂
Middleton before the scary stare
The name is not hard to pronounce, it's actually "A-deh-taw-koon-baw". It's the stupid Greek authorities fault for spelling it Antetokounmpo adding all these extra letters instead of the original Adetokunbo.
He wins championship at the age of 26 wow
❤❣💝
I've been able to pronounce his name. But that's just cause I'm also Greek
ilyasova hahahahahahaha
I will call him Rook, I don’t want to mess up his name.
Just gotta break it down into pieces.
THE ROOK HAHAHHAHA CALL HIM MVP NOW
I call him NBA Champ
Now they be looking giannis as their god
Ελα ρε παιχτι!
All the NBA broadcasters say on-tet-a-kume-po
Why hasn't he changed his name back to what it really is? Will it diminish his fame? Or maybe his father doesn't deserve the honour.
chị hướng dẫn “Chuyện đôi ta” đi ạ😽
Looks so young in this
0:47 Yanisssss....... Yokobepopapomo
Yon-nis a-den-toe-coom-po