How to Pronounce Gal Gadot’s name with an Israeli Accent

Hey, everyone, it's Hadar. Thank you so much for joining me. Today. I'm going to teach you how to pronounce the name Gal Gadot.

Gal Gadot. Oh, you're good. So who is Gal Gadot?

Gal Gadot.

Gadot. Gadot. That's good. The Gadot can be better.

So Wonder Woman 1984 is out, and a lot of people are speaking about Gal Gadot. But this is not how you pronounce her name. This is how English speakers pronounce her name. So this is what I'm here for. I'm going to use my Israeli ness to tell you how you really pronounce her name. And then I'm going to talk about the things that make Gal so awesome and inspirational when it comes to English fluency and pronunciation. So stay tuned. Let's begin with the first name, Gal. Now, here's the thing. When you say someone's name, what you're likely to do is transform the sounds that exist in their native language and in their name into sounds that you're more comfortable and that exist in your native language. This is why a lot of English speakers say gal instead of gal. Or sometimes they might say gal. So the G sound is the same. Great. Check. And then we have the sound in Hebrew. Very simple. Actually, it's closer to the as in cup. It's in American English. So the beginning of the word gal actually sounds like gut. I have a gut feeling. Right. The spelling doesn't help because a lot of people see the a in the name, and then they think, okay, it's probably A as in cat gal or ah as in father gal. But no, it's right there in the middle. So you want to keep your jaw more closed. The tongue is flat, the lips are relaxed. G, G, G. Very straightforward. And then the L, the L in American English is a dark l when it's at the end of the word. That means that when you pronounce the L, you also raise the back of the tongue and you restrict something there in the back that creates this weird sound. We call it weird sound. Native speakers just call it an L at the end of the word. Gal, gall or gal, Gal, gal. However, in Hebrew, we don't have that. It's a very simple, clear L where you bring the tip of the tongue up. And that's about it. La, la, gal, gal. So it sounds a little lighter and a little shorter. Gal, gal, gal, gal. Then the last name is Gadot. Gadot. The beginning is very much the same as in Gal. Ga, ga, gadot. Czech. You already know how to pronounce that. The second syllable is dot. Dot. While in American English, there is no pure O sound. There is either o as in go or ah as in honest O. Ah. This is why most people pronounce it as G. But in Hebrew it's a pure O. O. So it's kind of like the beginning of O, but then you stop right after the beginning. It's like it's also super short. G. And then the T in English, it's a hell T, which means there is no T there. It's just an abrupt stop of air. G. Right. You don't hear anything there. G. That doesn't happen in Hebrew. A T is a T is a T is a T. Gadot. It's not overly pronounced. No, but it's not hidden or swallowed like most people pronounce it Godot. In Hebrew, There are only five vowels in comparison to English that has between 16 to 18 vowels depending on the dialect. So this is why we want to reduce it. There's a lot less jaw movement. Everything is so super chill and relaxed. Gal Gadot. Gal Gadot. It's kind of like we don't want you to read our lips when we speak. Gal Gadot. Now let me share with you why I absolutely love Gal Gadot. And it's not just because she's a rock star and she's like one of the biggest movie stars ever and she's also Israeli and she is very much herself. Like, she's so charming and her personality always shines through, but not because of that. I love her because, because of her English journey. Because what is so unique to her is that she never tried to hide the fact that she's a non native speaker and she never used it to stop her from achieving her goals and for showing up fully like herself, authentically and genuinely. And whenever she faced a struggle, and I've seen many interviews where she said something wrong or, or people didn't understand her and instead of feeling self conscious about it, she simply laughed it out. She said, oh, no, it's my English or no, that's not how I pronounce it, or something like that. And she stepped into her power and she said to herself, this is not going to stop me. But Godlin, Amy, you guys got to be really great friends on this, right?

Oh my God. We got together.

We.

We. Sorry, it's my English. No, we had a slumber party. It's a foot. Foot. Like foot or foot.

Foot.

You said foot, so that means is it a Foot. You eat foot or foot with toes. Oh, foot is a food.

And even though I'm sure that inside herself she might have thought, you know, I should know better by now, or this or that, and what are people going to think? She never let it stop her, which I think is so incredibly important, because as speaker of a second language, there's always going to be a struggle and there's always going to be something. The question is, are you letting it stop you on your way to your success? And I can tell you that she absolutely did not. And when she did face a struggle, she simply made it her own and she let it go easily or actually made fun of it, which is always, always, you know, like such a. Such a beautiful gift to be able to laugh at yourself and not to make a big deal and not to take it personally.

I don't want to be Bob Sponge. Bob SpongeBob Bob Sponge as a gig.

Geek.

And didn't get the joke.

So that's it. Pract the pronunciation of the name or you don't have to. You can also work on your Israeli accent. DM me. If you want more information about how to speak with an Israeli accent, you can find me Hadar Accentsway on Instagram. And in the meantime, I hope you enjoyed it. It was a little different than what I usually do, but I think it was fun, at least for me. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you next week in the next video by.