The word "Garek" is pronounced /ˈɡɑːrɛk/. The first sound is a voiced velar plosive /ɡ/ which is followed by an open back unrounded vowel /ɑː/. The next sound is a tapped alveolar /r/ and then an open-mid front unrounded vowel /ɛ/. The final sound is an unvoiced velar fricative /k/. The spelling of "Garek" follows English phonetic rules, with the "a" in the first syllable pronounced as it is in words like "car" and "bar".