JasoNsider
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Great. So is it "High-rule" or "hee-rule". I always pronounce it "high-rule" but I actually heard a couple people calling it the latter and it left me questioning.
Pronunciation
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This toptic reminds me. I went to some videostore that rents foreign movies, and I asked for "Bounce Koh-gals". The guy then tried to correct me by saying it's pronounced "K-O-gals". I told him he's wrong, it's Koh-gals, ko meaning kid. He got pretty pissed off, since he likes to act like he's the big expert on everything oriental.
RevenantKioku
PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS PEINS oh god i am drowning in them
Go try to reserve Shin Megami Tensei. Or just ask the clerk about it.
One guy at a store tried to tell me I was pronouncing "chocobo" wrong. He said it was "cha-ko-bo" or some shit.
One guy at a store tried to tell me I was pronouncing "chocobo" wrong. He said it was "cha-ko-bo" or some shit.
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Ok, now someone pronounce Yggdrasil for me
JasoNsider
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id n.
In Freudian theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.
This is what I figured the company is named after.
That is hilarious about "cha-ko-bo"
. You won't believe this, but I once knew someone who called Indiana Jones "anadee-ya jones"....I just said "did you even stop and read his name?"
In Freudian theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.
This is what I figured the company is named after.
That is hilarious about "cha-ko-bo"
. You won't believe this, but I once knew someone who called Indiana Jones "anadee-ya jones"....I just said "did you even stop and read his name?"Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Matlock said:
Wait...what? Are you saying that's wrong?
I'll correct myself on the Enix thing by being a bit more clear; the vowels change the inflection on it and just follow normal J pronunciation. I should have spelled it as "eh-neeks".
There's also plenty of other J words which tend to get mussed just because of the vowels.
Naruto - "narto"
Sakura (Sakura Wars, Card Captor Sakura, SF char.) - "Sakra". it sure as hell ain't Sah-koo-ruh.
And here's a real stickler: Billy Kane of KOF - the last name technically is read as "Khan".
There's also plenty of other J words which tend to get mussed just because of the vowels.
Naruto - "narto"
Sakura (Sakura Wars, Card Captor Sakura, SF char.) - "Sakra". it sure as hell ain't Sah-koo-ruh.
And here's a real stickler: Billy Kane of KOF - the last name technically is read as "Khan".
Rocket Punch
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Fos some reason I've always pronouced TENCHU as Ten-Koo instead of the more obvious way.
Also, what's the correct pronunciation of Eidos? I always thought it was I-does...
Also, what's the correct pronunciation of Eidos? I always thought it was I-does...
Well don't waste time on the exchange.XS+ said:
Type out the pronunciation of this in English, then. Go ahead.
(from SF Zero 2 Soundtrack)
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
alejob said:
No, I think it's like "did" without the first d.
It's Latin and that tends to be pronounced exactly as it's written.
Jumpman Jr.
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How about Disgaea: Hour of Darkness?
I'm 35 hrs in and I still can't pronounce it.
I'm 35 hrs in and I still can't pronounce it.
Almost right, but the z in the end is pronounced like in intermezzo:Minotauro said:
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=intermezzo (first version)
btw, it's the German word for ambition, if anyone cares.
PS: This thread rocks, it should be stickied!
PPS: Is there a way to write in phonetic transcription, maybe as a plugin for the forum software? It always confuses me when I try to understand the explanation for the pronounciations, mainly because each vowel has so many different sounds in English.
There are laws that tell you when the 'u' and 'i' are almost not pronounced, although even then it depends on the speaker (some girls think it's cute to clearly pronounce the 'u' in "desu", for example).
For a long time I thought Shenmue was pronounced with a 'yu' sound at the end, and not 'oo'.
For a long time I thought Shenmue was pronounced with a 'yu' sound at the end, and not 'oo'.
Diomedeskun
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Ah, the downside of speaking Enlish and having so many ways to say each vowel (but still missing a few sounds)...
JasoNsider said:
Eiji Aonuma - who? what?
id - cool...pronounced right afterall
Deus Ex - cool...pronounced right afterall
Ninja Gaiden - cool...pronounced right afterall
Enix - damn...assumed the E was hard
Guile - cool...pronounced right afterall
Ys - never needed to pronounce this...would have said it wrong anyway :b
Ocarina - cool...pronounced right afterall
Yamauchi - cool...pronounced right afterall
Ikaruga - cool...pronounced right afterall
Aoi - Never cared, unfortunately
ICO - had some trouble with this...only because all letters where in caps so I initially assumed it was an acronym
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
Isn't Kage (From Virtua Fighter) pronounced Ka-gay
And "id Software" is prounced like "did Software" without the first D
And "id Software" is prounced like "did Software" without the first D
Some of these wrong pronounciations are pretty funny 
As for the ever elusive Hyrule, I've always said it as "High-rule". I haven't really heard a Japanese person pronounce it as of yet, maybe they could shed some light.
Even though most of the gaming pronounciations I use are correct, I still say "rye-yoo" simply because it has that certain nostalgic effect. I remember watching the SF anime about a decade or more ago and hearing Ken yell "hey ree-yoo!" I was like WTF.
And like the other guys said, Japanese vowel pronounciation isn't hard when you get the gist of it. Always wise not to drag the words like some English does.
Simple lesson;
ah - a
eh - e
ee - i
oh - o
oo - u
As for the ever elusive Hyrule, I've always said it as "High-rule". I haven't really heard a Japanese person pronounce it as of yet, maybe they could shed some light.
Even though most of the gaming pronounciations I use are correct, I still say "rye-yoo" simply because it has that certain nostalgic effect. I remember watching the SF anime about a decade or more ago and hearing Ken yell "hey ree-yoo!" I was like WTF.
And like the other guys said, Japanese vowel pronounciation isn't hard when you get the gist of it. Always wise not to drag the words like some English does.
Simple lesson;
ah - a
eh - e
ee - i
oh - o
oo - u
Okay so this isn't TOTALLY related as it doesn't necessarily have to do with pronunciation, but this thread reminded me of it...
One of my biggest pet peevs when working at EB (and there were a lot of them) was customers (and even my manager) who called Final Fantasy X or X-2 "Ecks" and "Ecks-Two". THEY ARE ROMAN NUMERALS GOD DAMN YOU ><
One of my biggest pet peevs when working at EB (and there were a lot of them) was customers (and even my manager) who called Final Fantasy X or X-2 "Ecks" and "Ecks-Two". THEY ARE ROMAN NUMERALS GOD DAMN YOU ><
Diomedeskun
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The biggest problem people seem to have is not just the sound of the vowel or the length, but the location of the accent. For example, many people who mispronounce sakura stress the second syllable: "saKUra", instead of the very light stress that it has on the first: SAkura. Japanese only accents very lightly, unlike most Western languages.
The misplaced accent is one of the most common ways to mess up any language, as I have noticed in native English speakers trying to speak Spanish all my life. Also, anyone who has trouble hearing accents in words should stay well clear of the 4 tones and no tone of Chinese.
The misplaced accent is one of the most common ways to mess up any language, as I have noticed in native English speakers trying to speak Spanish all my life. Also, anyone who has trouble hearing accents in words should stay well clear of the 4 tones and no tone of Chinese.
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JC10001 said:
OH SHIT.
Well now, I've been doing that for lets see, 12-13 years, or whenever the hell SFII came out. As far as I am aware, every single person in NZ does this.
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SFII was the worst for me when I was like 11.
Ryu = Rye-yu
Guile = Gwillie
Dhalsim = Dahl-iz-em
Yeah I know i invented letters there, I'm lazy like that. Also I thought Luigi was pronounced Loogie when I first played SMB.
Ryu = Rye-yu
Guile = Gwillie
Dhalsim = Dahl-iz-em
Yeah I know i invented letters there, I'm lazy like that. Also I thought Luigi was pronounced Loogie when I first played SMB.
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I think this thread just ruined gaming for me
This reminds me of when I went for a holiday to the US, I was trying out some different beers and I said "Hey whats this one? Mish-el-obb"
Bastards laughed at me. how was I supposed to know you pronounce Michelob MICK-A-LOBE.
People in the south made fun of my accent.
This reminds me of when I went for a holiday to the US, I was trying out some different beers and I said "Hey whats this one? Mish-el-obb"
Bastards laughed at me. how was I supposed to know you pronounce Michelob MICK-A-LOBE.
People in the south made fun of my accent.
The Faceless Master
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you mean Bob?
and to this day, 80% of people i know in new tork still say 'gulley' .. even rappers say it ..