well thats hard to pronounce....

[Reaper_090]

This game is so damn filled with words that could be pronounced in a number of ways. Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce the following words?

Flowen - Is it "flow" as in water flowing, or "flow" as in flower? If so, does this apply for olga flow?

Syncesta - Sometimes in words like this , c's are pronounced as "ch" or "s" or "k". What is it?

Muut Ditts Poumn - HA! take that!

Lab - lol j/k

I'll post more when i think of 'em

[Berzerker]

erm, well generally it dont matter, cos online they cant hear you and if everyone else round you says it the same way, then your ok

[Reaper_090]

yea but its interestin to know.....

and also, my friends keep having arguements about how stuff is pronounced. lol i have this one friend that pronounces stuff 80% wrong. He even see's letters that arent really there. e.g asparasus !



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[Ketchup345]

On 2003-09-27 15:28, Reaper_090 wrote:
Flowen - Is it "flow" as in water flowing, or "flow" as in flower? If so, does this apply for olga flow?

Syncesta - Sometimes in words like this , c's are pronounced as "ch" or "s" or "k". What is it?

Muut Ditts Poumn - HA! take that!


I underlined how I pronounce them. I would say pronounce Muut Ditts Poumn as Moot Dits Poum.

[Reaper_090]

thx, that sorta makes sense. I have a feeling its flow (water) coz olga flow (flower) don't sound right.

[StrongBad]

And the TJ-Sword.
My friend thinks its pronounced like Tsukimiri
I think its Sumikri
And my brother thinks its Tusumuriki.
Theres a lot of stuff that have weird pronounciations. Orotiagito, Gungnir, Berdysh...

[Nai_Calus]

I am a nerd and I switch the language settings to Japanese and look at how it's written in katakana(Unless it's written in Kanji, in which case I have problems, but katakana/hirigana I read just fine) if I'm worried about how to pronounce something. ^^;

[Math]

Flowen - Im pretty sure its "Flow-in" like the water flows inside..

Syncesta - I think this one is "Sin-ess(like the letter S)-Ta

Muut Ditts Poumn - an is this even a weapon?

[Kadou]

No, it's a few words in one of the messages left by Rico. Though niether she nor most anyone who hasn't played the previous Phantasy Star games doesn't know it, they are primitive names for three planets in the Algo star system: Motavia, Dezolis/Dezoris, and Palma.
As for pronounciation, I think it's 'moot', 'dhits' ( like the word 'it's', but with a D in front), and 'poom.'

[Berzerker]

meh, everyone says stuff the way I say it beacuse I was the first to get it outa my mates, they just took on how I said the words....I am interested in how you pronounce Meseta though....cos at first I said it like mess-ta, but one mate said it looks more like mess-e-ta, e being e that sorta sounds like ea

[Kadou]

I don't know why, but I pronounce it 'may-say-tuh.'

[Kent]

On 2003-09-27 15:28, Reaper_090 wrote:
Flowen - Is it "flow" as in water flowing, or "flow" as in flower? If so, does this apply for olga flow?

Flow-en

Like somebody badly slurring "flowing," except a soft E sound instead of I.


Syncesta - Sometimes in words like this , c's are pronounced as "ch" or "s" or "k". What is it?

Synch-es-tah

As in synchronized.


Muut Ditts Poumn - HA! take that!

Moot Ditz Powm

...That's pretty much spelled how it's pronounced.


On 2003-09-27 15:47, StrongBad wrote:
And the TJ-Sword.
My friend thinks its pronounced like Tsukimiri
I think its Sumikri
And my brother thinks its Tusumuriki.

Tsu-mee-kee-ree

Not drawn out on the syllables, of course.


Theres a lot of stuff that have weird pronounciations. Orotiagito, Gungnir, Berdysh...

O-roh-tee-ah-ghee-toh (hard G sound, not j)

Gung-near

Berr-deesh

[PlatypusMaximus]

I agree with Kent with the exception of Orotiagio. I say Oro-shee-agito

[Jack]

I say meseta as with Spain's old currency, peseta.

[TheAlmightyNewbie]

On 2003-09-28 07:31, Kent wrote:


On 2003-09-27 15:28, Reaper_090 wrote:
Flowen - Is it "flow" as in water flowing, or "flow" as in flower? If so, does this apply for olga flow?

Flow-en

Like somebody badly slurring "flowing," except a soft E sound instead of I.


Syncesta - Sometimes in words like this , c's are pronounced as "ch" or "s" or "k". What is it?

Synch-es-tah

As in synchronized.


Muut Ditts Poumn - HA! take that!

Moot Ditz Powm

...That's pretty much spelled how it's pronounced.


On 2003-09-27 15:47, StrongBad wrote:
And the TJ-Sword.
My friend thinks its pronounced like Tsukimiri
I think its Sumikri
And my brother thinks its Tusumuriki.

Tsu-mee-kee-ree

Not drawn out on the syllables, of course.


Theres a lot of stuff that have weird pronounciations. Orotiagito, Gungnir, Berdysh...

O-roh-tee-ah-ghee-toh (hard G sound, not j)

Gung-near

Berr-deesh



I agree with all of those except syncesta (sin SESS ta) and Berdysh (BUR dish). well, there's my two cents. o.o

[SpyroDi]

On 2003-09-27 15:28, Reaper_090 wrote:
Flowen - Is it "flow" as in water flowing, or "flow" as in flower? If so, does this apply for olga flow?

Flow-in



Syncesta - Sometimes in words like this , c's are pronounced as "ch" or "s" or "k". What is it?

Sin-sess-tah



Muut Ditts Poumn - HA! take that!

Moot Ditz Poom



On 2003-09-27 15:47, StrongBad wrote:
And the TJ-Sword.
My friend thinks its pronounced like Tsukimiri
I think its Sumikri
And my brother thinks its Tusumuriki.

Su-mee-kee-ree



Theres a lot of stuff that have weird pronounciations. Orotiagito, Gungnir, Berdysh...

Or-o-tee-ah-gi-to

The I in Gi,as in 'If',and the O in To pronounced like O.

Gung-neer

I believe there was a holy weapon named Spear of the Earth: Gungnir in Fire Emblem 4. o_O

Bur-dish

What a cool weapon. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Berzerker]

wow, that a lot of quoteing O_o yeah, most of those I agree on

[Monomate]

Caduceus-??? i pronounce it 'Cad-oo-kay-us' but...i really have nofuckingclue...

muut ditts poumn- mutt ditts poun...that's what i say...(although know that i think abouts it...it could be myoot/myut ditts poun)

flowen-water type...(Dark Flow (flower type) would sound retarded...)

Lab-i really have no idea how to pronounce that...

Syncesta- Sinsessta...(kinda sounds like Sin Sista! or something...?)

Alive Aqhu-?!?!?!?!?!?! Alive Akhoo? Alive Akyu? i'm clueless

ah...running out of weird words...

Gilchich/Dubchich-is the 'ch' a hard 'c' or is it a typical 'ch' sound (like cheese...)

Sinows- is it Sin-now or Sin-oe i say sinow...but that's me

ya...i've exhausted my supply of weird crap...

edit:
meseta- mess-eh-tah? or meh-say-tah? i usually say both...alternately...

berdysh-berdish...(wow...so hard...ever heard of the 'Bardiche'? or even the 'Berdish'?)

Gungnir-wow...Gung-neer


Orotiagito-or ah tee a jee toe? or ah tee a ghee toe?

Agito-A jee to or A ghee to?


Bravace-Brah-vase? or Brave-iss? or Brave-ace?

Gae Bolg-Guy Bolg? Gay Bolg? Gee Bolg? (i say Guy Bolg)

Sange- Saynj? San-jee?


and the parasite wears bug the hell outta me...


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[ex]

The way i say most of the stuff agrees with most of what you have all posted, but the way i say orotiagito is oro-chi-agito.

[Benzine]

A caduceus is pronounced cad oosh E us, it's the name of the symbol for healers that has the 2 serpents intertwining around a pole with an eagle perched on top.
Here's an image, you've probably seen it on the signs of doctors or vetrinarians.

http://www.medword.com/pics/mini_cad.gif



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[CGoodness]

my friend and I always argue over how to pronouce zonde

i accent the e like "zon-day"

and he doesnt like "zond"

[Nai_Calus]

Orotiagito: oh-roh-chee ah-GEE-TOH (Ohs as in 'hairbow', ah as in 'father', hard g)
Sange: sahn-GEH
Yasha: yah-SYAH
Kamui: Kah-MOO-EE
Meseta: meh-SEH-TAH

[Appleicious]

On 2003-09-28 13:45, Monomate wrote:
Gae Bolg-Guy Bolg? Gay Bolg? Gee Bolg? (i say Guy Bolg)

Me and some friends pronounce it "Gay Bulge" just for fun. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Monomate]

On 2003-09-28 17:55, Appleicious wrote:


On 2003-09-28 13:45, Monomate wrote:
Gae Bolg-Guy Bolg? Gay Bolg? Gee Bolg? (i say Guy Bolg)

Me and some friends pronounce it "Gay Bulge" just for fun. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif



lol...i thought of that, but i don't because i think it's an awesome weapon...oh well...still funny...

[Nai_Calus]

On 2003-09-28 13:45, Monomate wrote:

Bravace-Brah-vase? or Brave-iss? or Brave-ace?

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I'm strange, perhaps, and I'd have to see if it's written in kana(most likely it is) and transliterate it to approximate the correct pronunciation, but I pronounce it 'Brah-VAH-chay' ...Too many Italian arias. *hums Se'i Miei Sospiri, which he's probably mispelled horribly because he hasn't seen the score in ages, and wanders off*

[Hrith]

Sange : SAN-GE, no long vowels

Yasha : YA-SHA, no long vowels

Kamui : KA-MOO-I, no long vowels

Caduceus : CAD-YOO-SEE-US, already heard CAD-YOO-KEE-US, well somebody already mentionned what that was.

Muut Ditts Poumn : MOOTS-DITS-POON (Latin structure, "m" is mute)

Flowen : I'd say like water flows

Syncesta : SIN-SESS-TA, easy.

Alive Aqhu : A-KU (French/Japanese "u" sound)

Gillchich / Dubchich : "ch" sound twice, to make a difference with the Normal to Very Hard ones.

Sinow : like "know", NOT "now"

Meseta : Like "Peseta", already mentionned

Berdysh : c'mon, the weapon exists !! It is pronounced BAR-DISH, from the French halberd-like weapon "bardiche". I do not know if the mispelling from the translators is intentional.

Gungnir : GOON-NIR, no actual "g" like in "sing" for instance.

Orotiagito : Japanese reads O-RO-CHI-A-GHI-TO, but japanese language makes no difference between CHI and TI (or TSU and TU, and so on) so it's up to you.

Bravace : I read it BRAVE-ACE, but Japanese reads BRAVE-ASS

Gae Bolg : Latin letter, in Latin "a" and "e" are one into the other and are pronounced "e" like in "bed"

Nelgal : NEL-GOAL, no diphtong

Vajulla : VA-DJOO-LA

Lafuteria : LA-FOO-TI-RIA

I've actually done some research, lmao
I'm studying linguistics, 5th year.

Most come from French, Latin or Japanese readings along with English speaking requirements.

Nelgal & Vajulla definitely sound Elven, but are not.

I'm actually having problems with the stress, since some words do not exist.


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[HUShadow]

Hmm...

Flow- Water flowing...

Meseta- MUH-SEH-TUH

Uh...what were some others?

I know I pronounce it wrong, but I say it, OR-EE-AH-GEE-TOH (GEE, as in geez)it's just a short way for me to say it.

TJ Sword- Don't even get me started. I say it different every time.

Gae Bolg- I say it like, GAY-BAULG, just for fun ^_^

Does anyone pronounce 'Rico' as RICK-OH? I pronounce it, REE-KOH.

Oh, oh! And, ZON-DAY, and I say Foie like, FOH-EE

How do you pronounce Megid? I do it, MEH-GID.

And...uh...

That's all the stuff I can think of right now...



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[ilr2000]

I swear to god for all of my time playing v1 I thought Varista was Varsita. Nobody ever informed me cause I never spoke it out loud. It wasn't until a friend (who doesnt play PSO at all) pointed it out. -____- dislexia is me.

[starhealer]

I like to argue over how to pronounce Vjaya. I say Va-ya, my friend says V-jya-a, it's all crazy like.

Ian, that's a good idea. I never thought to check the kana pronounciations...the stupid is me.

As for some others...well...

Meseta--Meh-say-tah

Syncesta--Sin-sess-tah

Orotiagito/Agito--O-roh(loh, depending...)-ah-gi-toh/A-gi-toh

Zonde--Zond

Foie--Foi (kinda like foil, only...no l)

Tsumikiri--Tsu-mee-kee-ree (lee, depending)

And I've always pronounced Caduceus Cad-uh-cuss. Nice to know it has an actual pronounciation...whether or not I use it. ^-^x

[Auracom]

I always thought megid was a pretty weird word.

[DarkShinjaru]

Zumiuran= Zoom-Urine?
Crozier= Crow-zair

[Hrith]

VJAYA is obvious : VIA-IA

ZUMIURAN : ZOO-MIOO-RAN

CROZIER : CRO-DJER ("o" is diphtonged)

^_____^ so fascinating !! I love linguistics !

[A2K]

"Megid" (meh-gid) actually comes from the same root word that "armageddon" is derived from.

[Blitzkommando]

For those of you questioning the pronounciation of 'foie' is that not a French word? If I recall correctly a special meal in France is Foie gras, or roast goose. And if it is French then it would be pronounced foy-e but very quick. My French is a little rusty but that is what I recall. *shrugs*

[kevlar_pso]

$$$

Monetarily, I had always pronounced Meseta : Meece-ta. Like the incorrect plural from of Mouse. My friend from work, who comes over a plays a lot, pronounces it Me-set-ah. Like it is writen. We could argue all we want aout the "proper pronunciation" but unless we get the ppl who did the research for PSO and the PS', we're just blowin hot air. It's fun, just don't take it too seriously, i.e. be psycho-nerdy about it.

[kevlar_pso]

Or anal for that matter. I hate that.

[Monomate]

another reason why GCN is better than XBrick...you don't have to worry about pronouncing stuff...(XBox Live has headsets for those of you who don't know...)

[ladyjaderiver]

Just curious, but am I the only person who pronounces "Bravace" like it's italian? (Brah-vah-chay... I sing too much opera *bangs head on wall*) It seriously annoys my sister that I do that, but it looks Italian to me!

[kevlar_pso]

Bravace sounds like a piece of good ole American hardware. I pronounce it Brah-vuhse. That may not make much sense since I'm tired.

Xbrick may not have many "good games" but multi is better than the Crapstation. I'd rather lug my GC to work but we're caught up in Halo. Mario Kart is an awesome Multi. I'm not the one who started the console bashing. I'm just a follower on this one! lol

[ShadowLord]

On 2003-12-15 15:45, Monomate wrote:
another reason why GCN is better than XBrick...you don't have to worry about pronouncing stuff...(XBox Live has headsets for those of you who don't know...)



Who said anyone on Xbox Live gives a shit about pronunciation? We standardized this stuff a long time ago. It's a natural process that happens when actually speaking to people. o_o *shrug* There's a few minor variations on some words (caduceus is still really unknown), but most people say things the same way these days.

I find it sad that you have to go to a forum and take the time to discuss how to say a word...but maybe that's just me. =/ Can we stop with the lame jabs at the Xbox now please?

[Nai_Calus]

On 2003-12-15 18:39, ladyjaderiver wrote:
Just curious, but am I the only person who pronounces "Bravace" like it's italian? (Brah-vah-chay... I sing too much opera *bangs head on wall*) It seriously annoys my sister that I do that, but it looks Italian to me!



Nope! I say it the same exact way, for the same reason.

I'm reasonably sure I'm the only one who pronounces 'Calus' the way I do, though. I alternate between pronouncing the 'cal' as in 'California' and something more like 'call', with the 'a' as in 'father', and I prounce the 'us' like 'loose' without the l. Too much Japanese/Latin.

[Zorafin]

One thing that I would like to know is, how do pronounce Falz? My spell check tries to turn it into false, and I always pronounce it with a short A, but the Z doesn't sound right. Does anyone know?

[-Luke-]

On 2003-09-30 17:00, DarkShinjaru wrote:
Zumiuran= Zoom-Urine?
Crozier= Crow-zair


Crozier is a word, crow zeer, I say Zumiuran like Zoo-mi-rahn, rahn not like 'i ran', like ah
Luke

[Dhylec]

ok that's nice, but let the topic rest.. it's old & tired