Pronouncing names

[NDW]

There is something I've wondered about for a while. What is the correct pronunciation of "agito", as in "Agito Repca"?

[9lotus]

ah-gee-toh

[NDW]

ah-gee-toh

Thanks, most people I hear say it have been pronouncing it "ah-JEE-toh" where "JEE" is the letter G sound.

[DarthLasek]

Wait...how is Megid supposed to be pronounced? Ive never heard any friends actually say it...I always just called it Meh-Jid.....then again....I have heard someone say Meh-Gid(Gi as in give)

[Umberger]

I have heard someone say Meh-Gid(Gi as in give)

That is the correct way to pronounce it.

[Hucast-Kireek]

Always called her "nay"

[shotsfired]

eh, to-may-toe, to-ma-toe

as long as we know what you are referencing, who cares...

[joefro]

eh, to-may-toe, to-ma-toe

as long as we know what you are referencing, who cares...

This.

[Cracka_J]

Actually here's a nice bit of conversation I read last week regarding these pronunciation issues. I used it to prove mexicans wrong who like to say ajeeto and mejid. <3 Jose

Since it's Japanese in origin, I'm pretty sure the g is always pronounced hard. (Same with Agito, etc.) I'm not fluent in Japanese, though, so that could be wrong. I bet Espio could say for sure.

(I actually used to pronounce it 'Sahn-juh' until recently, but corrected it after looking into it a bit more.)

Also, to those just now listening - you can still get a shot at winning the meseta if you can drop us the three correct mystery tracks before this Thursday! At that point we'll throw all the names of those who answered correctly into the raffle and pull one out per server for the prizes.

Thanks!

Yup, Ruby's got it right. That's the correct pronunciation.

[stukasa]

That's one reason I like Japanese, the pronunciations aren't as messy as they are in English. Unless you've got a funny translator, G and J are never interchangeable. In Japanese, G is always pronounced like in "give" and J is always pronounced like in "just." So Megid is "meh-gid," not "meh-jid." Agito is "Ah-gee-toh," not "ah-jee-toh." The only way that wouldn't be true is if the translator changed the letter during translation.