Post #1 · Posted at 2011-12-06 10:50:06am 13.9 years ago
In this thread, you can discuss how to pronounce names of songs and artists in DDR. I made a list of pronunciations below. If anything is wrong or needs clarification, please say so. Also, suggest other songs/artists that are hard to pronounce.
Key: Correct Pronunciation, Acceptable/Anglicized Pronunciation, Wrong Pronunciation, don't say this
(triangle) Max : Delta Max, triangle Max
321 stars: three-two-one stars
.59: Ten-go-koo, point fifty-nine
888: eight-eight-eight, 8 hundred 88, Hachiyasoba(Japanese).
AA: Double-A, A-A
cachaca: kah-CHAH-kah
(captivate) Chikai: CHEE-kye
Chikara: chee-kah-rah
Curus: CURE-iss/KYOO-riss
Daikenkai: DIE-ken-KAI, DAY-ken-kai
Dan Dan Do: don-don-dough, Dan Dan doo (like the name Dan)
Dub-I-Dub: doob-ee-doob, DUB-eye-DUB
Elfadiciell: ELF-a-DEE-shell
Fuchinkan Candy: foo-cheen-kahn, foo-CHIN-con
Gekkou Chou: Gecko cho(rhymes with no), Gecko Chow
jun: like "june", jun, rhymes with sun
Kakumei: KAH-koo-may
KCET: KAY-set
Mei : May, My
Malacca: muh-LAH-kuh
MaxX: max
Max. : Max period
Mikeneko rock: Mee-keh-neh-koh, Mike Neck-oh
Mugen: MOO-gen. Hard G.
Naoki: nah-oh-kee, nay-OH-kee
NGO: N-G-O, No, whoa
Nijiiro: NEE-jee-EE-ro. 4 syllables.
Orion .78: Oh-RYE-in seventy eight(English), oh-ree-ohn na-ha(Japanese)
Polovtsian: poh-LAHV-tsee-uhn, puh-LOV-see-uhn
Poseidon: puh-SIGH-dun, poh-SIGH-dun
revenG: like Revenge
roppongi: rah-PONG-ghee (hard G), ruh-PUNGE-ee
Ryu(artist): R'YOU (1 syllable), ree-YOU, RYE-oo(like Ryan)
Sakura: SAH-koo-rah, suh-KOO-ruh
Spriggan: SPRIG-in
(DJ) Taka: TAH-kah
Taj He spitz: Taj like Taj Mahal. then "he spits"
TaQ: tah-koo, tack
Tsugaru: TSOO-gah-roo, SOO-gah-roo, soo-GAH-roo
Übertreffen: Ü-ber-tref-uhn, OO-ber-TREF-in
Votum stellarum: VOH-tum stell-AR-um
Xepher: ZEFF-er(Zephyr), ZEE-fer
Yoshitaka: yo-shee-tah-kah
Zeta: ZAY-tuh
Zektbach: ZECT-bahkh(German CH sound), ZECT-bock, ZECT-back
Key: Correct Pronunciation, Acceptable/Anglicized Pronunciation, Wrong Pronunciation, don't say this
(triangle) Max : Delta Max, triangle Max
321 stars: three-two-one stars
.59: Ten-go-koo, point fifty-nine
888: eight-eight-eight, 8 hundred 88, Hachiyasoba(Japanese).
AA: Double-A, A-A
cachaca: kah-CHAH-kah
(captivate) Chikai: CHEE-kye
Chikara: chee-kah-rah
Curus: CURE-iss/KYOO-riss
Daikenkai: DIE-ken-KAI, DAY-ken-kai
Dan Dan Do: don-don-dough, Dan Dan doo (like the name Dan)
Dub-I-Dub: doob-ee-doob, DUB-eye-DUB
Elfadiciell: ELF-a-DEE-shell
Fuchinkan Candy: foo-cheen-kahn, foo-CHIN-con
Gekkou Chou: Gecko cho(rhymes with no), Gecko Chow
jun: like "june", jun, rhymes with sun
Kakumei: KAH-koo-may
KCET: KAY-set
Mei : May, My
Malacca: muh-LAH-kuh
MaxX: max
Max. : Max period
Mikeneko rock: Mee-keh-neh-koh, Mike Neck-oh
Mugen: MOO-gen. Hard G.
Naoki: nah-oh-kee, nay-OH-kee
NGO: N-G-O, No, whoa
Nijiiro: NEE-jee-EE-ro. 4 syllables.
Orion .78: Oh-RYE-in seventy eight(English), oh-ree-ohn na-ha(Japanese)
Polovtsian: poh-LAHV-tsee-uhn, puh-LOV-see-uhn
Poseidon: puh-SIGH-dun, poh-SIGH-dun
revenG: like Revenge
roppongi: rah-PONG-ghee (hard G), ruh-PUNGE-ee
Ryu(artist): R'YOU (1 syllable), ree-YOU, RYE-oo(like Ryan)
Sakura: SAH-koo-rah, suh-KOO-ruh
Spriggan: SPRIG-in
(DJ) Taka: TAH-kah
Taj He spitz: Taj like Taj Mahal. then "he spits"
TaQ: tah-koo, tack
Tsugaru: TSOO-gah-roo, SOO-gah-roo, soo-GAH-roo
Übertreffen: Ü-ber-tref-uhn, OO-ber-TREF-in
Votum stellarum: VOH-tum stell-AR-um
Xepher: ZEFF-er(Zephyr), ZEE-fer
Yoshitaka: yo-shee-tah-kah
Zeta: ZAY-tuh
Zektbach: ZECT-bahkh(German CH sound), ZECT-bock, ZECT-back
Post #2 · Posted at 2011-12-06 10:52:41am 13.9 years ago
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jun - like "june"
Post #3 · Posted at 2011-12-06 10:56:09am 13.9 years ago
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Didn't TaQ himself once say that DXY! was pronounced "Dixie"?
Post #4 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:00:49am 13.9 years ago
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888: EIGHT-HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT
Curus: KYUR-US
Daikenkai: DIE-KEN-KAI
Dan Dan Do: Exactly as it looks
Gekkou Chou: GEH-KOH-CHOW
Kakumei: KUH-CUE-ME
Mikeneko rock: MEH-KEY-NEH-KO
Naoki: NAY-OH-KEY
Poseidon: POH-SIE-DUN
revenG: REH-VEHN-JEE
Sakura: SAH-KYURA
Post #5 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:02:20am 13.9 years ago
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Really guy?
Post #6 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:03:50am 13.9 years ago
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I thought it was more Fakey guy.
Post #7 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:04:11am 13.9 years ago
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888: EIGHT-HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT
Curus: KYUR-US - This is the same as my pronunciation.
Daikenkai: DIE-HEN-KAI K doesn't equal H in Japanese Romaji.
Dan Dan Do: Exactly as it looks It's Japanese, the a sounds like ah.
Gekkou Chou: GEH-KOH-CHOW I thought ou=long o in Romaji?
Kakumei: KUH-CUE-ME Wrong.
Mikeneko rock: MEH-KEY-NEH-KO
Naoki: NAY-OH-KEY This is fine as an Anglicized pronunciation.
Poseidon: POH-SIE-DUN Will add as a variant.
revenG: REH-VEHN-JEE Not sure on this.
Sakura: SAH-KYURA Wrong.
Post #8 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:05:31am 13.9 years ago
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I accidentally typed out an H instead of a K.
Sosumi.
Sosumi.
Post #9 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:08:48am 13.9 years ago
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I always thought revenG was just "reh-veng".
For RE-VENGE and DE-SIRE, should the syallbles be prounounced separately?
For RE-VENGE and DE-SIRE, should the syallbles be prounounced separately?
Post #10 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:13:18am 13.9 years ago
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I swear I know Xepher is pronounced zephyr but I always call it ZEE-fuhr. idk why lol
Post #11 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:14:56am 13.9 years ago
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I've always pronounced RevenG as "reven-jee" (three syllables)
NGO - I've pronounced it literally "en jee oh" but I think there is some other official pronunciation.
NGO - I've pronounced it literally "en jee oh" but I think there is some other official pronunciation.
Post #12 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:19:41am 13.9 years ago
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NGO - I've pronounced it literally "en jee oh" but I think there is some other official pronunciation.
I've only heard "en jee oh." How else would you say it, "ngoh" where ng is like in song?
Post #13 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:22:27am 13.9 years ago
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NGO - I've pronounced it literally "en jee oh" but I think there is some other official pronunciation.
I've only heard "en jee oh." How else would you say it, "ngoh" where ng is like in song?
I thought it was supposed to be pronounced "no".
Post #14 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:31:13am 13.9 years ago
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Do we really need to list off all the Japanese pronunciations? Especially considering a bunch of them look wrong...
->Bam.
Considering vowels aren't as wonky as they are in English, you can just keep this stuff in mind.
*flees thread having no interesting pronunciations to contribute*
Actually, I've been wondering where the fudge Horatio comes from and why "ho-rah-shi-oh" is wrong.
->Bam.
Considering vowels aren't as wonky as they are in English, you can just keep this stuff in mind.
*flees thread having no interesting pronunciations to contribute*
Actually, I've been wondering where the fudge Horatio comes from and why "ho-rah-shi-oh" is wrong.
Post #15 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:47:31am 13.9 years ago
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It's just an English name, IIRC. It should be pronounced "Ho-ray-shi-oh".
Post #16 · Posted at 2011-12-06 11:54:34am 13.9 years ago
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How is one supposed to pronounce "Rche", and for that
matter Todestrieb? For me, it's ER-shuh and toe-duh-streeb.
matter Todestrieb? For me, it's ER-shuh and toe-duh-streeb.
Post #18 · Posted at 2011-12-06 01:39:50pm 13.9 years ago
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Oh yeah, "MaxX".
Mackscks?
Mackscks?
Post #19 · Posted at 2011-12-06 02:00:24pm 13.9 years ago
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Just putting this here just in case:
Zektbach is pronounced "Zeh-ck-t-BACH"
Bach as in the composer
Zektbach is pronounced "Zeh-ck-t-BACH"
Bach as in the composer
Post #20 · Posted at 2011-12-06 02:23:48pm 13.9 years ago
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Oh yeah, "MaxX".
Mackscks?
Mackscks?
MAX 300 = Max three hundred
MaxX UNLIMITED = Max Unlimited
The Legend of MAX = The legend of max
Ω = Omega
Z = Zee
ZZ = Double zee