Pronouncing Balamb

[Jessweeee♪]

I know you're tired of these, but I REALLY don't want to sound like an idiot!

I say BaLAMB and some people say BAlamb.

Do you know which way is correct? Pleeeease don't start a gigantic debate over it, I just want to know which way is right so I'm not mispronouncing it XD

[Necronopticous]

BaLaMb always sounded right to me.

[rubah]

I like ba lam' myself.

[Heath]

I like ba lam' myself.

And so do I.

[cloud21zidane16]

i always say ba lamb as well

[Comet]

Balam' is the correct pronounciation.

[Namelessfengir]

I like ba lam' myself.

And so do I.

me too

[daggertrepe]

(Bah-lum)

[Cookie]

I like ba lam' myself.

And so do I.

me too

Oh hey pyramid.

[Mogi]

WRONG.
You lose.
It's BAlamb.

[McLovin']

Baa-lem.

[Jessweeee♪]

It's which syllable gets the emphasis that's puzzling me.

[Zeromus_X]

I like ba lam' myself.

But I am not adverse to using any of the other pronunciations listed here. I use them all almost interchangeably.

[Meat Puppet]

b’LAM! Extra emphasis on the LAM!. I usually shout it, and point at things.

[rubah]

It's which syllable gets the emphasis that's puzzling me.

The ' denotes emphasis.

[Captain Maxx Power]

#Bala bailar la bamba
#Bala bailar la bamba
#Se necesita una poca de gracia
#Una poca de gracia pa'mí y pa' ti!

[Rostum]

I know it's not how you pronounce it, but I always just called it Balm.

[The Ceej]

When I first got the game, I pronounced it buh LAM.

After playing it for a few years, I began to realize it's more likely it was pronounced BAL uhm. I'm still not 100% sure, but hey. It's not like it really matters all that much. It's just a game.

[Hambone]

B'laum

[CloudDragon]

I just started a new game on this, and I was actually wondering the exact same myself. I've always used "BAA-lum" for whatever reason, but now I think "ba-LAMB" makes more sense.

[McLovin']

Lum, lam, not a big difference. There is a FF history film out there released by Square and I believe the announcer says "This game follows the story of Squall in Balamb Garden...etc"

Find it on youtube. See how he says it. Cease this jib jab.

EDIT: YouTube - Final Fantasy History Part Three (http://youtube.com/watch?v=W5LtWLe6K_k)

He says: Bah (as in bomb) - lum (as in lumber)

[Aerith's Knight]

i bet you pronounce it with a Q somewhere in it :)

you know how squaresoft is.. :P

[Tallulah]

I pronounce it BAL-um, like Balham* in London. :)

*Note: not bal-HAM; in England most places ending in -ham (Birmingham or Buckingham, for example) are pronounced '-um' at the end, not '-ham'

Why did I feel the need to explain that? :confused:

[aquatius]

It's like Blam, with an extra a. BA LAM!

[Jessweeee♪]

I think I got it now :Oo:

[Aerith's Knight]

i always think of it as

bal-amb , bal said as ball and amb said as amb.itious

[Proxy]

I like ba lam' myself.

And so do I.

I third this motion.

[Aerith's Knight]

I like ba lam' myself.

And so do I.

I third this motion.

i have no idea what you guys are talking about, but it sounds like fun :D

[Montoya]

Bah-lum Gahr-den.

[Oblivion]

(Bah-lum)

same here :mog:

[Aerith's Knight]

bah-lahmp