Final Fantasy Pronunciations

[Dr.K]

Im just wondering...how do all of you pronounce the names of these final fantasy aquaintances? (leaned towards 7,8,9). I was wondering how other people say these....

NB:- 'a' signifies that you are sounding the sound of the letter a, not saying it i.e. 'AH', not 'AY'. I've only put it in for easily confused parts - not every a.

1.) BAHAMUT :- ba-HAY-mut; ba-HA-mut; or other?
2.) ULTIMA :- ul-TEE-ma; ul-TIME-'a', ul-tim-a; or other?
3.) KJATA :- ku-JA-ta; k-jah-ta; k-JAY-ta; or other?
4.) CACTUAR :- CACK-tar; CACK-tu-arr ; or other?
5.) QUEZACOTL ; quez-'a'-COAT-ul; quez-'a'-COT-ul; or other?
6.) TIFA ; TEE-fa; TY-fa; TIF-'a'; or other?
7.) SEIFER ; SIGH-fer; SAY-fer; or other?

That's about all i can think of for now! Have a great christmas all. Feel free to post any other names you weren't QUITE sure how to pronounce....but just went along with your own interpretation (and so you should!)

[Levian]

I pronounce them in Norwegian, so I haven't really thought of how I'd say them in English, but here we go:

1) Ba-HA-mut
2) ul-tim-a
3) k-ja-ta
4) cak-tu-ar
5) quez-a-coatl
6) Ti-fa
7) Say-fer

A-e-ris (I think I'm the only one)

[fire_of_avalon]

I love you, I've been thinking about making this thread for freaking ever.

1- ba-HA-mut
2- ul-ti-MA
3- kuh-JA-ta
4- Cact-arr
5- kwez-ah-coat-l
6- TEE-fa
7- Seifer I pronounce like Sephiroth.

[Mindflare]

"Ba-ha-mit" - Pretty simple one.
"Ul-tim-a" - Just like it's said in spanish, basically.
"Ka-Ja-Ta" - I'm strange.
"Kak-twar" - Yes, I pronounce the "u".
"Kwetz-el-cot-el." - That's the way it's originally from what I understand.
"Tih-fa" - I don't know why.
"See-fer" - I had a friend when I was younger with a similar last name. It carried over to him.

[Ichimonji]

"Ba-ha-mit"
"Ul-tim-a"
"Ka-Ja-Ta"
"Kak-twar"
"Kwetz-el-cot-el."
"Tih-fa"

Psy-fer.

[Necronopticous]

I don't know if anyone has met anyone who does this, but I find the most annoying thing on the planet is hearing someone call Chocobos, Chuckabos.

[Raistlin]

1.) Buh-ha-mutt
2.) ul-ti-muh
3.) ku-ja-ta
4.) cack-tar
5.) ketz-a-qua-till(I know this one's right even though it may look weird )
6.) tee-fa
7.) psy-fer

Oh, and Necro: when my friend first introduced me to FF, I said "kachobos" at first, which irritated him to no end.

[Necronopticous]

kachobos

ugh, how can you call him a friend.

[Raistlin]

Oh, and Necro: when my friend first introduced me to FF, I said "kachobos" at first, which irritated him to no end.

[Necronopticous]

;(!

Don't talk to me!

(I'm joking of course)

[Sepho]

Buh-Haw-Mut
Uhl-Tim-A
Jaw-tuh (I pronounce it with a silent 'K')
Cack-Twahr
Ketz-uh-coat-uhl
Tee-fuh
Si-fer (long 'i')
Tee-Dus
Pan-Dee-Munuh

(I always pronounce names like this in a more Japanese-style). Like this Pandemona example, instead of "Pan-duh-monuh". I pronounce the middle with a long 'e' and go over it quickly.

Air-Ris/Rith
If-Rit
Car-Bunk-Uhl
Qwiss-Tiss/Tuss
Erv-Ine (long 'i')
Self-Ee
Rin-Oh-Uh
Cho-coh-bohs (sometimes I drag the 'o's, and sometimes I don't). My friend says "Chi-coh-bohs", but you can't explain to him that it's really a baby chocobo, and something entirely different.

The one, besides Seifer, that I conciously know I'm pronouncing wrong every single time is Leviathan. I just like the way I say it better.

Every one of my friends pronounces it this way:

Luh-Vih-Uh-Thin, with a long 'i' in the second syllable. I pronounce it like this:

Lee-Vee-Ay-Thin, and I don't think I'll ever change it. But yet...

For a couple years after I was introduced to the series, I used to say "Baw-Maw-Hoot" for Bahamut, because I heard my friend (who could care less about taking the time to actually read anything) say it like that, and I never bothered actually reading the name. I finally took a good look and noticed that the order of the letters didn't even match up, and came up with the correct pronunciation, but it sounded weird to me. It was a good two or three years before it sounded right and I started saying it regularly.

[Necronopticous]

When I was really young playing Final Fantasy IV I didn't know the word "Behemoth" and I thought it was a play on Bahamut so I would always call Behemoths "Buh-hau-muths".

In fact, even when I learned what behemoth actually meant in middle school, I still continued to refer to behemoths on Final Fantasy with my old pronounciation. I started getting heat about it from my friends, so due to peer pressure, I not use the correct pronounciation in all circumstances.

[Dragoon Kain]

kjata=katia kind of like cat but more pronounced like the word cot. its a german name so thats how i know.

[finalheaven]

ba-HA-mut
ul-tim-a
k-jah-ta;
CACK-tar
QUEZACOTL - i dont really pronounce it properly ..coz i cant be bothered.i just settle for quez-a -tle
TIF-'a'
SIGH-fer;
..hey does anyone have problems with pronouncing qustists??soz i cant spel.. i can never pronounce her name! and Levhantian O_o

[Sephirothvsvader22]

BA-HA-MUTT
ul-tim-a
kee-yata
cack-tooare
quiz-a-cot-ul
Tif-a (I used to pronounce it Tee-fa)
Sigh-fer


How do you pronounce Tidus?!

I pronounced it Ty-dis until Kingdom Hearts said TEED-US. Now I'm not sure if it was Wakka's accent or what?