Pronounce it already!

[Fate Fatale]

Yep, it's that time again. How do YOU pronouce the names or places in this game.. (I disreguard the speaking parts.. the names usually sound funny to me)

Vaan: Von
Penelo: Pee-nell-o
Balthier: Ball-thee-er
Fran: Fron
Basch: Bos-sh
Ashe: Ash
Vossler: Voss-lah
Vayne: Vain
Larsa: Los-sah
Ghis: Giss
Gabranth: Gab-ronth
Drace: Dr-a-s
Rabanstre: Robin-ass-ter
Belias: Bay-lee-os
Cid: Sid

Meh.. too lazy to write more... How do you pronounce things? Fun, fun fun...

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I disreguard the speaking parts..

And here I'd thought all this "I'm going to use my pronounciation, regardless of what's actually correct" nonsense would have gone away with the inclusion of full voice acting. I guess there's just no getting through to some people.

[Fate Fatale]

Well, :rolleyes2 I enjoy having ym own pronunciation rather than the voice actors, because mine sound better to my ears rather than their's... I've tried to block them out ever since I've heard them.

[LunarWeaver]

I call Balthier "Bally", does that count? I seem to have a name ending in "y" for everything, though.

[Tavrobel]

I disreguard the speaking parts..

And here I'd thought all this "I'm going to use my pronounciation, regardless of what's actually correct" nonsense would have gone away with the inclusion of full voice acting. I guess there's just no getting through to some people.

I'll remember that when I go to sleep wonder why they keep pronouncing "marquis" wrong. But otherwise, it truly is a wonder why they wouldn't use the correct pronunciation of a name that is fictional and given directly from a writer source.

[Roto13]

Tidus - Tee-dus

[Ashley Schovitz]

Tidus - Tee-dus

that's how most people pronounce Tidus and your pronounciations are all wrong thread starter Rabanastre is prounounced (Raba-naster)
Basch is a one syllable word so it should be (Bosh) Vossler is Vossler and Larsa is Larsa, I just recently found out after just seeing Advent Children that Bahamut is pronounced (Bahom-it) I always though it was pronounced (Ba-ha-mut). The way they say Marquis seems fine to me.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

No matter what, to me they say "marquis" and "fête" wrong. Definitely the latter is pronounced wrong. I am a firm believer of French words being pronounced in their native language, or how they are suppose to be. I had a teacher at my HS with the last name Blanchette...some of the things I heard other students and teachers say makes a part of me die inside.

[Tavrobel]

The way they say Marquis seems fine to me.

It's rather unfortunate that they got it wrong, then. French may suck, but there's no need to butcher it.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

In practice, "marquis" is an English word at least as much as it a French one, and the English pronounciation is therefore considered to be equally correct. In other words, you can't rightly place priority in a certain language's pronounciation of a word that is common to multiple languages.

[Orophin]

French may suck.

How can a language suck? I don't see how french is bad, it's just another way of speaking.

[Fate Fatale]

this is getting off topic!

Tidus - Tee-dus

This is for Final Fantasy XII exclusively.. Notice that it's in the FFXII forum.

...your pronounciations are all wrong thread starter Rabanastre is prounounced (Raba-naster)
Basch is a one syllable word so it should be (Bosh) Vossler is Vossler and Larsa is Larsa, I just recently found out after just seeing Advent Children that Bahamut is pronounced (Bahom-it) I always though it was pronounced (Ba-ha-mut). The way they say Marquis seems fine to me.

Um, did you not read all of the post? I said that I don't the like the game's pronunciations, and I have my own. So obviously they would be different from the game.

[SoupForInsanity]

If there's voice acting I just take those pronunciations over anything else I may be thinking, as it's hard to get it out of my head after I hear it.
That and half of my games are in Japanese, so like... the katakana kind of forbid you to read it any other way than how it's written. I first played FFX in english and I pronunced it "Tye-dus" since they never say his name in the game (I know this is an FFXII thread, sorry.) then when I was looking at my friend's booklet thing in Japan it was like "tee-da-su" or "teedus" I went "NO WAY." I like the sound of tye-dus better, so that's how I always mentally call him.
But again, if their name is actually spoken in a game, I tend to take that pronunciation as law.

[Madame Adequate]

In practice, "marquis" is an English word at least as much as it a French one, and the English pronounciation is therefore considered to be equally correct. In other words, you can't rightly place priority in a certain language's pronounciation of a word that is common to multiple languages.

Whilst mar-kwis is an accepted pronunciation, it is clearly an incorrect one and, since I have been alive, the only people I have heard saying mar-kwis instead of mar-kee are the people in FFXII. Every other instance of the word I have ever heard has been the French version, which happens to also be an accepted English pronunciation of the word. And also the correct, not retarded pronunciation.

[Dell]

MAY HAVE SPOILER!!!!




Vaan: Vaan/Fun
Penelo: Fe-nel-lo
Balthier: Bal-Tear
Fran: Friend
Basch: Baschs
Ashe: Ash
Vossler: Vos-Ler
Vayne: Vain
Larsa: Lar-sa
Ghis: Gis
Gabranth: Gab-run
Drace: Drace
Rabanastre: Ra-ba-nest-ter
Balfonheim: Bal-Fond-Hime
Archadia: Ar-K-Dia
Archades: Ar-K-This
Dalmasca: Dal-Must-Car
Kerwon: Ker-Won
Nabradia: Nub-Bra-Dia
Nalbina: Nal-Bee-Na
Nalbinite: Nal-Bee-Night
Rozarria: Ro-Zar-Ria
Omisace: O-Mi-Sase
Golmore: Goal-More
Paramina: Paa-Raa-Me-Naa
Eruyt: E-root
Giruvegan: Gee-roo-vegan
Jagd: Yuck
Raithwall: Red-Wall
Phon: Fon
Tchita: Ter-Cheata
Sochen: So-Ken
Cerobi Steppe: See-ro-bee Stay-pay
Mosphoran: Mosque-Four-Ren
Salika: Sa-li-ka
Nabreus: Nub-Re-Use
Nabudis: Na-Boo-This
Barheim: Bar-Hime
Garamsythe: Ga-Rum-Site
Henne: Hiinee
Ogir-Yensa: O-giir-Yen-Sa
Nam-Yensa: Nam-Yen-Sa
Bhujerba: Boo-Jer-Ba
Lhusu: Loo-Shoo
Ridorana: Ree-Door-Ra-Na
Pharos: Paa-Ros
Sainikah: Sai-nee-kah
Parivir: Paa-ree-veer
Parijanah: Paa-ree-Ja-nah
Bangaa: Ba-Ngaa
Seeq: Sheek
Viera: Vie-Ra
Garif: Ga-Rift
Cockatrice: Cock-Cat-Thrice
Urutan: Oo-Roo-Taan
Baknamy: Buck-Na-Me
Ba'Gamnan: Buck-Gum-Nan
Bwagi: Bwa-Gee
Rinok: Ree-Nook
Gijuk: Gee-Juk
Venat: V-Nut
Oquelia: O-Quee-Lia
Purvama: Puur-Va-Ma
Bancour: Ban-Core
Naldoa: Nal-Doa
Difohr: Dee-Four
Ramooda: Ra-Moo-Da
Kytes: Kites
Filo: Fill- Lo
Dalan: Da-Laan
Migelo: Mee-Gay-Lo
Landis: Laan-This
Strahl: Stral
Al-Cid: Al-Sid
Anastasis: Anas-Thesis
Kiltias: Kill-Tias
Reddas: Red-Das
Montblanc: Monk-Blung
Gurdy: Ger-Dy
Cid: Sid
Jote: Yo-Tay
Mjrn: Me-Yern
Krjs: Kir-Just
Ktjn: Kitty-Jen
Monid: Mo-nid
Bansat: Bun-Sud
Nera: Nei-Ra
Rena: Re-Na
Rael: Rail
Alja: Al-Ja
Gramis: Gra-Mist
Raminas: Ra-Mi-Nas
Rasler: Rust-Ler
Marquis Halim Ondore: Mar-Kwis-Ha-Lim-On-Door
Solidor: So-Lee-Door
Belias: Bay-lee-yas
Mateus: Ma-Tius
Shemhazai: Sham-ha-zai
Hashmal: Harsh-mal
Famfrit: Farm-freed
Adrammelech: Art-Drum-Mer-Lack
Zalera: Za-Lei-Ra
Cuchulainn: Ku-Ku-Line
Exodus: Eat-Zo-Does
Chaos: K-Yos
Zeromus: Zero-Moose
Ultima: Al-Tee-Ma
Zodiac: Zo-Dee-Yuck