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Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:40 pm
by G0t0
hideaki
Hee-deh-ack-ee
or
hye-dee-a-kee
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:50 pm
by Silentcook
This ought to resolve all your questions on the subject.
Myself, I have just found a new level of frustration at the silliness English can get away with.
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:01 pm
by G3n0c1de
G0t0 wrote:hideaki
Hee-deh-ack-ee
or
hye-dee-a-kee
Hee-deh-ah-kee would be a close fit. The 'ee' sounds drag on longer in English than in Japanese, so imagine it as a shortened sound. Hi-de-a-ki would work if not for the ambiguities on how the vowels sound. Also, remember how the syllables work. They don't normally end in consonants, so 'ack' wouldn't work.
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:02 pm
by Caesius
Silentcook wrote:This ought to resolve all your questions on the subject.
I laughed when I tried to get the Chinese one to say "tsundere."
How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:03 pm
by kascade
I've only just 100%ted Katawa Shoujo (Still haven't unlocked that final image! :/ ) and one thing kept coming back to me.
I've never really known how to pronounce the main characters name!
Hi-sao, His-ao, H-is-ao ?
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:13 pm
by Blackknight1239
(Hee-sow); "-sow" sounding like "ow".
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:20 pm
by pauper
I always pronounched it like its written, but then in Dutch, im pretty sure its completely wrong but im used to say every asian word wrong
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:54 pm
by Maakasu_Taihaku
I always thought it was similar to Hiseo, like Hi Say o
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:59 pm
by Shockproof Jamo
Assuming OP's a native english speaker:
"He-sa-oh"
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:01 pm
by Maakasu_Taihaku
Shockproof Jamo wrote:Assuming OP's a native english speaker:
"He-sa-oh"
ya thats my other opinion on how its pronouced.
He-say-oh
Re: How do you pronounce Hisao?
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:10 pm
by Mirage_GSM
What Jamo said.
Definitely not "Hi-say-oh"!
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:36 am
by Megumeru
Hisao: He-sah-o
Shizune: She-zu-ne
Hanako: Ha-na-koh
Yuuko: You-co
Jigoro: Gee-go-roh
Akira: A-key-ra
Hideaki: He-deh-a-key
Satou: Sa-toh
Hakamichi: Ha-kah-me-chee
Tezuka: Teh-zu-ka
Ibarazaki: Ee-bah-ra-za-ki
Nakai: Na-ka-i
Let's see did I miss anyone else...? I think that's about it.
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:38 am
by dunkelfalke
Why don't you just use IPA for pronounciation instead of the very ambiguous "english" syllables?
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:20 am
by Xerxes
Megumeru wrote:Hisao: He-sah-o
Shizune: She-zu-ne
Hanako: Ha-na-koh
Yuuko: You-co
Jigoro: Gee-go-roh
Akira: A-key-ra
Hideaki: He-deh-a-key
Satou: Sa-toh
Hakamichi: Ha-kah-me-chee
Tezuka: Teh-zu-ka
Ibarazaki: Ee-bah-ra-za-ki
Nakai: Na-ka-i
Let's see did I miss anyone else...? I think that's about it.
Shiina "Misha" Mikado: Shee-nah "Me-shah" Me-kah-doh.
Akio Motou: Ah-kee-oh Moh-toh
Meiko: May-koh
Iwanako: Ee-wanna-koh
Shinichi Nomiya: She-nee-chee Noh-me-yah
Kenji Setou: Ken-she (alt. ken-gee) Setoh
Re: Pronunciation of names?
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:31 am
by Megumeru
dunkelfalke wrote:Why don't you just use IPA for pronounciation instead of the very ambiguous "english" syllables?
It's easier to pronounce them assuming people know how to read Hiragana and Katakana--then convert those names into such.
Pretty much that's how I pronounce them
