Pronounciations

[Loggos]

Loool, this is fun!

Here's my version:

http://translate.google.com/#en/zh-T...sa%20Lohminnsa.

I'm not really happy with the pronounciation of "Roegadyn" (I'd say the stretching is roo-gah-dinn) but I specially like how he says Lalafell, mi'qote or Merlwyb. xDD (Sorry, here goes the nerd derp again...)

And just for fun German pronounciations.

http://translate.google.com/#de/zh-T...imsa%20Lominsa.

Weird pronounciation of Bloefhiswyn. I'd say it's rather bloo-fiss-vin.

Just my guesses though.

[Keith_Dragoon]

Gee-sal greens

Now I feel derpy, I called them....

Guy-yasha Greens for years >.>

[Vilhem]

Typical of a dragoon >.>;

[Wilan]

(why did I ignore the e you say? Because! )

Oh, I saw this happening many times to me lol, when a word is just too complicated, there's a self defense mechanism of some sort that just lets my brain pick a possible spelling and stick with it. I haven't found any other explanation so far lol

[Geesus]

Hume
Mithra
Elvaan
Galka
Tarutaru


come at me.

ROFL why did I not see that coming?

I also lol'd at this! So great and I needed this laugh.

[Punainen]

Hyur - H-yerr
Elezen - EL-eh-zhen
Lalafell- Lah-lah-FEHll
Miqo'te - Mih-KOHt -- (NO! No third syllable. I think the E is silent)
Roegadyn- ROW-gah-dinn

[Stephen]

Bearing in mind that I'm English so my pronunciation of the English terms should be seen as canon ; )

Hyur: Hy-urgh (similar to the pronounciation of urgh)

Elezen: Eh-leh-zen

Miqo'te: Mee-koe-tay


Roegadyn: Dog-Head ... Jk Jk! Roe-ga-din



Referencing the Japanese versions doesn't work properly as some races have totally different names, for example;

Miqo'te is pretty much the same

ミ コ ッ テ
Mi Ko T Te Pronounced: Mee ko te


Hyur is different in Japanese - they call them Hyurans

Hi Yuu Ra N
ヒ ュー ラ ン Pronounced: He yoo ra n

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

I say them as this:

Hyur: Slave Labor

Elezen: Front Line Fodder

Miqo'te: Sexy Master Race

Roegadyn: Large Slave Labor

Lalafell: Tasty Morsel

[Lady]

I know this doesn't make sense to pronounce it this way but:

Eorzea - Ez - oh- ree- ah

[Vilhem]

Bearing in mind that I'm English so my pronunciation of the English terms should be seen as canon ; )

Hyur: Hy-urgh (similar to the pronounciation of urgh)

Elezen: Eh-leh-zen

Miqo'te: Mee-koe-tay


Roegadyn: Dog-Head ... Jk Jk! Roe-ga-din



Referencing the Japanese versions doesn't work properly as some races have totally different names, for example;

Miqo'te is pretty much the same

ミ コ ッ テ
Mi Ko T Te Pronounced: Mee ko te


Hyur is different in Japanese - they call them Hyurans

Hi Yuu Ra N
ヒ ュー ラ ン Pronounced: He yoo ra n

You're right in that there's the discrepancy with "hyur" and "hyuran", but all that really changes is the +an sound, so its not "totally" different.

Of note is how the JP spell things phonetically (to the best of their ability) based on the spellings used with roman letters.

Roegadyn: ru ga di n

Minfilia: Mi n fi ri a

Ascilia: A shi ri a

F'lhaminn: Fu * ra mi n

Thancred: Sa n ku re ddo

Yda: I da

Papalymo: Pa pa ri mo

etc >.>

I know this doesn't make sense to pronounce it this way but:

Eorzea - Ez - oh- ree- ah

That is quite a stretch o.O;;