Name Pronunciations....

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:48 pm

Hi, I just need to know the pronunciations of some words:

Saiya-jin
Nameksei-jin
Karin

Thanks.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:51 pm

Japanese is pronounced exactly as it's written.

"Saiya-jin" --> "sigh" (as in "I sigh when I'm depressed") - "ya" (short "ah" sound) - "jin" (a bit closer to "gene" in sound, but closer to the alcoholic drink in length)

"Namek-sei-jin" --> "na" (like singing "Na na na") - "mek" (rhymes with "Shrek" -- and technically you hold the "k" for two beats and there's a mute, whispered "u") - "sei" (said like "say") - "jin" (a bit closer to "gene" in sound, but closer to the alcoholic drink in length)

"Karin" --> "ka" (like you're from Boston trying to say "car," but shorter) - "rin" ("r" is flipped like in Italian or "received pronunciation" English, "i" is like "sin" in in length, closer to "seen" in sound)

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Sat May 14, 2005 11:15 pm

Thanks. That helped.

SpaceKappa · Post by **SpaceKappa** » Sun May 15, 2005 12:50 am

Notice it's Nah (like the "ah" in "fall")-mek and not Na (like the "a" in "bad")-mek.

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:57 pm

What about Kuririn? I'm so used to saying Krillin.

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Mon May 16, 2005 6:21 pm

VegettoEX wrote:"Karin" --> "ka" (like you're from Boston trying to say "car," but shorter) - "rin" ("r" is flipped like in Italian or "received pronunciation" English, "i" is like "sin" in in length, closer to "seen" in sound)

So is that "Ka-reen" or "Ka-rin"? Because I always pronounced it "Ka-reen" since that's how it's pronounced in the spanish eps. (It'd be kinda strange and cool to have a DB character with a name that's pronounced the same way as my real name though XD)

As for other names, I always call Krillin... well, "Krillin"... and Vegeta is pronounced here as "Ve-ge-ta" ("ge" as in "give") and not "Ve-ji-ta", though I always pronounced it according to the english eps.

It all depends in what language you watch the show that gets you more used to saying those pronunciations, I guess.

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Mon May 16, 2005 6:39 pm

I know. I've been a dubbie for so long, I still haven't got used to the original names.

Sun_Wukong · Post by **Sun_Wukong** » Mon May 16, 2005 6:51 pm

I pronounced Gogeta, Gogeta, instead of Gojiita for the longest time. Same with Vejitto.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:12 pm

Gogeta is written like it's pronounced. Just like Vegeta is pronounced "Vejita," so is Gogeta.

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:53 pm

I've never heard Vegeta pronounced like Vegeta(like great).

Why can't they just decide on ONEpronunciation

B-kun · Post by **B-kun** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:55 pm

Kurirn is pronunced "Koo-rih-reen". Someting like that. It's actually best to call him "Kuririn" because of the chestnut pun.

DBW · Post by **DBW** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:00 pm

Goku
Kami
Kame

If you can pronounce these three names (which I'm sure everybody can) then you're basically set for life. There are no long vowels, short vowels, or any of that crap in Japanese, it's always pronounced the same. So the 'u' and 'i's in Kuririn sound exactly the same as the 'u' in Goku and the 'i' and Kami. If you ever get confused, think back to how the vowels are pronounced in those 3 names.

'R's and 'L's are blended. Make it sound like you're gonna start to pronounce the letter 'R', but then finish it off with an 'L' sound.

For names like Vegeta, it's best to simply reference the katakana spelling. Bejiita

That's about it, really...

Super Saiya-jin Sujin · Post by **Super Saiya-jin Sujin** » Mon May 16, 2005 8:59 pm

MajinVegeta25 wrote:I've never heard Vegeta pronounced like Vegeta(like great).

Why can't they just decide on ONEpronunciation

Well, I meant that they have different pronunciations in cases of other languages. Vegeta being pronounced the way I mentioned is in the Spanish dub.

Adamant · Post by **Adamant** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:19 am

MajinVegeta25 wrote:Why can't they just decide on ONEpronunciation

Because english-speaking people can't be arsed to pronounce japanese words right.

DBW: Uh, but Goku is actually spelled Gokuu. The u at the end is long.

Sujin: It's Ka-rin. Otherwise it would've been spelled Kariin, which it isn't.

Fuujin · Post by **Fuujin** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:54 am

Polish is very similar to Japanese in terms of pronounciation so we don't have to give a damn about those thing unlike you American LOSAAAAAHS!!! HAHAHAHAHAAA! COMMIE POWER, SUCKERS!

[Just trying to be funny in my own little weird way, so don't take it personally.

]

kenisu3000 · Post by **kenisu3000** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:58 pm

MajinVegeta25 wrote:I know. I've been a dubbie for so long, I still haven't got used to the original names.

I have the same problem with the word "Saiyan". Whenever I want to say "Saiya-jin", I pronounce it right, but "Saiyan" is technically the translation of "Saiya-jin", so occasionally I also say "Saiyan" -- but whenever I do, I want to pronounce it the dub's way ("say" rather than "sigh"). Pathetic, since I got away from the dub years ago.

DBW · Post by **DBW** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:10 pm

Adamant wrote:DBW: Uh, but Goku is actually spelled Gokuu. The u at the end is long.

The pronounciation is still the same. It gives the "oo" sound instead of the "uh" sound.

*PINHEAD* · Post by ***PINHEAD*** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:09 pm

Yes, because of it were left at go ku, it would be something to the effect of being pronounced "goke." The two u's (I was gonna say double-u, but...) stress the sound to be "ooh."

MajinVegeta25 · Post by **MajinVegeta25** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:36 pm

Hey, what about Kamesen'nin?

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:30 pm

Kah-may seh-neen

Kanzenshuu

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