Legend of Zelda Pronunciations

[Locke]

I always have trouble pronouncing Navi.
Nay-vee
Nah-vee
Nah-vie (as in pie)

How do you pronounce it?:S

I'm pretty sure it's Na (as in 'at') vee, short for "Navigator"

 

[Apple]

Gerudo: Ger-oo-doh
Navi: Nah-vee
Kokiri: Ko-kee-ree (was koh-kor-ee when I was younger)
Deku: Deh-koh (I don't know where the oh came from)
Sahasrahla: Sah-rahsh-ah-lah (I don't know about this one either)
Malon: Mha-lon
Farore: I used to pronounce it like "Pharaoh" but now it's Fay-rore or Fah-rore
Rauru: Roar-oo
Kakariko: Kah-kar-ih-koh
Koume and Kotake: Koom and Koh-take
Saria: Sah-ree-ah
Termina: Ter-min-ah
Kafei: Kaf-ee-eye (yeah... weird, I know.)

 

[CZG]

I though of another one.... Not really Zelda, but still.
Final Fantasy X, you get a bonus disk with creators of the game talking about characters and stuff.

They point out that you call the main hero Tidus in a short sound, not like Tie - dus. We all disagreed on that after playing for 100 hours with a character. We all call him Tie - dus up to this day...

I simply disagree on the creator of the game (or at least that name), simply because of my opinion... Heh.
After all, I paid good money for it.

 

[Linkette]

My accent is a bit weird so I just say how Japanese people talk. Except Gerudo. I say JER-u-do.
And i pronounce Deku as Deck-u.

 

[athenian200]

I know that a lot of my pronunciations are wrong. The only one I really corrected was Deku. I used to pronounce it "Deek-you" or "Doo-koo," before finding out it was "Dee-koo."

With a large grain of salt, here goes nothing:

Kokiri - Kook-a-rye

Saria - Sorry-uh

Hyrule - High-rule

Hylia - High-leia

Malon - Mal-in

Talon - Tal-in

Kakariko - Kah-car-ick-oh

Impa - Im-puh

Ganondorf - Gah-nun-doorf

Darunia - Dar-you-nuh

Goron - Gore-on

Zora - Zore-uh

Ruto - Roo-toe

Jabu-Jabu - Jah-boo, Jah-boo

Din - Den

Farore - Fa-roar

Nayru - Neigh-roo

Navi - Nah-vee

Nabooru - Nah-boo-roo

Gerudo - Juh-rah-dough

Gibdos - Gibe-dose ("Gibe" sounds like "give" spoken by someone who has a cold, and not like "Jibe").

Stalfos - Stall-foes

Keese - Key-see

Skulltula - Skull-too-luh

Gohma - Go-ha-muh

Dodongo - Dough-don-go

Barinade - Bear-uh-neighed (sounds like Barricade, but with an "n" instead of a "c")

Volvagia - Vole-vague-ee-uh

Morpha - More-fuh

Koume - Co-youme (sounds like "fume" with the first syllable replaced with "you")

Kotake - Coat-ache

That's all I could think of... I really hope they're all right. It's been a while.

 

[miku]

This is how I pronounce the following..

key:

A = a as in cat
AH = as in sock or talk
E = e as in get or net
EI = neighbor, weigh, say
I = as in speak / eat / see
IH = as in in / tip / give
AI = jive / hive / lie / why
O = as in low / mow / snow
U = as in moo, new, canoe
UH = i'll let this double as short U and a schwa since they're pretty close anyway (what, but, hut, shaniqua)


Kokiri - ko-KI-ri

Saria - SAH-ri-uh

Hyrule - HAI-rul

Hylia - HAI-li-uh

Malon - muh-LAHn

Talon - tuh-LAHn

Kakariko - KAH-kah-RI-ko (i know someone who pronounces it "kuh-KIR-ih-KO".. annoys the hell outta me)

Impa - IHm-puh

Ganondorf - GA-nuhn-dorf

Darunia - dah-RU-ni-uh

Goron - GOr-ahn

Zora - ZOr-uh

Ruto - RU-to

Jabu-Jabu - Jah-bu-JAH-bu

Din - Dihn

Farore - fah-RO-re

Nayru - NEI-ru

Navi - NA-vi

Nabooru - nah-BU-ru

Gerudo - ge-RU-do

Gibdo - GIHb-do

Stalfos - STAl-fos

Keese - KIs

Skulltula - skuhl-TUHl-uh

Gohma - GO-muh

Dodongo - duh-DAHn-go

Barinade - BEr-ih-neid

Volvagia - vol-VAH-gi-uh

Morpha - MOR-fuh

Koume - ko-u-me or koh-me, basically like in japanese.. pickled plum, lol.

Kotake - ko-tah-ke

 

[ironknuckle1]

i heard someone say
OAkarina
instead of how i say it which is how it is spelled
ocarina

 

[Water-Is-Evil]

I pronouce Deku like this Doo-koo, Because when I was young I thought it was spelt Duku so now I just say Duku, Along with my friends and family

 

[Mikau94]

Gerudo, I say Guh-rude-oh and others say Jer-ude-oh

Deku- Day-Ku
Ocarina -Oh-ka-ree-na
Termina- Ter-min-uh
Rauru - Rar-oo
Koume - Koh-ume
Kotake - Ko-Tay-K
Linebeck - Line-bek
Kakariko - kuh-kar-ick-oh
Navi - Nav-ee l (nav like navigator)
Malon- Muh-lon

 

[Chiraku]

I used to say Or- ack- ina insted of ocarina, LOL, and I used to say By- Ron instead of Byrne, and I say Na-Vie, and I do say De-Ku, and High-rule (hah, a pun )

 

[LozzyKate]

Ocarina- Oh-kar-ina
Navi- Nah-vy
Impa- Im-pah
Epona- Ee-pon-a
Deku- Dey-ku
Nayru- Nay-ru
Farore- Fah-rore
Din- Din
Ilia- Uh-ll-yia
Malo- May-lo
Talo- tay-lo
Saria- Sare-a

 

[Steve]

Let's see:

Dee-koo
Ok-ar-ee-na
Nay-roo
Fah-rore
Gir-oo-do
Ill-ee-a
Na-vee