General Classic OH-carina or OK-arina?

[jbkarate9]

By the players of the actual instrument its AH-carina.

 

[Dr3W21]

I've heard it pronounced both ways. Anyone know which is correct?

I've looked it up. The correct pronunciation is OK-arina

 

[Link428]

Ive always pronounced it Okarina.

 

[Tony]

I have always pronounced it like Oak-ar-ina.

 

[GerudoDesert]

When I was little, I always said Arc-ana of Time. And boy, wasn't I off? I pronounce it Oh-Ka-Rena

 

[insanity76]

OCK-UH-REE-NUH is the correct one.

Remember, this is not a made up word or term. Ocarinas are real instruments. If you want to hear it for yourself, then listen to the audio pronunciation on a dictionary website that has that feature.

Here's a video of a duet with a harp and an ocarina .. a song we all will recognize:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55vtOmGS_BI

The fact his ocarina is blue makes it all the better lol. And of course there are plenty other ocarina songs in the related videos for those who want to hear the real instrument.

 

[AlaskaAce1996]

Most people I know say OK-arina but both ways seem to be correct.

 

[Fierce_Midna333]

i say either OAK-UH-REE-NA or OCK-UH-REE-NA

 

[shan-tastic]

I usually say oh-ca-ri-na.
Even though it's the wrong pronunciation, I've been calling it that for years and it's stuck with me. Oh well.

 

[Ember Incubus]

I used to call it Oh-Car-Ee-Nuh. But then I heard Nintendo call it Awk-Are-Ee-Nuh.

 

[OotLord1003]

Well I say it is defenetly pronounced as OH-KA-RE-NA
But because I have heard ALOT of people say this way, (and because I think it sounds cooler)
I call it AH-KER-EE-NA.

 

[rnddim]

I currently pronounce it Ah-kah-ree-nah (English IPA ɑːkɑːriːnɑː). However, since this is a Japanese game, I try to pronounce it like you would in Japanese.
オカリナ
Oh (w/o the h) - kah - ree - nah
IPA: okaɽina (naturally, the ɽ is very hard for an englishman to pronounce. Look up wikipedia on pronunciation of Japanese.)

 

[Majora16]

I've always pronounced it "Oh-kuh-REE-nuh" but then again I pronounce deku as "doo-kee" which is most likely wrong due to the spelling. My grandpa (yes, he plays Zelda) has pronounced it that way ever since I used to watch him play OoT and MM when I was about 6 so naturally, my whole family and I have pronounced it that way.

 

[Ralis]

O-KU-REE-NU; Ocarina. That's how it should be pronounced.

 

[Y2K3]

I've always pronounced it Oak-Arena

I don't really think that there's only one offical way to pronounce it. I mean, there are plenty of words out there with more than one legit way to say it - words like Produce, Millitary and Lieutenant. It just depends on where you are and how you were taught the word.