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How to pronounce Ikaruka.....

Pearl Jammzz - Sep 5, 2002

		Pearl Jammzz	Sep 5, 2002
		I think the topic says it all. anyone know?

		SkankinMonkey	Sep 5, 2002
		well if you're assuming Ikaruga is romanji it would be somethink like: E kuh ru* gah** *(ruby) **(gay)

		Gallstaff	Sep 5, 2002
		before i got on my compouter i was just thinking of making this topic. are you sure it's pronounced that way? i thought it was like ick are you gah

		SkankinMonkey	Sep 5, 2002
		well i haven't seen it spelled in hiragana, but the way i'd spell it in hiragana would be the way i showed the pronounciation for I KA RU GA are all individual characters. Of course i could be wrong since the kanji on the title screen is 'pi-juun shitto' from what i've been told at least

		RevQuixo	Sep 5, 2002
		http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/i.wa... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ka.w... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ru.w... http://www.sf.airnet.ne.jp/~ts/japanese/audio/ga.w...

		SkankinMonkey	Sep 5, 2002
		yea, its kinda hard to spell out how ru sounds, its kinda like a mix of ru dru and dlu heh.

		racketboy	Sep 6, 2002
		dude! I was JUST going to post this topic -- it's been bugging me for months. I always wondered about the "I"

		DBOY	Sep 7, 2002
		EE KAH GOO RAH That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces.

		ExCyber	Sep 7, 2002
		EE KAH GOO RAH That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces. And without mangling the last two syllables. I made the exact same mistake myself the very first time I read the title, way back when it was at the vague rumor stage; clearly this indicates some mistake on Treasure's part. :: Also, if anyone cares, "ikaru" apparently refers to a Japanese grosbeak, a bird with (surprise!) quite noticeably contrasting light/dark colored areas of its body... edit: #segaxtreme's resident shooter god tells me that it is in fact "ikaruga", and the dictionary I was using just sucks.

		Gallstaff	Sep 7, 2002
		is this a sign... or if anything the japanese are just being clever but stil... *bum bum bum!*

		klakalou	Sep 7, 2002
		whats the meaning behind it?

		Gear	Sep 8, 2002
		Originally posted by DBOY@Sep. 07 2002, 4:25 am EE KAH GOO RAH That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces. that sounds like a spanish pronunciation

		VTSnake	Sep 9, 2002
		A = Ah I = Ee U = Uu (A long O sound) E = Ay (is in dAY) O = O (Short O sound) All Japanese words are made up of characters/syllables that retain the same sound. Unlike English, where we mash the syllables of letters into words. Ikaruga would sound like Icka-rug-a in English. It's really Ee-Kah-Ruu-Gah

		Artemio Urbina	Sep 11, 2002
		Originally posted by Gear+Sep. 09 2002, 1:02 am--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Gear @ Sep. 09 2002, 1:02 am)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-DBOY@Sep. 07 2002, 4:25 am EE KAH GOO RAH That's as close as you'll get without learning the l/r/d mishmash sound that is R in Japanese so just say the above fast and without spaces. that sounds like a spanish pronunciation[/b][/quote] Japanese in pronounced much like spanish, as a matter of fact

		DBOY	Sep 11, 2002
		They're moderatly similar. There's a lot of sounds each language has the other lacks.

		MoonKnight	Sep 12, 2002
		I can say japanese words quite easily and suck at spanish words.. o-O

		MasterAkumaMatata	Sep 20, 2002
		Speaking of pronunciation, how do you pronounce the short form of SegaXtreme (i.e., SX)? Say it really fast.

		Hollywood Hasney	Sep 20, 2002
		Originally posted by MasterAkumaMatata@Sep. 19 2002, 12:13 pm Speaking of pronunciation, how do you pronounce the short form of SegaXtreme (i.e., SX)? Say it really fast. ES - EX I think Or Essex... which would be bizzare

		alpharogue	Sep 24, 2002
		Eeee Ka' Doo Ga'- I always remembered the Japanese getting their "R's","L's", and "D,s" meshed together which of course sounds weird in english. An example would be in Anime' where text reads in english- "Door Rocked-(instead of Locked), Now Roading-(on a computer screen, for example), etc." The R's sound like D's when pronounced in Japanese.