So, how do you pronounce "ocarina"?

**Loot** · 04-26-2011, 02:08 PM

Barring "official pronunciations", Short "o" or long "o"?

Dizzy · 04-26-2011, 02:23 PM

Short 'o'.

**Valigarmander** · 04-26-2011, 02:37 PM

Like "macarena", without the "m".

Luigiman7 · 04-26-2011, 03:05 PM

oh-cah-ree-nah

msillegality · 04-26-2011, 05:46 PM

or-car-ee-nah

Fairlight Excalibur · 04-26-2011, 05:50 PM

oh-ver-grown-re-cor-der

ZeldaGirl · 04-26-2011, 06:29 PM

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or-car-ee-nah

Well, now that just doesn't make sense.

For me, short o.

Panfan · 04-26-2011, 07:00 PM

potato flute

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 04-26-2011, 07:19 PM

ock-uh-ree-nuh

msillegality · 04-26-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeldaGirl

Well, now that just doesn't make sense.

Probably gleaned it from my brother. Thinking about it now, I don't why there's another "r" in there. xD

***Marilink*** · 04-26-2011, 08:39 PM

I say oh-kah-ray-na, out of habit. I've been trying lately to use the "ee" sound instead since that's probably how it's supposed to be.

**Crazyswordsman** · 04-26-2011, 09:10 PM

Heeey OCARINA AYE! -CSM

Kargath · 04-27-2011, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds

ock-uh-ree-nuh

this one

i guess this is an "ocker-rina"?

ba boom tish

***Cosmonautical*** · 04-27-2011, 11:09 AM

Anyone pronouncing it with a long O is traveling into Fargo territory.

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Originally Posted by Dowdy Kitchen Man

I say oh-kah-ray-na, out of habit

Dude, how do you even do that.

Oh, wait, it must be something like when Crav decided as a kid that "Sahasrahla" was pronounced like "Sar-shuh-luh".

I don't think I'll ever get over the Texan influence on the pronunciation of things in Metroid. Retro made great games, but "Zehbiss" and "Samus Aaron" are pretty fricken odd to me. I always have said those like "Zeebs" and "Samus Uh-ran" (emphasis on the ran). I'll give them "Rid-lee" over my preferred "Ride-lee" since that's totally minor, at least.

That's not even getting into Saria and Varia. I pronounce those like "Pariah", not like "Maria" (that's Muh-ree-uh) and certainly not like Maria with an emphasis like Mars (Mar-ee-uh).

Zaden · 04-27-2011, 04:58 PM

short o

^As soon as I saw it, I thought 'Sa-HOZZ-ri-Law'. My first thought was also 'Zeebz', but that kinda got shaky when I played NES Metroid and saw the older spelling "ZEBETH". From then on, the pronunciation of Zebes has been up in the air for me. Also, I originally said "Mee-troid".

Dizzy · 04-27-2011, 05:11 PM

You guys pronounce things weird. =P

To me, it's always been "Meh-troyd", "Rid-lee", and "Air-run".

And I pronounce 'Saria' exacly like 'Maria'. Sans the 'm', or course. And I used to prounce Zebes, "Zebs".

**Valigarmander** · 04-27-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Vigilante Kevorkian Reloaded Part Deux

I don't think I'll ever get over the Texan influence on the pronunciation of things in Metroid. Retro made great games, but "Zehbiss" and "Samus Aaron" are pretty fricken odd to me. I always have said those like "Zeebs" and "Samus Uh-ran" (emphasis on the ran). I'll give them "Rid-lee" over my preferred "Ride-lee" since that's totally minor, at least.

That's not even getting into Saria and Varia. I pronounce those like "Pariah", not like "Maria" (that's Muh-ree-uh) and certainly not like Maria with an emphasis like Mars (Mar-ee-uh).

I pronounce "Varia" like "variable", without the "ble". And I always pronounced "Zebes" as "Zeebeez". Screw you, Other M.

As for Saria, I always pronounced it "Saw-ree-uh".

**Loot** · 04-27-2011, 05:40 PM

Mare-ee-o.

IT'S THE ONLY COOL WAY TO PRONOUNCE IT.

Luigiman7 · 04-27-2011, 06:21 PM

sah-ree-uh

sah-mus ah-ren

I hate grammer.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 04-27-2011, 07:45 PM

Sahasrahla: suh-huhjz-ruh-laa
Zebes: zEEb-s
Samus Aran: say-mus ar-run
Ridley: ride-lee
Saria: saa-ree-uh
Varia: vuh-rye-uh

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*Marilink* Gotta catch 'em all! Supermod! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 29,118 Thanks: 2,536 Thanked 1,823 Times in 1,008 Posts	I say oh-kah-ray-na, out of habit. I've been trying lately to use the "ee" sound instead since that's probably how it's supposed to be.

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Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Heeey OCARINA AYE! -CSM

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Zaden Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: in the beak of a mighty condor Gender: Posts: 991 Thanks: 273 Thanked 88 Times in 51 Posts Blog Entries: 5	short o ^As soon as I saw it, I thought 'Sa-HOZZ-ri-Law'. My first thought was also 'Zeebz', but that kinda got shaky when I played NES Metroid and saw the older spelling "ZEBETH". From then on, the pronunciation of Zebes has been up in the air for me. Also, I originally said "Mee-troid".

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Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	You guys pronounce things weird. =P To me, it's always been "Meh-troyd", "Rid-lee", and "Air-run". And I pronounce 'Saria' exacly like 'Maria'. Sans the 'm', or course. And I used to prounce Zebes, "Zebs".

04-27-2011, 05:40 PM	#18
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Mare-ee-o. IT'S THE ONLY COOL WAY TO PRONOUNCE IT.

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*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Sahasrahla: suh-huhjz-ruh-laa Zebes: zEEb-s Samus Aran: say-mus ar-run Ridley: ride-lee Saria: saa-ree-uh Varia: vuh-rye-uh