How do you pronounce...?

[maggiekarp]

Craw-No
Luke-Uh
Marl (when I was little I called her Marley, though, because it sounded cuter)
Row-bow (as in the ribbon, not the dog sound)
Frawg
Ay-luh
May-guss
Sca-luh
Jan-Us
Mel-kee-orr
Gas-Parr
Bell-thuh-zar
Ee-Pock
Gah-toe (I have heard it pronounced Gay-toe)


This makes me want to make a cartoon where I'm just reading off how I pronounced old video game character names. It's different for everyone, so it could be funny.

[Chrono'99]

And for Marle... it's Marl. That's it. That's how they do it in Japan, yes? Besides, Marlee sounds wrong. I almost always turn that into Marlene.

It's pronounced Maaru in Japan.

And for Marle... it's Marl. That's it. That's how they do it in Japan, yes? Besides, Marlee sounds wrong. I almost always turn that into Marlene.

Who cares how they pronounce it in Japan? "Marle", like "Harle", seems French and I pronounce both "Mar-lay" and "Har-lay".

Actually, Marle and Harle in French are pronounced Marl and Harl (or Arl).

[FouCapitan]

Schala = Shah - la

Janus = Jah - nus

Magus = May - gus

Marle = Marl

Robo = Roeb - ough

Lucca = Luke - ah

Ayla = Eh - Lah

Melchior = Mel - Ki - Or

Belthasar = Bal - thuh - zar

[MsBlack]

Did someone say Britain?

I've always pronounced it 'Doolten'--like 'fool' but with a -ten and a 'd' on the front. 'Dahlten', with the 'al' sounding like the 'ole' in 'cajole', is plausible. If I'm understanding The J correctly, Americans would typically say it differently, which never even occured to me in my own British bubble!

[utunnels]

Well, you wouldn't pronounce the word "schedule" as "SHED-yool" would you? It's pronounced "SKED-yool" (although I guess even that can be argued, especially if one is British  ). I can probably think of other examples, but I just think "Skah-Lah" sounds better than "Shaw-lah".

I see. Maybe when I saw that in a name for the first time, I began to think all names should be pronounced like that.
First impressions are most lasting.

[Chrono'99]

I read several replies, and I'm really shocked so many ones read "ska-what".. 
Doesn't Schnee or Schneider normal western names ? (I don't know how they are actually pronounced, but I think sk- will be veeeeery strange).
Perhaps that's a bad example, I don't know if there are special rules to pronounce a person's name...

Well, you wouldn't pronounce the word "schedule" as "SHED-yool" would you? It's pronounced "SKED-yool" (although I guess even that can be argued, especially if one is British  ). I can probably think of other examples, but I just think "Skah-Lah" sounds better than "Shaw-lah".

But were the people of Zeal speaking with an American accent?

[utunnels]

Hmm, I think it would be normal if it was translated into Sarah.
Someone used Schala instead, why?

BTW, I don't know German, but I did remember some words that begin with Sch-.
Snake - Schlange
Swine - Schwein
Snow - Schnee
Sob - Schluchzer

[utunnels]

dahldon...

Loser? I think you must be joking.

[V_Translanka]

Hmm, I think it would be normal if it was translated into Sarah.
Someone used Schala instead, why?

BTW, I don't know German, but I did remember some words that begin with Sch-.
Snake - Schlange
Swine - Schwein
Snow - Schnee
Sob - Schluchzer

I think the English translations used "Schala" to make her sound more exotiqué. I think it was unnecessary.

Oh, and there's also schnauzer, schnitzel & schnapps.

[teaflower]

Schnitzel!

There's a video showcasing the 6 normal characters of Chrono Trigger and when they put up Marle, they put it up as Marl. I think we linked to it or something like that...

Lucca = LOO-kah

Crono = KRAW-no

Ayla = EYE-lah

Melchior = MEHL-ki-or

Belthazar = BELL-thah-zahr

Yeah, that's... all I can think of now. Still early in the morning.

[x_XTacTX_x]

... Since when is Crono pronounced "Kraw-no"? I always pronounce it "Kroe-No", considering the game is pronounced "Kroe-no Trih-gerr".

[mav]

Aye, same here--I always figured the word Chrono was pronounced KROE-no, and Crono was a homonym from Chrono...But apparently it is pronounced KRON-oh.

Damn it all.

[Zephira]

Melchior = Mel-KEY-ore (I have a friend with that name )
Magus = MA (as in map) - gus (Funny story on this one. When I first played CT, I thought there was an i in that name. So for the longest time, he was Mag-EE-us.)
Schala = switch between Shaw-lah and Skah-law. I like both.
Janus = switch between JAY-nus, JA (map) - noos, and Janice (that last one is my mom...)
Marle = MAR-lee. Everything else sounds too manly.
Belthazar = Bell-thuh-zahr.

[nightmare975]

Cro-no
Mar-lee
Loo-ka
Frog
May-gus
Aye-la
Ro-bo
Doll-ton

[x_XTacTX_x]

By the way;

Surdge
Wah-Zoo-Kee
Hahr-Lee
etc etc...