What's wonderful is that these are all phrases that you could have the chance to use in your everyday life, such as "2008's game of the year award goes to Ninja Gaiden 2," or "Come on up and get your award Tomonobu Itagaki!" or "Excuse me, Helena, but your breasts are obscuring my view of the acceptance speech."
What's wonderful is that these are all phrases that you could have the chance to use in your everyday life, such as "2008's game of the year award goes to Ninja Gaiden 2," or "Come on up and get your award Tomonobu Itagaki!" or "Excuse me, Helena, but your breasts are obscuring my view of the acceptance speech."
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:36PM (Unverified) said
Well, thats how I pronounce both, because in spanish thats the way its pronounced.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 3:25PM (Unverified) said
That's how I pronounced both, because I know how to read and pronounce words. I never understood why people said "Gay-den" perhaps it's because of the gAIDen, but everyone knows that bonzai isn't pronounced bon-zay, so all it takes is putting two and two together.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 11:29PM Megaqwerty said
...as it is in every other single Romance language.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:37PM (Unverified) said
Spanish is great for Japanese learners because the vowels make the same sounds!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:46PM (Unverified) said
Yes... for example:
In spanish the I is pronounced like the E in Ensligh, and the soun of the vowel dont change with differents workds... like, for example... "exIt and I am..." the I is pronounced differente in the two sentences and in spanish the vowel dont change never.
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In spanish the I is pronounced like the E in Ensligh, and the soun of the vowel dont change with differents workds... like, for example... "exIt and I am..." the I is pronounced differente in the two sentences and in spanish the vowel dont change never.
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 12:37PM (Unverified) said
I love Helena...my best character by far in DOA4
Followed by Hitomi!
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Followed by Hitomi!
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:43PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
MTV's videos are accessable only to American IPs.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:09PM (Unverified) said
So I've been saying it right, ossom.
And isn't Helena just... Helen...a?
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And isn't Helena just... Helen...a?
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:12PM masterinsan0 said
I used to pronounce it GAY-den until I started watching Anime. After a while I sorta switched to GUY-den without thinking about it, probably cuz of more exposure to Japanese.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 3:00PM donalbane said
I studied Japanese, and it always bothered me how people butcher the terms. It's as though most Americans just look for any excuse to say "GAY" whenever they can. Glad Itagaki set the record straight.
You know what MTV should do next? Ryu (in both Street Fighter and Ninja Gaiden.) Americans say Rai-yoo, but it's just one syllable in Japanese, or "Ryoo." It always grinds my gears when someone mispronounces that one.
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You know what MTV should do next? Ryu (in both Street Fighter and Ninja Gaiden.) Americans say Rai-yoo, but it's just one syllable in Japanese, or "Ryoo." It always grinds my gears when someone mispronounces that one.
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:02PM (Unverified) said
I've always called it "Ninjuh Guy-Den". Does that mean I am Japanese?
Ah, Helena (Elayna). French though?
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Ah, Helena (Elayna). French though?
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:03PM (Unverified) said
I can't wait to show some of my friends this who insist that I say it wrong. I knew it!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:17PM (Unverified) said
it always bugs me when people don't understand that most languages use syllabic pronunciations. tomonobu itagaki and ninja gaiden should be easy to pronounce correctly ,but so many people get it wrong.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:30PM (Unverified) said
yeah but who knows on what syllable the emphasis goes.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:19PM 007craft said
I learned how to say it correctly fromt he movie "the wizard" when I was a kid. However I still pronounce it ninja gayden cause it sounds better and others do it too so why not? Just like I learned how to say ubisoft and still dont care and will remain calling it U-B-I Soft
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:20PM RobAccomando said
when I was young and niave I would say "gay-den". I was shocked when I found out otherwise. Still say it the wrong way though. Oh, and Icarus was, "IK-KARR-US"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said
Dude, the 80's called and wants their hairstyle back..lol
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:47PM fadeoutagain2784 said
Dude, the 90's called, and they want their joke back.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:15PM masterinsan0 said
Dude, 2001 called, they want their sarcasm back.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:47PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said
That's the spin-off where you have to keep your plants happy... TO THE EXTREME!!
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:39PM Hirsbrunner said
You say Gay-den,
I say Guy-den.
Let's call the whole thing off.
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I say Guy-den.
Let's call the whole thing off.
Posted: Nov 6th 2007 1:39PM (Unverified) said
I lost it when that music started, it got all dark and it showed his face. "TOH-MOH-NO-BOO" "EE-TAH-GAH-KEE"
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:01PM (Unverified) said
Itagaki should have his own TV show. The guy is so eccentric its hilarious. I don't even like "reality TV" but I'd watch an Itagaki based show.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:17PM (Unverified) said
Maybe someone could make a short video clip for Tomonobu explaining that "Xbox" is not pronounced "ekkusubokkusu".
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 6:41PM (Unverified) said
I am so glad the guy offically said this. I got pissed off at fucktards that pronounced it Gay-den.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:29PM zsavior said
Ninja Guy-den I always knew, but Helena is of Greek origin not French, so if you want to name a French girl Helena and then call her Elena fine. But don't tell people they are wrong for calling her Helena in the first place when that is the etymology of the name.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:40PM (Unverified) said
The character herself is French, so her name is the spoken with the French pronunciation.
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:40PM (Unverified) said
maybe i can't say ninja gaiden correctly, but i can say douchebag and overrated correctly (which is what that itagaki fellow is)
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Posted: Nov 6th 2007 2:59PM raygungirl said
In Japan, though, it is "ekkusubokusu." And Playstation is "puresutashon" (or something very similar). He's not incorrect in Japan. ;p Plus I think Americans are the only ones who just have to pronounce words from other languages correctly, even if it's out of the blue. Like how everyone has to pretend they speak Spanish when a Spanish name is said on the news. "Alllehhaaaaandrooooo Rodureeeguezzz." Eyeroll.
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