How to say Di Dee Are

SuicideBurger · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject:

its tsu! (tss-u) garu.

IcyStaticBlast · Trick Member Joined: 30 Jul 2003

I think I read somewhere that TaQ is pronouncred "Ta-Ku"

I might be wrong though.

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SO! loves Electroplankton · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:02 am Post subject:

For some reason I always say 5.(point)1.(point)1 for .5.1.1(i dont think theres that first period there...) Could someone see if it has the whole tengoku/.59 thing going on?

danburi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, NJ

=JoN B3x= · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:21 am Post subject:

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rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

I'm going to clear up all the misinformation. Now.

These are just a few ot the songs that I can't say, and would like to know how:

.59 - It's "ten go ku", not "point fifty-nine." "." = ten; "5" = go; "9" = ku. Japanese frequently use numbers as puns to spell words. Tengoku means heaven.

Daikenkai - Dai Ken Kai. Basically means "excellent opinion."

Gamelan de Couple - Ga-me-ran de Couple. Gamelan is a music ensamble used in South-East Asia consisting primarily of metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; much like the music in the song.

Aoi Shoudou - Ah-Oh-Ee Sho-Dou - Basically means "blue impulse"

IRRESTIBLEMENT - Iirres-tahb-le-men. It's French. Basically means "uncontrolable."

JANEJANA - Jah-ne Jah-nah. It's from a traditional Indian song "Oo Jane Jana"

Kakumei - KaKuMei - Japanese for "revolution." Kakumei is a remake of Chopin's Revolutionary Etude.

L'amour et la liberte - Lah-more et la Lee-ber-te. It's French. Basically means, "love of freedom."

Matsuri Japan - Mat-su-ri Japan. Matsuri means "festival."

Mikeneko Rock - Mi-ke ne-ko Rock. Mikeneko means tortise shell cat. A tortie.

ORION .78 - Another pun. .78 means "na-ha". Orion Beer is a beer made in Naha, Japan.

Sakura - Sa-ku-ra. Sakura means "cherry blossom," or "cherry blossom tree."

SOBAKASU FRECKLES (so bach a sue) - So-ba-ka-su. Sobakasu means freckles.

TSUGARU - Su-Ga-Ru. Tsugaru Shamisen is a traditional Japanese string instrument.

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

=JoN B3x= · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

Reenee · Trick Member Joined: 21 Nov 2003

Davyinatoga · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject:

I'm sorry, but GD-IT!!! If some of you take French, you aren't quite good at it.

L'amour et la liberte'
Pronounced (in French): Lah-MOE rehh la leh-bur-TAE (don't open your throat on the last syllable, almost more like "teh," but not quite).
You generally don't pronounce the last letter of a word in French unless the word after starts with a vowel (or it's one of those rare exceptions). Hence why the sound is "reh" - et begins with a vowel, so the final consonant carries over and is pronounced, but la doesn't, so you don't pronounce the t.
And it means "(The) Love AND (the) Liberty"!!!

And I dunno why, but I always pronounced the T in Tsugaru, just very lightly.

danburi · Trick Member Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, NJ

T in Tsugaru are Pronounced. Not silent.

Ebisumaru · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2003

Yeah, the people saying the french names are pronounced just like they would be in English are bothering me. If you don't know the language, don't make something up and spread false information.

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

I'm perfectly fine at Japanese grammar thank you very much. But, this isn't a language lesson, either. It's trying to clear up misconceptions of song titles.

If you want to discuss the finer points of Japanese language and pronounciation or argue about how to say things in French, take it to a thread in Random Chat.

rampage · Administrator Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Redmond, WA

AK (Vanilla x Mint Mix) · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:14 pm Post subject: