The Ocarina of Time Pronunciation Thread

Ok, I thought it would be a good idea to see if we can clear up the correct pronunciations of the confusing terms in OoT.

These are by no means correct. This is just my opinion of what they should be, however they are of course subject to debate

When this thread has gone on long enough I will conclude with a summary of the most-preferred pronunciations based on what people have contributed to this thread.

Here we go:

Hyrule (high-rool)

Kokiri (ko-keery) 'Keery' as in eerie

Mido (mee-do) 'Do' as in joke

Deku (dee-koo)

Saria (sar-ree-ah) 'Sar' as in car.

Hylia (hill-ee-ah)

Kakariko (ka-kar-ee-ko) 'Ka' as in apple. 'Kar' as in car. 'Ko' as in coke.

Gohma (go-mah) 'Go' as in slow

Goron (gore-on)

Darunia (dah-roon-ee-ah)

Dodongo (doh-dong-go) 'Doh' as in office. 'Go' as in slow

Zora (zore-ah)

Ruto (root-o) 'O' as in slow

Malon (mal-en) 'Mal' as in pal

Ganondorf (gan-en-dorf) 'Gan' as in can

Barinade (ba-rin-ade) 'Ba' as in apple

Volvagia (vol-vahg-ee-ah) 'Ah' as in first syllable of lava. 'G' as in get

Sheik/Sheikah (sheek/sheek-ah)

Gerudo (geh-roo-do) 'Geh' as in lager (not larger). 'Do' as in close

Epona (ee-po-nah) 'Po' as in pony

That's all the most common words I can think of. Some are difficult to pronounce and others are plain obvious.

If you disagree with any of the above pronunciations, please post in this thread that you disagree and put in what you think it should be.

Also, if I've missed any other important Ocarina of Time words, please post them here in this thread as well.

Kokiri (Koh-ker-eye) 'Koh' as in oh

Mido (Mie-doh) 'Mie' as in pie, 'doh' as in dough

Hylia (High-lee-a)

Kakariko (Ka-kuh-ree-ko) 'Ka' as in apple, 'ko' as in oh

Gerudo (Ger-roo-doh)

That's how I say them, anyway.

I agree on most of the pronounciations but I say some differently, like...

Gerudo (Grr-oo-do) Grr like a dog, oo like "Ooh, what's that?", and do like doe

Malon (Mal-on) Mal like uhh... Mal and on like on

I agree with most of yours, except the ones that maian pointed out.
But I say "Gerudo" (Jer-oo-do) Jer like "chair", do like "dough".

Jer like chair?????? how is jer like chair????

Here are how I say certain words in OoT.

Kokiri- Koh-kir-ee (kir as in her)
Kakariko- Ka-kah-ree-koh (ka as in apple)
Gerudo- Ger-roo-doe
Saria- Sar-ree-ah (sar as in air)
Darunia- Dahr-roon-nia
Sheikah/Sheik- Sheek-ah/Sheek
Epona- Ee-poh-nah
Volvagia- Vol-vay-gee-ah (vol as old)
Gohma- Go-mah (go as in pot)
Nayru- Nay-roo
Farore- Fair-oar
Dodongo- Do-done-goh (do as in dot)
Hylia- Hy-lee-ah
Hyrule- Hy-rool
Deku- De-koo (de as in debt)
Mido- Mi-doe (mi as in eye)

That's all I can think of for now.

That's all I can think of right now.

Originally Posted by skitz89

Ok, I thought it would be a good idea to see if we can clear up the correct pronunciations of the confusing terms in OoT.

These are by no means correct. This is just my opinion of what they should be, however they are of course subject to debate

When this thread has gone on long enough I will conclude with a summary of the most-preferred pronunciations based on what people have contributed to this thread.

Here we go:

Hyrule (high-rool)

Kokiri (ko-keery) 'Keery' as in eerie

Mido (mee-do) 'Do' as in joke

Deku (dee-koo)

Saria (sar-ree-ah) 'Sar' as in car.

Hylia (hill-ee-ah)

Kakariko (ka-kar-ee-ko) 'Ka' as in apple. 'Kar' as in car. 'Ko' as in coke.

Gohma (go-mah) 'Go' as in slow

Goron (gore-on)

Darunia (dah-roon-ee-ah)

Dodongo (doh-dong-go) 'Doh' as in office. 'Go' as in slow

Zora (zore-ah)

Ruto (root-o) 'O' as in slow

Malon (mal-en) 'Mal' as in pal

Ganondorf (gan-en-dorf) 'Gan' as in can

Barinade (ba-rin-ade) 'Ba' as in apple

Volvagia (vol-vahg-ee-ah) 'Ah' as in first syllable of lava. 'G' as in get

Sheik/Sheikah (sheek/sheek-ah)

Gerudo (geh-roo-do) 'Geh' as in lager (not larger). 'Do' as in close

Epona (ee-po-nah) 'Po' as in pony

That's all the most common words I can think of. Some are difficult to pronounce and others are plain obvious.

If you disagree with any of the above pronunciations, please post in this thread that you disagree and put in what you think it should be.

Also, if I've missed any other important Ocarina of Time words, please post them here in this thread as well.

I agree with most of those pronunciations, but I pronounce these differently:

Deku- (Deh-koo) Deh as in deck
Hylia- (High-lee-uh)
Malon- (Mah-lohn)
Gerudo- (Juh-roo-doh)

I also prounouce these following terms like"
Koume- (Koo-mee)
Kotake- (Ko-tah-kee)
Naborou- (Nah-boo-roo)

I have to disagree with Deku Tree being "dee-koh" its "deh-koo" because "dee" is just like saying DEEku as in saying the LETTER "E". It is sayed above too.

Being a Finn my pronunciation is probably the most twisted of them all.

One of the mistakes I tend to make again and again is adding a weird ‘gaia’ to the end of Volvagia.

well I'm hispanic so I pronounce everything in Zelda as if I was reading spanish.

I always thought Barinade's name was bronounced like this:

Barinade (ba-ree-nah-de) As in, ba like the sound sheep make, ree like reel that you fish with, nah like (for lack of a better description) the opposite of yeah or a slang word for no, and de literally pronounced day.

*the 'r' should be slightly rolled, like when you make the 'd' sound's shape with your toung. I hope that's not too confusing*

And a side note, my nickname in school is Malon, but nobody can agree on the pronounciation. I say it like mal-on ('mal' as in malpractice, and 'on' as in turn on the light.) but one of my friends swears it's said just as muh-lan. we each have our emphasis on different syllables.

Some of these I disagree with.

Originally Posted by skitz89

Kokiri (ko-keery) 'Keery' as in eerie

I pronounce it ko-kir-ee ('Ko' rhyming with 'no', 'kir' rhyming with 'fir')

Deku (dee-koo)

I really beg to differ here! I'd seriously like to know why some people pronounce it dee-koo. I've always pronounced it deh-koo ('deh' sounding like the first part of 'deck'), and can think of no way the spelling of the word allows for any other pronounciation.

Saria (sar-ree-ah) 'Sar' as in car.

I've always said it as suh-ree-ah ('suh' sounding like the first part of 'suddenly').

Hylia (hill-ee-ah)

High-lee-uh to me. Always has been, always will.

Malon (mal-en) 'Mal' as in pal

I've always said it mal-on, just like it's spelled.

Ganondorf (gan-en-dorf) 'Gan' as in can

It doesn't make much of a difference, but I say it as gan-on-dorf.

Volvagia (vol-vahg-ee-ah) 'Ah' as in first syllable of lava. 'G' as in get

I always said vol-vuh-gee-uh.

i think sheika is pronounced (sh-a-ka)

Sheik: sh-ike (like ice, but with a K)
Sheikah: sh-ike-ah
biggoron: big-gore-on

This is how I say some of them, I agree with most of the OP though:

Kokiri (ko-kir-ee) 'kir' as in sir

Mido (my-doe)

Saria (suh-ree-ah)

Hylia (high-lee-uh)

Kakariko (kake-a-ree-ko) 'kake' as in.. cake

Malon (may-lon) 'lon' as in gone

Sheik (shake) lol..

Gerudo (ger-oo-doe) 'ger' as in sir

I say kokiri (Kok-i-rai) ireye as in samurai (not sure in spelling but you get the idea.

Saria (sar-ree-uh)

this is just how me and my friends pronounce these words.

For me

Mido (my-doe)

Kokiri (ko-ker-ee)

Deku (deh-koo)

Hylia (high-lee-ah)

Kakariko (kak-a-ree-koh)

Malon (mal-on)

ALSO

Ocarina (Ack-ah-ree-na)

I Put Malon As May-lon

And Katake as kah-tah-keh