Scooter Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 How does one pronounce Tharja? Thar-ya, or Thar-ja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Think the spelling of "Freya" as "Freyja" for the "ja" part. It's soft. Tharya. Just like her Japanese katakana name as "Sa-ri-ya". Sa can be a TH sound just like it is for "Thunder" from "Sandaa" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridium Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I've always pronounced it like "sarr-ya", but with a slightly-lisped s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Tharya Awesome. Ive been pronouncing it right the whole time. I figured the j was soft/y sounding. The one that kinda stumps me is Cherche. Is it Churchie? Or Chersh? or Shershie? O_O Edited February 16, 2013 by Virion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisuko Lyrical Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Awesome. Ive been pronouncing it right the whole time. I figured the j was soft/y sounding. The one that kinda stumps me is Cherche. Is it Churchie? Or Chersh? or Shershie? O_O don't know call her Cherry that is what i do and you are not in my army taking all my ladies Edited February 16, 2013 by Arch Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Cherry? lol I am so totally up in your army stealing your ladies. Stop denying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookofholsety Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Just like her Japanese katakana name as "Sa-ri-ya". Sa can be a TH sound just like it is for "Thunder" from "Sandaa" "rya" =/= "ri-ya" I mean come on it was never "Sariya"; it was "Sarya" I know it's a silly thing to whine about now that the English version's out and nobody calls her Sariya anymore but still ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Cherche is share-sh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheels Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 http://www.forvo.com/word/je_cherche/ That's how you pronounce Cherche XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Light Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Meh, I don't really mind mispronoucing names. I'll just continue calling Tharja Tharja and Cherche church. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Cherche is share-sh. Yeah it's french. Which I think they should have kept Viole, as then both of their names are French and since they come from the same country.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Meh, I don't really mind mispronoucing names. I'll just continue calling Tharja Tharja and Cherche church. Both of these pronunciations rubbed off on me in the end since with the former, it rolls off the tongue easier, and the latter sounds gender neutral enough to work for Cherche(I've heard of male 'churche's, but not female 'churche's, but again, it sounds like one of those gender neutral names and so it works for me ... kinda like Alex or *shivers* Robin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I say Tharrya and Share-sh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I pronounce their names the way it looks to me. OAo Tharja is "far-ja" and Cherche is "chair-chay". 8D; I'm not one for getting foreign names pronounced correctly. One nane I'm confused on is Ricken's Japanese name. Licht, even with the katakana as a guide (リヒト), is difficult for me to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought it was Richt... and I pronounce it like "Rict", kinda like in "Richter". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Cherche is share-sh. http://www.forvo.com/word/je_cherche/ That's how you pronounce Cherche XD Omg thanks guys. Im pretty OCD about pronunciations. So i was all "how do you say this one?!! argh." French isnt a language i am very knowledgeable in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisuko Lyrical Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 Cherry? lol I am so totally up in your army stealing your ladies. Stop denying it! you are not stealing me or Lucina Severa Cordelia or Olivia or any of my other Lady's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahlman Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I thought it was Richt... and I pronounce it like "Rict", kinda like in "Richter". It's pretty obviously taken from the German word for "light", so an [l] sound rather than [r] is appropriate. I pronounce it... like the German word for "light", because I can actually pronounce German. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Laufeyson Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 you are not stealing me or Lucina Severa Cordelia or Olivia or any of my other Lady's You can keep Severa. D: Aint touchin that one with a ten foot cattle prod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It's pretty obviously taken from the German word for "light", so an [l] sound rather than [r] is appropriate. I pronounce it... like the German word for "light", because I can actually pronounce German. So it's like a softer version of the "k" sound I guess (like the kh in Khan when you pronounce it like us brown people do)? idk how to pronounce it without saying it sounds hebrew-ish... but I think I see what you mean. (Though it's not obvious because i dont know any german beyond greetings) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykil Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) I say "tar-ya" a la Tarja Turunen. I have no idea if it's correct, but it seems somewhat Germanic/Swedish/whathaveyou where there is no actual "th" sound. Edited February 17, 2013 by Sykil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahlman Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) So it's like a softer version of the "k" sound I guess (like the kh in Khan when you pronounce it like us brown people do)? idk how to pronounce it without saying it sounds hebrew-ish... but I think I see what you mean. (Though it's not obvious because i dont know any german beyond greetings) I don't know any... of any of the brown-people languages you might be alluding to (that felt awkward to write), but the sound is a voiceless palatal fricative (and here's way more than you wanted to know about it). German distinguishes between this "soft" ch sound and a "hard" one which is uvular or velar rather than palatal. The soft version is... closer to h than k, I'd say. Edited February 17, 2013 by zahlman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faye Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 It's pretty obviously taken from the German word for "light", so an [l] sound rather than [r] is appropriate. I pronounce it... like the German word for "light", because I can actually pronounce German. 8D; so its pronounced like the katakana suggests? It should sound like "liheet"? I can't pronounce German, like at all. "OTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykil Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) 8D; so its pronounced like the katakana suggests? It should sound like "liheet"? I can't pronounce German, like at all. "OTL Something like "leekt." http://translate.google.com/#de/ja/licht Click the speaker symbol for pronunciation Edited February 17, 2013 by Sykil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I don't know any... of any of the brown-people languages you might be alluding to (that felt awkward to write), but the sound is a voiceless palatal fricative (and here's way more than you wanted to know about it). German distinguishes between this "soft" ch sound and a "hard" one which is uvular or velar rather than palatal. The soft version is... closer to h than k, I'd say. We say "khan" for instance with the soft version (urdu btw)But I see what youre saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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