Subject: Re: [FFML] How to Pronounce Ranma Names
From: mihoshi@ptw.com (Mihoshi)
Date: 5/20/1996, 12:26 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Ranma   =       rahhhhn-MAH     -NOT-   RAN-mah
Ranko   =       rahhhhn-KOH
Akane   =       ah-KAHN-nay     -NOT-   Ah-kane
Nabiki  =       nab-BEE-key     -NOT-   Nah-bickee
Kasumi  =       kah-SUUU-mee
Soun    =       SOON (aproximately) more like SOOOOOun
Genma   =       ghen-MAH        -NOT-   JEN-mah
Nadoka  =       nah-doh-KAH
Shampoo =       sham-pooh (heh heh)
Mousse  =       MOO-se
Kunou   =       KOON-no
Kodachi =       koh-DATCH-eeee
Ryouga  =       rie-OHHH-gah
Ukyou   =       YOUK-yo or you-KEE-oh
Happosai=       hap-oh-SAI  (sai is pronounced like SIGH)
Cologne =       col-ohn
Hiroshi =       her-OSH-ee
Daisuke =       dai-suuu-KAY (the DAI is pronounced like gud-dai (good day)
in                               Australia)
Hinako  =       HEE-NAK-oh
Shinosuke=      shin-NOOO-sue-KAY
Yukie   =       yuh-KEE-hay
Sayuri  =       sigh-yur-reee (YUR is like YER but with more of a U sound)


Any additions people?

You're joking, right?
I guess that's correct if you go by Viz.

First off... in some names, u goes unpronounced... like...
Shinnosuke = Shin-no-s'kay
Sasuke = Sas'kay
Daisuke = Dais'kay (in Japanese AND English, it sounds like this.  See
Hinako OAV)

And..
Ukyou = Uk-yo
Ryouga = Almost sounds like 'Yoga... r getting phased out
Akane = Um, it is Ah-ka-ne, not Ah-KAH-ne... unless you go by Viz, I don't.
Ranma = Almost sounds like Lan-ma
Kasumi = Ka-s'mi
Hiroshi = H'ro-shi
As for how the vowels sound, see below chart. ^_^

A = Ah
E = Ay
I = Ee
O = Oh
U = Uu (long u, like 'oo' though cut entirely sometimes)

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But I'm going by the actual Japanese voice actors.  When I sit down and
watch Ranma subtitled, these are what the names sound like. ^_^
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