How Do You Pronounce Gulkave?

[VectorGamer]

I've been saying "gull-kah-vay"...

 

how do you say it?

[+5-11under]

I've been saying " gull-kahv' ", with "kahv" rhyming with cab.

[retroillucid]

I've been saying " gull-kahv' ", with "kahv" rhyming with cab.

Same here

[Manoau2002]

Gul cave

[Manoau2002]

 

 

Gull cave

[ColecoDan]

Gul cave

I assume most people from the US would pronounce it this way as well.

[+grips03]

gul kave

[ValkerieSilk]

Actually, it's the street PixelBoy lives on... 'Gulk Ave.'

[Nebulon]

As far as I can tell, this is a Japanese title.

 

However, I really don't think it's a Japanese word. It doesn't follow any of the conventions of Japanese characters written with English characters.

 

If it was to be said in Japanese form it would likely be Goo Du Kah Veh

 

However, no self-respecting Japanese person would set themselves up for disaster by using an "L" like that.

 

In my case, I've just been calling it Gull Cave, with the expectation that someday someone from Japan will correct me.

 

[+Gemintronic]

To my knowledge it's some body part between the uterus and ovaries. Thus, I've never had to pronounce it in polite company.

[ValkerieSilk]

To my knowledge it's some body part between the uterus and ovaries. Thus, I've never had to pronounce it in polite company.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xneu384TtC4

[Zwackery]

As far as I can tell, this is a Japanese title.

 

However, I really don't think it's a Japanese word. It doesn't follow any of the conventions of Japanese characters written with English characters.

 

If it was to be said in Japanese form it would likely be Goo Du Kah Veh

 

However, no self-respecting Japanese person would set themselves up for disaster by using an "L" like that.

 

In my case, I've just been calling it Gull Cave, with the expectation that someday someone from Japan will correct me.

 

 

 

Gulkave is written ガルケーブ in katakana, which is the alphabet used to denote foreign (non-native) words.

First character = Ga

Second = Ru

Third = Ke (dash after means make the vowel sound long, and the "e" is pronounced as a hard "a", so this sounds like "kay")

Fourth = Bu

 

"Garukebu" - I'm guessing that this is just a made up word since it is done in katakana, even though "garu" and "kebu" both having meaning when written with hiragana and kanji (respectively).

 

In English, it is probably closer to say "Gul-kah-vay", but I'd bet most people say "gull-cave".

[+freewheel]

Woos-ter-shur.

[CrazyBoss]

https://translate.google.com/#auto/ja/%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96

 

click at the speaker icon

[Rhomaios]

Woos-ter-shur.

 

WURS-tuh-shur.

[+5-11under]

war-ches-ter-shire?

[HkryCrkStudio]

Wurs-tur-shur.

[NIAD]

Woos-ter-shur.

 

 

WURS-tuh-shur.

 

war-ches-ter-shire?

 

Wurs-tur-shur.

Am I missing something?

[+freewheel]

Am I missing something?

I notice that 3 of the 4 posters are Canadian, so .. possibly.

[NIAD]

I notice that 3 of the 4 posters are Canadian, so .. possibly.

Guess I'm going to have to google Google to see if I can find a translator for Canadian English to the rest of the world English!

[Rhomaios]

Lea and Perrins.

[Nebulon]

Woos-ter-shur.

 

"There's a bunch of zombies here!"

 

"Please hold"

[Nebulon]

Guess I'm going to have to google Google to see if I can find a translator for Canadian English to the rest of the world English!

The UK version is even shorter. They got it down to two syllables. Over there they say "Wurst-chur".

[ValkerieSilk]

Am I missing something?

Steak sauce apparently...

[Pixelboy]

Steak sauce apparently...

Yeah, I tried to find a clip of Yosemite Sam on YouTube where he reads the label on the bottle, but I couldn't find it.