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I only speak English and German, and I'm not very far in the game so I've only picked up on one annoying mispronunciation. Beggur's knights are all nammed German number, but the only one I recall being pronounced right is Ein. Anybody with the Japanese version know if the names are pronounced right there, or does anybody who speaks any other languages know if they're being butchered by this game as well.

So far, I've only heard the knights' names go up to 9, so here's a guide if anybody wants to know how the names should realy sound.

German -> English
Ein -> Ine
Zwei -> Tzvy (the t sounds like the zz in pizza)
Drei -> Dry
Vier -> Fear
Funf -> Foonf
Sechs -> Zeks
Acht -> Ocht
Neun -> Noin

Also, for what it's worth, the word Atelier is pronounced as a German speaker would say it. At-a-leer.
 
[quote name='jclast']Atelier is also a German word. Why dictionary.com claims English, a Germanic language, got it from the French, I'm not sure. Run it through Babelfish and see for yourself. It translates to "studio."[/QUOTE]

I swear to god, my eyes could be going bad, but the link I posted says, "A workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer."
 
[quote name='defiance_17']I swear to god, my eyes could be going bad, but the link I posted says, "A workshop or studio, especially for an artist or designer."[/QUOTE]

It does. My point was that they're the same word. What I don't get is why dictionary.com claims a Germanic language got it from French when the German language has the same word spelled the same way with the same meaning.
 
[quote name='jclast']It does. My point was that they're the same word. What I don't get is why dictionary.com claims a Germanic language got it from French when the German language has the same word spelled the same way with the same meaning.[/QUOTE]
I suppose it would have to do with the word coming from the Old French astelier - although the other languages adopted it also, it makes sense that it would be French given that it comes from an Old French word.
 
[quote name='oleander']I suppose it would have to do with the word coming from the Old French astelier - although the other languages adopted it also, it makes sense that it would be French given that it comes from an Old French word.[/QUOTE]

I understand that the Germans probably got it from the French as well. I just would have thought that German would be listed seeing as it's the language English is closest to. But it doesn't matter. Pronounce it however you want. I don't really want to argue about it. The numbers are German. Atelier is either German or French, take your pick.
 
[quote name='jclast']I understand that the Germans probably got it from the French as well. I just would have thought that German would be listed seeing as it's the language English is closest to. But it doesn't matter. Pronounce it however you want. I don't really want to argue about it. The numbers are German. Atelier is either German or French, take your pick.[/QUOTE]
Given that the rest of the game apparently uses German (I don't really know anything about this game), I have no doubt that it would be correct to use the German pronunciation of the word.
Etymology Dictionary "atelier"
It makes sense to me that atelier would have come directly from the French because of the time period that it originated: the 19th century.
 
[quote name='oleander']Given that the rest of the game apparently uses German (I don't really know anything about this game), I have no doubt that it would be correct to use the German pronunciation of the word.
Etymology Dictionary "atelier"
It makes sense to me that atelier would have come directly from the French because of the time period that it originated: the 19th century.[/QUOTE]

It only uses German for the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 as the names of the knights you'll fight throughout the game...
 
[quote name='oleander']Given that the rest of the game apparently uses German (I don't really know anything about this game), I have no doubt that it would be correct to use the German pronunciation of the word.
Etymology Dictionary "atelier"
It makes sense to me that atelier would have come directly from the French because of the time period that it originated: the 19th century.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the cool link. I like languages a lot, and I'm sure this will come in handy in the future.
 
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