Westeros Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The Making Game of Thrones site has a new article>, by way of Bryan Cogman, which is essentially the official pronunciation guide for the first season.read on >>>Visit the Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieWife Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I think most were what I had in my head, except for Varys. I always thought it was "VARE-ISS" (like air) not "VAR-iss" (far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I always thought it was 'Variss' (rhymes with Paris), so that just goes to show.Harrenhal is weird. How do you get 'HAIR-en-hall' from that? 'Harren' (like 'barren') 'hall' is pretty straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madking Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I think most were what I had in my head, except for Varys. I always thought it was "VARE-ISS" (like air) not "VAR-iss" (far).What are you talking about the pronounciation guide does say varys like air...vair-iss how do you get the far sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha—Not Yara! Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Heh, HAIR-en-hall is how I had been saying it in my head, but having it be like "barren" would have made more sense. I am not a fan of Catelyn's pronunciation. I can't read her name and not think "KATE-lyn" even if her nickname is Cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The one that bugs me is "Uh-SHY" for Asshai.How is there not another 's' sound in there? It should be either "Us-SHY" or "Ush-SHY"I'm trying to think if I've heard GRRM pronounce Tommen before. Most of my 'in my head' pronunciations come from hearing him doing readings a half dozen times in person and in interviews online. But in my head, the lad is "Toe-MEN" not "Tah-Men".To my American ear, 'barren' is pronounced 'BAIR-en'. Thus I don't get the distinction you are making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Is that an accent thing? 'Barren' is pronounced here 'BA-REN'. Or to rhyme with the name 'Karen'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Cheesevillage Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The one I can't wrap my head around is: Lys= LICEReally? Like the BUG?I'm also a bit baffled by the differing first syllable for Tyrion and Tywin. I always assumed that one was based on the other and that both began with the TIE sound. But it doesn't actually bother me and I think I'll get used to it in my head quickly.ETA: I am now cracking myself up imagining poisoners harvesting the secretions of millions of lice to kill Jon Arryn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brude Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 My only surprise is that Varys, Daenerys and Viserys have a different pronunciation than Aerys:VAIR-issDuh-NAIR-issVi-SAIR-issvs. AIR-eezIt might have made more sense to me if Varys' name was pronounced somewhat differently, perhaps that's the difference between the original High Valyrian vs. the bastardized versions that exist in the Free Cities now, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overcomebyfumes Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Interesting that Gregor is gre-gore and not greg-or like I always thought.Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leofric Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 My only surprise is that Varys, Daenerys and Viserys have a different pronunciation than Aerys:VAIR-issDuh-NAIR-issVi-SAIR-issvs. AIR-eezIt might have made more sense to me if Varys' name was pronounced somewhat differently, perhaps that's the difference between the original High Valyrian vs. the bastardized versions that exist in the Free Cities now, but that doesn't seem to be the case.I always went with:VAIR-eezVi-SAIR-eezAIR-eezDye-NAIR-eezRYE-gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The hairy bear Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Interesting that Gregor is gre-gore and not greg-or like I always thought.I would pronounce both things all the same (the e from gore is silent, isn't it?)I hate when "pronunciation guides" are limited to just break down the words in smaller ones. You can't exactly know how a word is pronunced this way. There are phonetic alphabets for a reason! :tantrum: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Is that an accent thing? 'Barren' is pronounced here 'BA-REN'. Or to rhyme with the name 'Karen'.Karen would be pronounced KAIR-en here as well.Phonetic alphabets would be very helpful for the 1% of HBO viewers who know them and useless to the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCloskey Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Karen would be pronounced KAIR-en here as well.If you're from Upstate NY or the upper Midwest it is. The rest of us pronounce it correctly. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Most of it is either the same as I pronounce it, or unsurprisingly different.Except for "Ser" = "SAIR". Huh? I always thought it was just the same as "Sir", just spelled differently. That's going to be jarring when I hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronn Stone Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 If you're from Upstate NY or the upper Midwest it is. The rest of us pronounce it correctly. :)I am Californian. I've never heard any American pronounce it any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naz Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I've heard 'barren' pronounce both ways in America. Personally, I pronounce it 'BA-rin' rather than 'BAIR-in'. Mostly I've heard the latter pronunciation in places like the Midwest, the South, or California. On the East Coast, most people pronounce it like the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fan Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 It looks like the majority are going to be pronounced how they have been in my head reading the books.I might have expected a few more of the -AR- names to carry the long ARE sound more than the softer AIR. HAIR-en-hall having a double R seems more like HARR-en-hall, for example. Perhaps the long ARE is more british and AIR is more American?Gre-GOR Cli-GAIN sounds percussive and war-like, so that's pretty fitting, I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songlian Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Ugh, some names I got out right, others not so much. Good list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jons_Ghost Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 No Jaime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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