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jupiterinleo
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 Posted: July 7, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: So, how do you pronounce 'Nagini'? |
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I've never really said the name out loud before until I was talking to my friend the other day, and I found that we pronounce the name differently.
I pronounce it (nuh) as in nullify, and genie, as in...genie.
My friend pronounces it with a hard 'g' as in goat.
So...how EXACTLY does one pronounce 'Nagini'?! |
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I say it na(a as in bath)g(hard)eenee
I think I say it that way because I grew up with Rikki Tikki Tavi and the evil snakes in it, Nag and Nagina. Nag gives a good idea on how to say the first parts of the other two names.
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| Posted: July 7, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Arabella wrote: |
I say it na(a as in bath)g(hard)eenee
I think I say it that way because I grew up with Rikki Tikki Tavi and the evil snakes in it, Nag and Nagina. Nag gives a good idea on how to say the first parts of the other two names. |
HAHA
my ferrets name was riki tiki tavi
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zengrenouille
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| Posted: July 7, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: So, how do you pronounce 'Nagini'? |
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| jupiterinleo wrote: |
I've never really said the name out loud before until I was talking to my friend the other day, and I found that we pronounce the name differently.
I pronounce it (nuh) as in nullify, and genie, as in...genie.
My friend pronounces it with a hard 'g' as in goat.
So...how EXACTLY does one pronounce 'Nagini'?! |
I say it the way that you do, but I have heard people pronounce it differently.
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I pronounce it Nah- Gee- Nee
I say the "G" as if it was grape or gone.
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| Morgan_Shay wrote: |
| Wasn't it pronounced Nah-Ghee-Nee in the movie? |
I'm almost positive it was pronounced with a hard G in the movies.
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I don't even remember the pronunciation in the movie. The movies aren't cannon, though. They pronounce Voldemort wrong in the movies.
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| zengrenouille wrote: |
| I don't even remember the pronunciation in the movie. The movies aren't cannon, though. They pronounce Voldemort wrong in the movies. |
When I first read that JKR pronounced it the same way I did, I was stunned. I couldn't believe I wasn't losing my mind, lol.
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Nuh-jee-nee
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wow, i alwayas thought it was Nah-jee-nee.
hmph.
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| GinnyX wrote: |
| Morgan_Shay wrote: |
| Wasn't it pronounced Nah-Ghee-Nee in the movie? |
I'm almost positive it was pronounced with a hard G in the movies. |
That's what I was trying to say. XD Sorry.
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| Morgan_Shay wrote: |
| Wasn't it pronounced Nah-Ghee-Nee in the movie? |
I'm almost positive it was pronounced with a hard G in the movies. |
That's what I was trying to say. XD Sorry. |
I was agreeing you, lol. Gh, like in ghost.
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| GinnyX wrote: |
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| Morgan_Shay wrote: |
| Wasn't it pronounced Nah-Ghee-Nee in the movie? |
I'm almost positive it was pronounced with a hard G in the movies. |
That's what I was trying to say. XD Sorry. |
I was agreeing you, lol. Gh, like in ghost. |
Oh.
I thought you were disagreeing.
CARRY ON!
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i have always pronounced Nagini like In a Ginny
but with a thick cockney accent
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Na-(genie)
you know, robin williams character in alladin type of genie
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Na-(genie)
you know, robin williams character in alladin type of genie |
that's how i pronounce it
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i pronounce it like they did in the movies
simply because when reading it.. i didn't think much of the pronouncing.
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In case anyone was wondering.. in the GoF movie they prounounce Nagini with a hard G sound... like Gosh or Glow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3t-tHqOiMg
(OT- hehe, sparkly vampires do fall from the sky!)
Not that it should be taken as definite canon. They pronounce Voldemort's name wrong, for goodness sakes. And I heard in the US audio book they prouncounce "accio" wrong...
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Exactly how I see it, Na-gih-ni. I throw an inadvertent h in there.
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ravvy aught to like you
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| ravvy aught to like you |
Whyzat?
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haha well I'm Sara and she's Sarah and we always argue over that totally unnecessary h.
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I see, yeah. I'm thinking it's Sarah more than Sara....but i don't think it matters how you spell it. I'm just referring to pronunciation.
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