Yoshi or Yoshi?

by **(Insert_Username_Here)** » 18 Aug 2007 01:34

Ok the title may sound confusing, but im going to try and explain this as best I can....this is a debate that me and my cousin have had since weve played video games and I was wondering what everyone on the boards thought. I know my cousin calls Yoshi like "Yo" shee (long "O") (i know its horrible to try and get into words...

) However I've always called him "Yah" shee ( short "O") So how do you say it? (If this is as confusing as it sounds, Im sorry and will try to re-word it to sound better if you ask!....)

EDIT: I cant believe i got long and short vowels mixed up.... :oops:

by **UnitZerOne** » 18 Aug 2007 01:44

i've allways been acustom to saying Yo-shi.

I think thats how its normaly said, but when the character speaks it, it soundsa little diferent because of the high-pitched voice. Thats my interpritation anyways.

by **cortjezter** » 18 Aug 2007 02:03

it's a japanese name, it's a long 'o', very simple. i think the original post got 'long' and 'short' confused. short o would be like 'box', long is in the word 'toast'. yoshi is with a long o.

i suppose some people also call him MY uh mott o. :: groan ::

by **Skooter** » 18 Aug 2007 06:11

I say it with a short "O", but mainly because that's the main way to pronounce it my language (Dutch).

by **NintendoWiiForever** » 18 Aug 2007 10:49

it is a japanese name so ...(im pretty sure cort said this already) it is pronounced yo-shi(so that mean your wrong)

I say it with a short "O", but mainly because that's the main way to pronounce it my language (Dutch).

lol, i love that accent, it is so fun. we had an exchange student from Belgium and i loved his accent.

by **MalikHalo** » 18 Aug 2007 13:11

I've always pronounced it Yo-shi.

by **(Insert_Username_Here)** » 18 Aug 2007 13:19

I understand that the name is japanese, however in yoshi's story for the N64, yoshi always says Yoshi with a short o...

by **msa** » 18 Aug 2007 17:29

well, yoshi himself always sais it with a short "o", so do i.

by **jab** » 18 Aug 2007 23:45

Yahshi? I've hever head it said like that. Odd.

by **cortjezter** » 19 Aug 2007 08:14

jab wrote:Yahshi? I've hever head it said like that. Odd.

yeah... i haven't either, even in the games, and i HAVE heard the games, but still hear it as a long o, just not full on american pronunciation. i think some english-speaking people who are unfamiliar with japanese pronunciations are mistakenly hearing a short 'o', when in fact it's really just the long 'o' vowel syllable spoken quickly in yoshi's voice.

by **Cynar** » 19 Aug 2007 22:08

cortjezter wrote:
jab wrote:Yahshi? I've hever head it said like that. Odd.

yeah... i haven't either, even in the games, and i HAVE heard the games, but still hear it as a long o, just not full on american pronunciation. i think some english-speaking people who are unfamiliar with japanese pronunciations are mistakenly hearing a short 'o', when in fact it's really just the long 'o' vowel syllable spoken quickly in yoshi's voice.

exactly, it's a long o in every game he's been in, even in yoshi's story

by **pissedcheese** » 20 Aug 2007 00:08

long o
Yo-shi
like Yo Yo

by **SteveC1990** » 20 Aug 2007 04:20

pissedcheese wrote:long o
Yo-shi
like Yo Yo

same here yo-shi

by **TheRiddler8** » 20 Aug 2007 11:04

who doesn't say Yo(long o)shi?

by **(Insert_Username_Here)** » 25 Aug 2007 14:11

Hmmm... well i've found a way to help my side of the debate even more!!! in this video which is up on the site, you can hear the announcer keep saying Yoshi (short "O") and the announcer even sounds Japanese/Shinese! Just take a listen to what he says...heres the link to the vid....

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24099.html

After listening to it one more time, at the very first time he says yoshi it sounds like he says it with a Long "O", but through the rest o;f the video, it sounds like a short "O"

by **blueger** » 31 Aug 2007 14:30

Its Yo(long "o")shi. All you have to do is listen to the announcer guy in melee!

by **zenador1** » 31 Aug 2007 15:19

ive always said yo-shi, and never herd it said any other way

by **cortjezter** » 31 Aug 2007 17:05

(Insert_Username_Here) wrote:After listening to it one more time, at the very first time he says yoshi it sounds like he says it with a Long "O", but through the rest o;f the video, it sounds like a short "O"

first off, it's a long-o every time as far as i can hear. second, that's not a very good reference, since it's in german, and i'm guessing you're not german, so therefore can't vouch for the japanese-german-english chain of accent translation :-P