Pronunciations. . .

[DanW0007]

Ha, great thread. I've read so much about fish, but because I haven't really talked about them too much, so I have no idea how to pronounce half of the ones I'm interested in.

Malawi? (Malaw-E or Malaw-I ? I've heard both before...)

Tanganyika?

Acei?

Is Badis Badis pronounced "Badi Badi" ?

BOTia or BOtia ?

 

[poppab02]

Acei = ay sigh

 

[Toirtis]

Malawi? (Malaw-E or Malaw-I ? I've heard both before...)

'Mah-lau-ee'

Tanganyika?

'Tang-ann-yeeka'

Is Badis Badis pronounced "Badi Badi" ?

Nope....'Bad-iss'.

BOTia or BOtia ?

'Bo-tee-ah'

 

[Meredith]

aponogeton?

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Acei is pronounced ay sigh? The guy at the lfs pronounced it A-see-eye. Or is that the same thing?

 

[TankGirl]

ah-poh-no-JEE-tun

and I say A-see-eye, with three syllables and not two.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Thanks TG. I am calling the lfs to order a couple for our 150 and I didn't want to sound like an idiot or have to spell it out to the guy.

 

[TankGirl]

Don't worry, FF, half the time the LFS folks don't know how to pronounce it either, so they'll be very impressed with you.

 

[Mazdaman]

i once asked a guy at a lps if they ever got in killi-fish and he showed me the khuli loaches, i laughed and said ok thanks.

 

[patagonia]

hahaha...this is such a good thread....id like to add something eventhough is not related to pronunciation but it kinda belongs here....

bacterIUM= 1 ( yeah...just one single organism)
bacterIA = more than one

the rest of the thread i just dont know since english is not my first language...maybe thats why the guy at the lfs is always staring at me (looking kinda confused) and then after a few seconds i get the usual: "sorry dear...what is it that u want again?" haha...

 

[Meredith]

Anabantoidei?

 

[TankGirl]

AN-uh-BAN-toy-dee-EYE

 

[uhlfam2000]

Dojo - Doh-joe?
danio - dan-ee-o or dan-o like Hawaii 5-0?

How about gonopodium?

 

[Ariamus]

You're right on Dojo, as far as I know...Danio I've always pronounced Dan-eeh-oh...I doubt it's Dan-O...only other possibility is Don-eeh-oh.

As for gonopodium...I've always pronounced it gone-oh-podium

 

[TankGirl]

Correct.

Danio is DAN-e-oh.

 

[Meredith]

Dan-e-o as three syllables? I have always said dan-yo 2 syllables. Are people laughing at me behind my back?

 

[TankGirl]

Danio is three syllables, like Romeo. If you say it quickly, though, it could sound like Dan-yo, so no matter.

 

[Meredith]

Oh-key-do-key-oh

 

[TankGirl]

Your welcom-oh

 

[ripvanrina]

black shark?

no jk

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