How do you pronounce the "Takamine" name?

[sean79]

Is it tack-uh-meanie?

Is it tack-uh-mine (as in "that belongs to me; it's mine")?

Something else???

[BritishBluesBoy]

I've always heard it pronounced like your first one - 'tack-uh-meanie'

[sean79]

Thanks. I had never really heard it said out loud before the other day. "Meanie" is the way the guy said it - guess I've been hearing it wrong in my head since I first read about them (I always read it as "mine").

[stevieboy]

Taw Kaw Me Nay is I believe roughly correct for Japanese pronunciation, with each syllable accented the same and not drawn out--all eighth notes.

Tack uh meanie would be a more natural way to say it speaking English, and I think is the accepted form.

[Joe-Bob]

tock-a-mee-nee

[13ontheB]

Tack A Me Nee

[Del Pickup]

As long as you don't say 'Take Mine' to which most people would quickly respond "Thank you very much" and walk off with your guitar you'll be fine!!

[aunchaki]

Originally Posted by Joe-Bob

tock-a-mee-nee

+1

[sneakyjapan]

the way the Japanese say it is, and since it`s their language I figure they oughta know, is......Tak...as in the things we use to put posters up on the wall ..."a" as in the indefinite article in English..."mi"...as in myself.....and "ne" as in the first sound in nevermind.

[SatelliteOrders]

"Take Mine".

Seriously, +1 to sneakyjapan.

[Sterling Indigo]

Tock-a-meanie?
...or what Joe-Bob said. :)

[Big Tony]

Like the "Swedish chef", on the Muppet Show...



/ Tony

[F6_FullMelt]

I thought it was takka-mine

I'll just point and say 'guitar'

[mudbean]

Huh, go figure, I've never heard anyone use 4 syllables to pronounce it ... I always said tocka-mean. You learn sumthin gnu ev'ry day ...

mud

[spencer31st]

Just call it a "Tock" and anyone in the know would know, ya know.....

[gitarzan]

I pronounce it Tocka Me-Nay

[androo]

Originally Posted by sneakyjapan

the way the Japanese say it is, and since it`s their language I figure they oughta know, is......Tak...as in the things we use to put posters up on the wall ..."a" as in the indefinite article in English..."mi"...as in myself.....and "ne" as in the first sound in nevermind.

??

Nope. Here it is...straight from my Japanese wife...

Ta (tah) as in ta-ta for now!
Ka (kah) as in the snake from the Jungle Book.
Mi (me) as in, "how ya like me now!"
Ne (ne) as in the first sound in nevermind. It's a shorter sound than "nay"

[sneakyjapan]

Originally Posted by androo

??

Nope. Here it is...straight from my Japanese wife...

Ta (tah) as in ta-ta for now!
Ka (kah) as in the snake from the Jungle Book.
Mi (me) as in, "how ya like me now!"
Ne (ne) as in the first sound in nevermind. It's a shorter sound than "nay"

thanks, thats precisely what I said, I just broke it down for English speakers since they abbreviate their guitar as a Tak and not Taka...also married to a Japanese woman and am in Japan and have asked my students this question. I know about ta-ti- tu- te- to...ka- ki- ku- ke- ko...ma-mi- mu- me- mo...na-ni-nu-ne-no, and if more English speakers knew this they`d stop massacreing Nikon, karate and karaoke. Same goes for Japanese people who speak English...I keep making the same corrections year after year...shouldn`t complain since it keeps me employed and perhaps now that the gov`t has finally caught on that junior high is too late to start teaching a second language, maybe the kids learning English in elementary school will acquire better habits by the time they reach university...and I speak from experience since I grew up in a bilingual household and spoke both French and English before I started school, as did my bother and sisters...so I speak to my brother in laws kids in English every week, and they have learned quite a bit so hopefully they`ll have a good foundation for when they start English in school.

[beep.click]

OK, now how about "Ibanez?" I always hear that pronounced "EYE-buh-nezz," with the emphasis on the "eye." But I have one friend who says "ibba-nezz." That same guy always says "rih-VERB," where other folks say "REE-verb."

P.S. I'm having trouble with Linux and Ubuntu, too...



P.P.S. I saw a movie once with a character named "ih-BAN-ezz," so I guess that's also a possibility.

[giantslayer]

Originally Posted by sneakyjapan

thanks, thats precisely what I said,

Not exactly. Maybe what you meant. Your original post had a different "a" sound.

Nope. Here it is...straight from my Japanese wife...

Ta (tah) as in ta-ta for now!
Ka (kah) as in the snake from the Jungle Book.
Mi (me) as in, "how ya like me now!"
Ne (ne) as in the first sound in nevermind. It's a shorter sound than "nay"

That sounds like I thought it would. I am not Japanese, but I did grow up in Hawaii with lots of Japanese people around and have watched a lot of anime. (I have been corrected on karate and karaoke before.)

[franchelB]

Originally Posted by beep.click

OK, now how about "Ibanez?" I always hear that pronounced "EYE-buh-nezz," with the emphasis on the "eye." But I have one friend who says "ibba-nezz."...

P.P.S. I saw a movie once with a character named "ih-BAN-ezz," so I guess that's also a possibility.

Ibanez is a hispanic surname. There is a "squiggly wave" accent above the letter n. Along with the phonetic pronounciation, Ibanez is pronounced: "ee-bahn-yez".

[sneakyjapan]

Originally Posted by giantslayer

Not exactly. Maybe what you meant. Your original post had a different "a" sound.

maybe what I meant? OK...I give up...say it any way you like, I know what I meant, not interested in going on for pages on the topic, just don`t wanna waste the energy.

[AndrewG]

Originally Posted by sneakyjapan

thanks, thats precisely what I said, I just broke it down for English speakers since they abbreviate their guitar as a Tak and not Taka...also married to a Japanese woman and am in Japan and have asked my students this question. I know about ta-ti- tu- te- to...ka- ki- ku- ke- ko...ma-mi- mu- me- mo...na-ni-nu-ne-no, and if more English speakers knew this they`d stop massacreing Nikon, karate and karaoke. Same goes for Japanese people who speak English...I keep making the same corrections year after year...shouldn`t complain since it keeps me employed and perhaps now that the gov`t has finally caught on that junior high is too late to start teaching a second language, maybe the kids learning English in elementary school will acquire better habits by the time they reach university...and I speak from experience since I grew up in a bilingual household and spoke both French and English before I started school, as did my bother and sisters...so I speak to my brother in laws kids in English every week, and they have learned quite a bit so hopefully they`ll have a good foundation for when they start English in school.

Yep, 'Nuy-kon' really annoys me!

[A.B.Negative]

Originally Posted by franchelB

Ibanez is a hispanic surname. There is a "squiggly wave" accent above the letter n. Along with the phonetic pronounciation, Ibanez is pronounced: "ee-bahn-yez".

I had a teacher who pronounced it "ee-bahn-yeth".

[cooktimj]

Larr-i-vay


Just Kidding!!!

Tock-a-mee-nie

[franchelB]

Originally Posted by A.B.Negative

I had a teacher who pronounced it "ee-bahn-yeth".

Either your teacher had a speech impedement...(j/k).
Actually, some countries in Latin America have the same thing with the "S" or "Z"...pronouncing it with somewhat of a lisp.
I can't remember it, exactly, of whether it was a tribute to the Queen of Spain (Isabella?)...or something like that, that royalty wanted their people to talk that way.

[repeatofender]

Originally Posted by Joe-Bob

tock-a-mee-nee

That's how I've always heard it.