When we've been pronouncing a champion's name wrong. . .

Kuzja1··11 votes·5,236 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCsRkH-9AA

Akali How we say it: (A-Call-Ee) How it's really said: (A-Ka-Lee)

Shaco How we say it: (Sha-Co) How it's really said: (Shay-Co)

Lucian How we say it: (Lu-See-en) How it's really said: (Lu-shen)

51 Comments

EmittingXs14 votes

Name Reads: Tee-mo We Say: Say-ten

Asyde4 votes

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Name Reads: Tee-mo We Say: Say-ten

This is perfect...

Ralanr8 votes

Meh, I like Sha-co better.

RaptorKarr6 votes

Lu-shen? Your bullshitting me right?

Kuzja13 votes

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Lu-shen? Your bullshitting me right?

Serious. Just check his champion spotlight and listen closely.

Slamurai Jack3 votes

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Lu-shen? Your bullshitting me right?

Lu-Shin would be a better way of describing it.

Solidair31 votes

I think it would be more accurate to say Lushien, but with a really small emphasis on the i.

UB3R 1337 H4X6 votes

Nasus Nah-Sus Sue-Zin

Stellafreyja4 votes

While we're on the subject: Veigar "Vay-gar" as confirmed by his Final Boss Skin and Tristana.

7ha7guy7771 votes

Even though i know what the correct way to say it is, i always wind up calling him Vi gar

Blue Moon Wolf4 votes

I'm still trying to figure out Illaoi .__. I take one look at that name and just think "...why do you do this to me Rito?"

Kuzja12 votes

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I'm still trying to figure out Illaoi .__. I take one look at that name and just think "...why do you do this to me Rito?"

Ugh, trying to pronounce that name for me is a burden

SpecterVonBaren2 votes

TahmKench Maybe I can relieve it of you?

TheSequelsRBad1 votes

It is easy if you play her, Riot knew no one could pronounce her name, so one of her quotes she says, "I am Illaoi." So I hear her name said ten times a game.

It is pronounce ill-OW-e, with the emphasis on the ow.

RiotRiot Whist13 votes

Similar to saying "Allow-e". "Ill. Ow. E"

Am I "Illaoi"d to go home now?

Decrit1 votes

so many item 3078

Asyde1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Whist,realm=NA,application-id=Ir7ZrJjF,discussion-id=gOVpI2tm,comment-id=00090002,timestamp=2015-12-06T17:42:28.158+0000)

Similar to saying "Allow-e". "Ill. Ow. E"

Am I "Illaoi"d to go home now?

I still seem to try and pronounce it like ill-ee-oww for some reason. That's my my mind reads it. I think it sounds better than Ill-oww-ee, but illaoi sounds more feminine

Blue Moon Wolf1 votes

this has indeed helped a lot, hats off to you kind sir :p

GhastlyGhoulMan1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Riot Whist,realm=NA,application-id=Ir7ZrJjF,discussion-id=gOVpI2tm,comment-id=00090002,timestamp=2015-12-06T17:42:28.158+0000)

Similar to saying "Allow-e". "Ill. Ow. E"

Am I "Illaoi"d to go home now?

From what I can tell, her name is Polynesian-ish. Also, the word she uses for the mainland people is "paylangi".

The Tongan word for white person is palangi. Just a fun tidbit. :)

BeatzBoyFTW4 votes

Phreak smurf detected ;)

MealReadytoEat1 votes

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I'm still trying to figure out Illaoi .__. I take one look at that name and just think "...why do you do this to me Rito?"

Ill-ow-e

HayRoss4 votes

Name reads: Gar-en Pronounced: DEMACIA!!!!!!!

iHerring3 votes

Somewhat relevant

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/news/community/community-spotlight/all-chat-guide-pronunciation

Also who it the poor guy that's apparently being shown 100% ice champions to pronounce? >.<

Meep Man2 votes

Ive been saying Shaco and Lucian like that for a long time.

TheTiltedHat12 votes

Illaoi Pronunciation: Fake Hit Box... loljk Ill-ow-ee. That's just how I've heard it most of the time

Slamurai Jack2 votes

Calling bullshit on Akali. They pronounce it A-Call-Ee in her champion spotlight.

Asyde2 votes

Name: Dray-ven Pronounced: DRRRRRAAAAAAVVVVVEEEEENNN

Just Blame Jenny2 votes

I used to say "Vee", too! Had to train myself out of that one.

As for Akali, the name should be A-ka-lee. Why? She's clearly Japanese-inspired, and the correct pronunciation in Japanese would be "A-ka-lee". "A-call-ee" can't even be pronounced in Japanese. Sorry, but if the champion spotlight pronounces it that way, it's simply wrong. Or if not wrong, then at least very silly. Take your pick of the two.

As for Illaoi? Her name is, like, her secret passive that makes her awesome. Don't believe me? I recently had a game where I was in a call with the ADC. The ADC was being rather inattentive, so I elected to warn him that Illaoi was coming to gank him. Unfortunately, the warning didn't quite take, since he was completely confused by what I was trying to tell him.

"Hey, Ill-a-oy is coming in from the river!" "What?" "Uh, Ill- ... er. Ill-oi is coming." "What's an Ill-oi?" "The new one with the weird name, er-" "Huh?" "An ally has been slain!" "... that one."

Punkkee1 votes

people say lu-see-en? wtf are those the people that pronounce veigar vee-ai-gar or vee-ai-gay-r

ClockHead1 votes

Whenever somebody says vai-gar it pisses me off so much for no reason.

Punkkee4 votes

LOL my friend pronounced lux "l-oo-x" and renekton "reny-koton" we're no longer friends

Drackolus2 votes

That's actually the correct way... He says it himself in his Final Boss skin.

ClockHead1 votes

Well no he says vei-gar with the "a" sound. I hear people say "vi-gar" like "cy-borg" or "pie" with the "I" sound.

RaptorKarr1 votes

I use to call Riven, Revan, but Riven was not a Jedi that was then turned into a dark lord of the sith then back to a Jedi, Riven was a Sith lord at first then turned into a Jedi.

I also use to call Shyvana, SHYvana with an emphasis on the Shy I don't see how anyone got Akali's name wrong, but I know people that say Yi like in Yikes! rather then Yi.

Pontifex Ph0enix1 votes

The only one there I've been mispronouncing is Shaco, but RvB gets my upvote.

Reshaos1 votes

The only one I mispronounce is Akali, even then I disagree with the way people pronounce it xD. Everyone elses name is pretty straight forward.

Heretic Lunari1 votes

XinZhao This guy.

Linna Excel1 votes

I pronounce it Soraka (one syllable, more even) and not So-Raka (two syllables with strong emphasis on the raka)

l Helios l1 votes

Name reads: hec-a-rim Pronounced by me: heh-car-um

Name reads: Le-blan-c How I say it: Le-blank

SuperLuigiLXIV1 votes

While I prefer to say "Shay-co" myself, I always assumed the correct pronunciation was "Shack-o" because of the Nutcracko skin name.

Kuzja11 votes

I wasn't sure how to pronounce Vi 's name before her champion spotlight. So I said it as V-I or Vee.

BeatzBoyFTW1 votes

Nasus Na-sus or Nay-sus

Xerath XinZhao Are both X's pronounced as S or Sh?

Like Sher-rath or Se-rath? Sin-Zou or Shin-Zou?

Zyra Is this Zee-ra or Zie-ra?

Kayle Kai-el or Kay-el?

Just Blame Jenny1 votes

Xin Zhao = Sheen Jeow. LeBlanc = LeBlon.

aítch1 votes

akaling you out here! What is this champ is she new RossKappa :3

chipi991 votes

This is just scratching the surface when it comes to other languages.

Kuzja11 votes

Back when I was just a newcomer of league of legends, I use to pronounce Mordekaiser 's name as Mord-Kaiser, thinking the E was silent. Until my brother told it to me. I think of Mordecai from Regular Show just to help me pronounce the name right.

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