I mispronounce every single champions name.

Laughing Fish·4/7/2015, 7:42:51 PM·4 votes·1,338 views

Seriously, every time I watch a stream and they refer to a champion, I find I was pronouncing another champion wrong. Pronounced Lucian as Lue-see-oin, I pronounced Vi as Vee, I pronounced Leblanc as La-blank... I think I know every champs pronunciation now, but I am still not 100% sure how to pronounce Yasuo...

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phirestarter4/7/2015, 8:26:01 PM5 votes

Is it shaco Shaco as in taco

http://i.giphy.com/QGrAoK4eEngA0.gif

or shaco Shaco as in Draco Malfoy [ Dray-co MAL-foy ]

http://i.giphy.com/okjBrdrg20LZu.gif

.... no idea.

Drunk Rummate4/7/2015, 8:40:37 PM4 votes

I pronounce them wrong on purpose.

Darius = Dario Katarina = Kitarnio Akali = Alkaline (Battery) Vayne = Vanye West Swain = Swanye West Blitzcrank = Blitzcrunker Teemo = Draven Sivir = Severe

Etc. I have a nickname for pretty much every champion lol.

Blackmoon Misfit4/8/2015, 1:55:50 AM3 votes

In LeBlanc's case, her name is French, so having a general idea of how French words sound helps. It's pronounced [luh-blonk], and it translates to "the white". As a member of the Black Rose, this was no doubt intentionally ironic.

As for Vi, that's actually pretty sensible as far as mistakes go. When it comes to long 'i' sounds, you'd expect it to come with a spelling like "Vai" or "Vye", or something along those lines. Assuming that "Vi" is as far as her name goes and isn't just shorthand for a longer name like Victoria or something (and it's not), a long 'e' sound seems logical for something that short. Of course, once you start playing her, you pick it up pretty quickly after hearing "Vi stands for violence!" a few times. xD

Yasuo's Japanese, so you'd expect his name would follow Japanese pronunciation. In general, Japanese vowels are pronounced the same in all instances and occurences. Put simply, a is "ah" ("ball"), u is "oo" ("tube"), and o is "oh" ("mode"). With consonants, his name is pronounced [yah-soo-oh]. Just to have the other vowels covered, e is "eh" ("fed"), and i is "ee" ("ski).

Don't ask about Rammus though. I have no idea.

Daen4/7/2015, 8:37:02 PM3 votes

Yasuo YAH-soo-oh

DeloricVI4/8/2015, 5:23:03 AM1 votes

A lot of people laugh at me when I pronounce names so I can relate... I actually made someone laugh in skype chat by pretty much sounding out "Mordekaiser"

BeerOfRoot48434/8/2015, 8:54:56 AM1 votes

Yasuo = Yah-sooo-oh?

BLU Medic4/8/2015, 1:29:50 PM1 votes

I feel for you. I still pronounce Kassadin wrong occasionally, can never get my tongue around Tryndamere and sound stupid whenever I say Mordekaiser.

Zimraphel4/8/2015, 9:19:28 PM1 votes

"LeBlanc" is French. Luh-blahnc. "Lucian" is an actual name and can be pronounced either "loo-see-in" or "lew-shin." "Vi" is pretty fuckin' clearly V-eye, she even had a theme song. Rhymes with 'cry,' etc. "Shaco" is a mixed-up "Chaos" so the "a" keeps the same pronunciation.

A Swarm of Koala4/8/2015, 9:37:46 PM1 votes

Anyone who says Shaco rhymes with Draco is a mindless puppet that spouts off any nonsense the Lizard Overlords tell them.

Eleshakai4/7/2015, 7:45:46 PM1 votes

Yasuo is pronounced ya-hoooooooooooo

Mistral4/9/2015, 12:47:31 AM1 votes

How do you pronounce Kayle? I say Kay-lee because I knew a few girls named that back in the day. However, everyone I have met says Kale.

insaiyanbacca4/7/2015, 7:47:50 PM1 votes

ummm im pretty sure the champ spotlight vid for luc pronounces it like lushin

Daen4/7/2015, 8:52:35 PM1 votes

By the way, Rengar is pronounced rag-OO. Or REHN-gey. Sometimes ROO-goo. Totally official. Not crazy at all. shifty eyes

facemelter7104/8/2015, 5:19:47 AM1 votes

i like to callLeblanc ( Le-Blue) in a funny french accent. try it i bet you laugh!