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Say it out loud, you will realize it has a "ch" sound. But, only if you pronounce it that way. That's what I'm trying to figure out.Where tf is the "ch" in Heatran???
"Heat-ran"Say it out loud, you will realize it has a "ch" sound. But, only if you pronounce it that way. That's what I'm trying to figure out.
Where tf is the "ch" in Heatran???
Not at all. Not sure what you think in Japanese would make the tr in tran. Anyway, it's Hi-do-ran, with the do being how they translate a word that ends with d, hence its closer to heat-ran. Not sure why they went with d and not t.he-tran, i dont say the word heat + the word ran, this is probably also closer to the way its said in japanese for reasons that will be obvious to people familiar with japanese
Many English dialects have rule called "T-affrication" where /t/ will become the affricate /tʃ/ if it precedes an /r/Say it out loud, you will realize it has a "ch" sound. But, only if you pronounce it that way. That's what I'm trying to figure out.
Personally, I don't see "Tr" as being pronounced as "ch," even for the listed examples. This could be that I'm interpreting an extra distinction that doesn't formally exist, but I can't see the similarities between that and the "tu" examples. Or as mentioned, this could be a dialect thing. As for Heatran, I pronounce it what I think is pretty clearly "Heat-Ran" with fairly separate syllables. I think that with so many pokemon names being portmanteaus that I'm going to be looking for two separate parts to pronounce if there's a recognizable word in there.Many English dialects have rule called "T-affrication" where /t/ will become the affricate /tʃ/ if it precedes an /r/
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Tree
Trunk
Trail
Train
Trust
Atrophy
Partridge
etc
This is a sub-rule of a common tendency across many language for high vowels (/i/ /u/) and other sounds near the top of the mouth to drag other consonants with them.
The "t" in "future" is also pronounced as an affricate because the "u" sound /j/ is moving the /t/ slightly higher into a /tʃ/
This tendency is so common that in many languages the sound combo of /ti/ and /tja/ don't exist due to being replaced by /tʃi/ and /tʃja/ or some similar variant
Even in English there are many words where this sound change has occurred where now pronouncing them with /tʃ/ is the only acceptable pronunciation.
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Rapture
Suture
etc
I think most American English speakers would pronounce it as /hi:tʃran/ (HE-CHRAN) in other English dialects it could vary
the literalposting is offdhe chartsthis is turning into a cong thread
Nope, this is audibly an affricate /tʃ/According to the Pokedex 3D Pro, it's "Heat-ran" (aka without "-ch")
Without knowing your native language or dialect I have no way of telling, but it's very possible that your mental image of how words are pronounced and how you actually pronounce them does not align. Most native English speakers pronounce the "p" in "pain" completely differently from the "p" in "Spain" and yet aren't aware of this themselves.Personally, I don't see "Tr" as being pronounced as "ch," even for the listed examples. This could be that I'm interpreting an extra distinction that doesn't formally exist, but I can't see the similarities between that and the "tu" examples. Or as mentioned, this could be a dialect thing. As for Heatran, I pronounce it what I think is pretty clearly "Heat-Ran" with fairly separate syllables. I think that with so many pokemon names being portmanteaus that I'm going to be looking for two separate parts to pronounce if there's a recognizable word in there.