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Pronounciation of 'Tomie'

posted 14 years ago by gecarter53
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Being a native born American, I'm tempted to pronounce her name as "Tommy." But in the movies that didn't quite sound like what they were calling her. It sounded more like toe-may-uh. Can someone provide me with
1. the correct pronunciation (phonictically if possible, or a word that rhymes with her name) and
2. the English translation of her name, it there is one.

Thanks,
George

[–] Serial_Experiments_Oki 14 years ago

It's pronounced "Toh-Mee-Eh". I'm not sure what the English translation is though.

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[–] gecarter53 13 years ago

Thanks Oki,

If I could bug you once more about the pronunciation - Where is the accent (emphasized/highest syllable)?

Is it

TOH-mee-eh

or
toh-MEE-eh

or
toh-mee-EH?

I just want to say it right and appear to know what I'm talking about. :)

It's one of my favorite horror series.

Thanks again,
George

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] gecarter53 13 years ago

Interesting.

Thanks.

[–] besuhamiruton 13 years ago

Old post is old, but that is incorrect. It's not as pronounced as English words' would be, but it's definitely there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_pitch_accent

Hashi and sake are two of the most commonly cited homonyms that confuse native English speakers when learning Japanese.

[–] masuka-fan 11 years ago

As is usually the case in Japanese, the first syllable is emphasized.

"Passion is just insanity in a cashmere sweater!"

[–] gecarter53 11 years ago

Thanks for the response. But amongst all the responses, I'm still left not knowing the proper pronunciation. I'll just have to listen more closely the next time I see one of the movies, again.

Thanks.

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] gecarter53 11 years ago

Thanks.