Caper Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I have to admit that most names of fishies, I can't even pronounce and I am not talking the latin names :lol: :lol: Now of any websites that could help with that??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Do you mean "know"? Most websites have the way to sound it out, e.g planetcatfish.com. What ones are you thinking of in particular? If it's in the dictionary that tells you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 i always hear people pronouncing cichlid 'chich-lid' instead of 'sick-lid' which makes me laugh, just cause its a funny sounding word :lol: if ya wana list some fish you have trouble with someone will be able to help you out. personally i aint got panaque right, i think its said 'pan-a-kay?' but i think it should be said 'pan-ak' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 I bet if she does list some she will get different answers from different people :lol: :lol: :lol: I always want to pronounce platy as plate- eee because that's the way its spelt but everyone else says platt (rhymes with splat) - eeee. And to me, if it should have two t's if thats the way its said. I guess so long as others know what you are talking about thats all that matters And I'd say Pan akkk too, Sharn :lol: :lol: Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 i always hear people pronouncing cichlid 'chich-lid' instead of 'sick-lid' which makes me laugh Is that how you pronounce chichlid? No wonder ppl look at me funny when I go to the fish shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 i always hear people pronouncing cichlid 'chich-lid' instead of 'sick-lid' which makes me laugh, just cause its a funny sounding word i've heard ppl pronounced it chi-child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 not sure if you meant by chich-lid, "kick-lid" cuz that's what I use to think it was. I couldn't find anywhere on the net saying how to pronounce panaque :evil: but I've always assumed "pan-neek" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 ive heard chiclid as "chill-lid" when i told him i pronouced it "sick-lid" he was like wtf you bl**dy kiwis can never get any thing right o well it was just like water off a duck back lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Might have a prob pronouncing it if you start off spelling it rong two. CICHLID - - SIC-LID Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishkeepa Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 i always hear people pronouncing cichlid 'chich-lid' instead of 'sick-lid' which makes me laugh, just cause its a funny sounding word :lol: if ya wana list some fish you have trouble with someone will be able to help you out. personally i aint got panaque right, i think its said 'pan-a-kay?' but i think it should be said 'pan-ak' Wow I always thought it was 'Kick-lid' lol that probably the reason I'll end up in a mental hospital one day :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Do you mean "know Geesh, I can't spell either Luke :lol: :lol: Thanks, I'll check that website out But, I think I'll wait to see what else people post here 8) just because it will be interesting to see if many differences :lol: :lol: That is so funny about cichlids, because for some reason I've been pronouncing that one right :-? :lol: :lol: As serious (& frustrated) in trying to pronounce the names, this looks like it could be fun...so mods, I don't know if I should have put this in the fun forum??? Jude, platy...pullatee :-? :lol: Okay here's some: neon... :lol: :lol: just kidding 8) gourami...gore a me? otocinclus..otto sink less (sorta)? kribenis???? rasbora??? corydoras???? plecostomus??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 This is great, spelling and pronunciation lessons! A few of my pet-hates: Their/There ('their' indicates ownership, e.g their bikes, 'there' indicates location, "over there") They're, We're, You're etc, all these words are 'conjunctions', that means they combine two words, e.g "We are here", 'were' indicates past tense, "they were here". Another example, "You are silly", 'your' indicates possession, e.g "your fish are nice". Just always think when you write it, should it be "you are... bla bla" or does that sound wrong? In that case it's probably "your" you want. Angles/Angels!!! How many degrees are your angles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 You're right (as far as I'm aware with your presumptions above) And.... "kribensis" (Krib-en-siss) "rasbora" (ras-bora) "corydoras" (cory-dora/s) "plecostomus" (pleck-oss-ta-miss) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 :lol: :lol: Luke :lol: :lol: but you a r e right :lol: But what about some the names of fishies, going to take stab at them :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I did..... read up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 when i told him i pronouced it "sick-lid" he was like wtf you bl**dy kiwis can never get any thing right LOL, i wonder how many years it will take him to figure out you were right in the pronounciation? i personally thought it was said 'chich-lid' until i heard a few people it saying the proper way :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 lol, we kiwis r always right, we teached the world that english is said like we said it. if we kiwis not on earth then no launge like english lol its ment to sound odd but i goes to prove its not how you say it most people can figur it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiana Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 OMG Luke, FINALLY someone as anal as I am about grammar, spelling and diction. You rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 hahah yess there is not enough of us out there Damiana. Do they still teach spelling/grammar/pronunciation in schools? I don't care that much but some of it is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Was wondering how everyone says these sick-lid's names..... demasonii Leleupi baenschi auratus Pseudotropheus Tropheus. sp Nyassachromis Cyphotilapia. sp And what does the 'sp' mean / stand for after some of the names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 is Betta : Bay-tah or Bet-tah ? I want to say Bay-tah (as in the greek letter) but I know it's probably bet-tah .. but it just doesn't sound right. ! so at home i say baytah .. at a shop i just say siamese fighter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 Was wondering how everyone says these sick-lid's names..... Latin is easy once you know a little bit about it, a lot of it is pronounced as it looks. Cyphotilapia - cy-fo-ti-lip-e-a Pseudotropheus - sue-doh-tro-fee-us Anything with a non-Latin name is prononced as it usually would be; Nyassachromis - Ny-ass-a-kro-miss Uaru fernandezyepezi looks like a mouthfull, but really its just Fernandez Yepez with an i on the end. The suffix ii can either be pronounced as ee-i or just as a single i. Polypterus weeksii could be said weeks-ee-i or weeks-i, depending on which is easier. And for the Sp. Ssp. Spp. Aff. etc; Q. What does sp mean? A. It is an abbreviation of the word species. Aloe sp. means an Aloe of as-yet-unknown identity. Note that species is singular, there is no such thing as a specie! Q. What does spp mean? A. It is an abbreviation to signify species plural. e.g. "There are several Aloe spp. to be found on this hillside". Note that species is the plural of species as well as the singular. Q. What does ssp mean? A. It is an abbreviation of the word subspecies. A subspecies is a lesser rank within a species. Q. What does cf. mean? A. It stands for 'compare with'. Aloe cf. ferox means an Aloe that is possibly within Aloe ferox or else is closely related. Q. What does aff. mean? A. It stands for 'has an affinity with'. e.g. Aloe aff. ferox means an Aloe that is closely related to Aloe ferox, but is of an as yet undetermined or undescribed identity. Q. What does 'English Words' mean? A. When we see appended to the genus or species name some English words (not Latin) with single quotes around them as in Genus species 'English Words' it tells us that the plant is a named hybrid or cultivar (cv.). For these names Latin is not allowable. Sometimes they are formally described by botanists in prestigious journals (e.g. Tavarorbea 'Red Leopard' by Dr. Colin Walker in New Zealand Cactus and Succulent Journal) and sometimes they are informally named by nurseries, breeders, or hobbyists (as in Gasteraloe 'Green Hysteria' named during NZ's great GM debate of 2003). stolen from here, free plug for Coromandel Cacti.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 The Greek letter is Beta though, not betta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 The Greek letter is Beta though, not betta yeah, that's why i know I'm wrong but just can't help saying Beta anyway! rolls of the tongue better haha - i mean better as in more easily haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 zebra/leopard danio? I say Zebra Dye-no but have been told its Dan-iee-o :-? I might just be stupid :lol: but thanks for starting this post, now I know I'm not the only one who cant say the names right ... and spell :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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