How is "bokeh" pronounced?

[paulfish4570]

I understand it is a Japanese word, so no accented syllable, correct?
Bo-kay? (short o, short a)
Bo-keh? (short o, short e)
Bok-eh? (short o, short e)
Bok-ay? (short o, short a)
Something else?

 

[flip]

ボケ
bo
keh

 

[Alpacaman]

It is such a weird word to my tongue. It always comes out as "Boky"

 

[craygc]

ボケ
bo
keh

Exactly but the "h" on the romanisation of ケ shuldnt be there. Its pronounced as two syllables. The "bo" is like "bo" in bottle, and the "ke" (or "keh") is like "ke" in kettle with no stress on either one. At least thats the Japanese version of the word...

 

[Gumby]

Good grief, is it "that time of the month" again?

I say it as, "Bo-keh? (short o, short e)"

also, "Nigh Kohn" even if it isn't the authentic pronounciation!

 

[paulfish4570]

Gotcha.
Thanks.

 

[Keith]

Good grief, is it "that time of the month" again?

I say it as, "Bo-keh? (short o, short e)"

also, "Nigh Kohn" even if it isn't the authentic pronounciation!

Hmm ... I've always pronounced that the same way as 'nick off!' except with an N.

As for bokeh ... it becomes easier to pronounce at smaller apertures!

 

[Gumby]

Gotcha.
Thanks.

Let's face it, though. No matter how much we try it won't sound right for some of us no matter what. I, for instance, can't even fake a Japanese accent. Even to try is an insult to the Land of the Rising Sun. It just doesn't mesh with my native New England accent.

Once I thought that I could hack it in England and communicate without anyone noticing that I was from abroad. Interestingly, that didn't work.

Once I thought that I could hack it in Australia... only to find out that their accent is so completely different, as is their sense of humor (humour, that is).

And, please... let's not talk about my time in the South...

I try to speak as clearly as humanly possible and leave the "proper pronunciation" to the locals. 🙂

 

[dogbunny]

Interestingly, boke can also mean idiot or fool. 😉

 

[Leica0Series]

Anything but "bucket." Sorry, that's a joke for fans of the show "Keeping Up Appearances."

 

[PMCC]

I try to speak as clearly as humanly possible and leave the "proper pronunciation" to the locals.

Okeh dokeh!

 

[FrankS]

rhymes with OKAY

 

[tomalophicon]

Anything but "bucket." Sorry, that's a joke for fans of the show "Keeping Up Appearances."

HAHAHA, I was actually going to say Bouquet

 

[paulfish4570]

My daughter was born and raised in the South, but she is fluent in Japanese; she spent three years in Nigata teaching English ...

 

[tlitody]

Interestingly, boke can also mean idiot or fool. 😉

or vomit in scotland😱

possibly a reference to how the out of focus area is rendered.

 

[paulfish4570]

Now that was funny, PMCC ... 🙂

 

[Freakscene]

Exactly but the "h" on the romanisation of ケ shuldnt be there. Its pronounced as two syllables. The "bo" is like "bo" in bottle, and the "ke" (or "keh") is like "ke" in kettle with no stress on either one. At least thats the Japanese version of the word...

Mike Johnston added the "h" in the initial articles because he thought it would make it clearer for people to pronounce. Seriously.

Marty

 

[tlitody]

Exactly but the "h" on the romanisation of ケ shuldnt be there. Its pronounced as two syllables. The "bo" is like "bo" in bottle, and the "ke" (or "keh") is like "ke" in kettle with no stress on either one. At least thats the Japanese version of the word...

but when there is an e after the k it is pronounced as you would poke and not as in bottle so I if that is how the Japanese pronounce it then boke was a wrong translation for the correct pronounciation. It should have been....

Now lets have all your versions of what it should have been.

bokkay

 

[ampguy]

I thought it was pronounced bo kah kay. No wonder everyone looks at me funny ...

 

[Alpacaman]

bokkay

To me that reads as bouquet?

Perhaps bökeh?