How do you pronounce Catan

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him]

The title says it all. I’m having a heated debate with my friends about this, how do y’all think it should be pronounced? If you say ca-TAN you’re wrong.

[Immortal Platypus]

cu-tahn or cut-on. same pronunciation, just two examples

Edited April 12, 2023 by Being of Cacophony

[Cinnamon]

I say cuh-tAHn.

Edited April 13, 2023 by Cinnamon

[Eluvianii he/him]

This may come from being a Spanish speaker but cah-TAHN seems more logical to me. 

[Cash67]

I switch between the two randomly. And then use whichever one is being used less.

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him]

18 minutes ago, Cash67 said:

I switch between the two randomly. And then use whichever one is being used less.

Pretend ca-tahn is used less 

[Szeth's Facepalm]

4 hours ago, Cinnamon said:

I say cuh-tAHn.

Samesies :D

[Treamayne]

I say "Carcassonne"

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

cuh-TAHN.

My younger brother is obsessed with this game. He has so much Catan stuff. I find it boring.

[Odiumiumium he/him]

Either cuh-TAHN cuh-TAN. I switch between them depending on absolutely nothing. 

[Immortal Platypus]

4 hours ago, Treamayne said:

I say "Carcassonne"

the only true pronunciation

[CrypticSpren he/him]

I had a friend who would play a terribly imbalanced variation that she made and dubbed "Setters of Katana", in which the robber had a katana and would kill settlements. So I say kuh·taan

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him]

1 hour ago, CrypticSpren said:

I had a friend who would play a terribly imbalanced variation that she made and dubbed "Setters of Katana", in which the robber had a katana and would kill settlements. So I say kuh·taan

…interesting 

[Treamayne]

1 hour ago, CrypticSpren said:

I had a friend who would play a terribly imbalanced variation that she made and dubbed "Setters of Katana", in which the robber had a katana and would kill settlements. So I say kuh·taan

Were you aware that the first syllable of "katana" is pronounced "kah?"

Tangent:

Spoiler

Japanese is a syllabic alphabet - meaning each "letter" is a consonant-vowel combination (except n) so each CV (CCV*) combination is a syllable (and 1 "letter" in hiragana and katakana) They have five vowels (not including dipthongs). If you have any familiarity with Spanish, you can use the Spanish vowels and will be 90% accurate in pronunciation. The Vowels:

a = ah, i = ee, u = ooh, e = a (long), o = o (long)

*Romaji CCV constructions are one consonant in Japanese - so in "Tsunami" tsu (つ) is a single letter (with one consonant sound) even though in English we need two consonants to get close to the pronunciation

 

[The Stormfather He/Him]

I just say settlers.

[Snorkel]

On 13/04/2023 at 11:34 AM, TheAlpha929 said:

The title says it all. I’m having a heated debate with my friends about this, how do y’all think it should be pronounced? If you say ca-TAN you’re wrong.

Does that mean you're arguing for CA-tan? So it sounds like. . . milk carton?

 

I say Kah-TAHN

[The Paradoxical Phenomenon he/him]

No, of course that’s not what I say 

[aetherbound he/him]

i say cut-on, my brother says cat-on(like the animal)

Edited May 3, 2023 by Aetherbound

[Kendelian he/him]

It is pronounced ku-tän

Edited May 5, 2023 by Kendelian