How do you pronounce 'Pokémon'?

[Sheep]

So, while we know poh-kuh-mon or sometimes poh-kay-mon are usually the official pronunciations, poh-kee-mon is used quite commonly as well. How do you personally pronounce Pokémon?

 

[kiadony]

My native language is phonetic so there is only one way to pronounce it

 

[evkl]

I’m team poh-kay, as they say in the canonical original anime theme.

 

[Ness]

Po-kah-mon

 

[NumberOneSpinelApologist]

The same way as in japanese, because yeah, we mostly write things the way we pronounce them in my native language.
So neither of those options above. and yes, only one option to say it.

 

[Salmancer]

It's "poh-kee-mon", unless I'm being a pedant or singing something that calls for "poh-kay-mon"

 

[Rockapheller]

The same way as it says in the end of the first Pokémon opening. This is how I grew up knowing what Pokémon is.

 

[Juliyet]

"Poke-uh-mon" for me.

Wish I could default to "Poke-ay-mon", but that's hard to roll of the tongue for me lol.

 

[DawningWinds]

Usually I default to Po-kuh-mon, but I use pretty much the variations interchangeably. If I'm talking to someone who also is a fan of the series, I'll match whatever they use or whatever's most used by the people I'm talking to

 

[Blast]

Usually I default to Po-kuh-mon, but I use pretty much the variations interchangeably. If I'm talking to someone who also is a fan of the series, I'll match whatever they use or whatever's most used by the people I'm talking to

This is how I pronounce it.

The same way as in japanese, because yeah, we mostly write things the way we pronounce them in my native language.
So neither of those options above. and yes, only one option to say it.

This is the original pronounciation. Of course Pokémon is short for Pocket Monsters. So Po-keh-mon.

 

[NumberOneSpinelApologist]

keh? just ke! No h there, I don't hear an h there anywhere hahaha

 

[recommendation_fluid]

keh gang

 

[Lone_Garurumon]

Po-kuh-mon, it's just the only way that rolls off the tongue in an Australian accent, anything else requires forcing it in an awkward way

 

[staticmoth]

it really depends. usually its po-keh-mon for me, but also po-kay-mon. its probably a more habitual thing for me then anything lol.

 

[Archaic]

po-ke-mo-n
Pronouncing it the same way it's said in the Japanese anime, because that's what I got used to while living there.

 

[Pigrider09]

I say po-kuh-mon, even if in practice everything becomes all smushed together if I’m talking fast.

 

[Bantigon]

Poh-kuh-mon if it's in conversation, occasionally Poh-kay-mon if im saying it by itself if i would rather it be more assertive

 

[Felori]

"Poh-keh-mon". With my aussie accent I find that way easiest to pronounce.

 

[Nicolas721]

In Latin America is Po-ke-MON because it's the most natural pronunciation for us, and coincidentally almost matches the Japanese original. Spanish people say "PoKEmon" matching the accuted "é" and I respect them for that. Some Youtubers say "POkemon" and I don't really know where did they got that.

 

[Croconaw]

I pronounce it Po-kuh-mon or Po-kee-mon. It varies.