How do you pronounce Aldaraan?

[Break]

A pretty straight forward question.
I've always said all•da•ron but my friends disagree

 

[Ethan Matumaini]

I say All-dur-an

 

[Ellie Mors]

all-dur-on is how it was pronounced in the movies.

 

[Kira Vaal]

al - as in ALL
der - as in DER
raan - as in IRAN

Or at least that is how I say it, I tend to pronounce things slightly different thanks to certain accents around me...

 

[Coren Starchaser]

I don't really pronounce it. I just celebrate its destruction for hiding Rebels.

 

[Seraphina Shel'tah]

[member="Coren Starchaser"]

...Harsh.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

It varies by region. A Corellian Outer Rim type like Han Solo pronounced it Ahlder-ran. A Core aristo like Tarkin pronounced it Ahlder-ron. An Alderaanian like Leia pronounced it Ahlder-run.

 

[Break]

all-dur-on is how it was pronounced in the movies.

Actually I was just linked a video they never pronounce it the same way it's like a 2 minute video of every character saying it different lol so I guess even the actors couldn't come to a conclusion

 

[Kaia Vullen]

This is an example of how it could be pronounced, I suppose you're thinking more like This?

I've usually pronounced it with a schwa (kinda like an "eh" or "uh" sound.) in Al(de)raan (də) and an elongated a in Alde(raan), so to put it in IPA: ʌldəɹɑːn (If that makes sense at all.) The last part is fairly rounded, so I can see that as confusing. An American pronounciation would perhaps be more inclined towards ʌldəɹæn as per the first example. Though both examples I found are from the U.S. This is an interesting conundrum.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

so I guess even the actors couldn't come to a conclusion

No, that was deliberate. They all have regional inflections.

 

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[member="Alec Rekali"] if this were true then the 3 times obiwan said it would be the same would they not? I can link the video but the same characters say it different on separate occasions

 

[Kaia Vullen]

Actually I was just linked a video they never pronounce it the same way it's like a 2 minute video of every character saying it different lol so I guess even the actors couldn't come to a conclusion

This is because the actors used for Rebels were most inclined towards General American pronunciation while those used for the Empire leaned towards a British RP pronunciation (with some exceptions and variations). I hear they make a joke about this in SWTOR when you play Imperial Spy. I know Obi Wan uses it too, but that may be to establish a connection to the Republic. The choice of language is absolutely a conscious one.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Break"]

Alec Guinness also famously hated the dialogue. I doubt he cared, lol.

 

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[member="Kaia Vullen"] I'll have to check that out it sounds like a laugh and pretty interesting

 

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[member="Alec Rekali"] I see haha I've heard the original Obi-Wan once told a fan he would sign something if he never watched star wars ever again haha so I can see that

 

[Ashin Varanin]

[member="Break"] - Lol, sounds like him. His exact words were "Bloody awful. Banal."

 

[Vulpesen]

all-der-ann
All-der-on

 

[Break]

[member="Alec Rekali"] indeed! Haha but now how does your character pronounce it?

 

[Jacen Cavill]

Step one: watch the movies.

Step two: repeat as necessary.

 

[Sarge Potteiger]

I always pronounce it like this in my head

https://youtu.be/SBzRmWeC6Ds?t=524