the question SF fans have been debating since SFII

nomad · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:15 pm

ryu has been an icon since well the 2nd Street Fighter game. now, how do you really pronounce that 3 letter name?

rhi-yu like ryu hayabusa or... rha-yu like how they pronounced it in the american cartoon and...Street Fighter movie (first one) and handsome tom's dog * i think *

AKADave · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:20 pm

well I'm gonna go by the street fighter anime and say rhi-yu

Mongo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:36 pm

I used to say Rha-yu, but now I say Rhi-yu since that's how it's said in Japanese.

The Bastard Gamer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:43 pm

It's REE-YOU! If you fucking pronounce it like Rye-You I will eviscerate you and use your gastrp-intestinal tact as a condom while I FORNICATE WITH YOUR SKILL!

Link Floyd · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:21 pm

Ho ho ho, silly americans who can't pronounce Y as a vowel on it's own. :-)

Technically, I don't think it's "Rai" or "Ree". Closest one would be Ree-yu, though.

Link · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:30 pm

Man, how about that Ninja GAY-DEN game or that Secret of MAN-NAH game? Those are pretty sweet.

Mr Crix · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:38 pm

Everyone is wrong. This comes from Ryo Anaraku who I went to highschool with for a year. He was an international student from Japan.

"Like my name you do not say the R as R. You say it as D. So its like D sound then Yo for my name. For Ryu from Street Fighter it is D sound then U."

If you listen to the announcer on SFIV you will hear him say "Ryu (sound like 'Deu') Wins!".

Mission Completed.

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Vic_Niguel · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:44 pm

Quote:

Everyone is wrong. This comes from Ryo Anaraku who I went to highschool with for a year. He was an international student from Japan.

"Like my name you do not say the R as R. You say it as D. So its like D sound then Yo for my name. For Ryu from Street Fighter it is D sound then U."

If you listen to the announcer on SFIV you will hear him say "Ryu (sound like 'Deu') Wins!".

Mission Completed.

Oooh.
So that explains why everyone in Shenmue kept calling me "Dio."

Prinny · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:06 pm

Did someone say dio?

Payne · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:08 pm

The Bastard Gamer wrote:

It's REE-YOU!!

Simple as that, no debating, everyone who says else is dead wrong!

Link · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:16 pm

But it IS written as "Ryu" in Japanese, and I've heard it said as "Ryu" in the japanese language. It means "Dragon".

nomad · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:58 pm

i liked where the thread headed, if you watch street fighter alpha, alpha origins and II v anime, like what AKADave said they go "rhi-yu" or "ree-you". the "d" sounding first letter does happen occasionally however we aren't japanese are we?

Mongo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:01 pm

songako · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:07 pm

It's actually pronounced:
RyusanthestreetfighterguywhodoeshadoukenandstuffandnotlikeKingdededelolthismakesnosenseHowmuchwoodcouldawoodchuckchuckifawoodchuckcouldchuckwoodThecallofKorribanisstrongbutitisthecallofthedeadoneoneoneBashfulDocDopeyGrumpyHappySleepySneezyaredwarvesandliketosinghihohihoinsteadofMadonnasongslikewhoaandsoyeahyeahYEAH!!!

It's really not that hard guys.

Mamba · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:13 pm

The Bastard Gamer wrote:

It's REE-YOU! If you fucking pronounce it like Rye-You I will eviscerate you and use your gastrp-intestinal tact as a condom while I FORNICATE WITH YOUR SKILL!

Chung-Lee is a whore!

The Bastard Gamer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:00 pm

Mamba wrote:

The Bastard Gamer wrote:

It's REE-YOU! If you fucking pronounce it like Rye-You I will eviscerate you and use your gastrp-intestinal tact as a condom while I FORNICATE WITH YOUR SKILL!

Chung-Lee is a whore!

Watch what you say about my wife.

Mamba · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:16 pm

Chung-Lee (that being your wife) is a whore (i.e. She willingly accept multiple penises in exchange for money. Sometimes just for the sheer love of cock.)

The Bastard Gamer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:32 pm

Mamba wrote:

Chung-Lee (that being your wife) is a whore (i.e. She willingly accept multiple penises in exchange for money. Sometimes just for the sheer love of cock.)

You wanna keep your nuts?

Mamba · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:43 pm

The Bastard Gamer wrote:

You wanna keep your nuts?

You don't have the balls. Though from what I've heard Chung-Lee has a spare set going.

The Bastard Gamer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:30 pm

Mamba wrote:

The Bastard Gamer wrote:

You wanna keep your nuts?

You don't have the balls. Though from what I've heard Chung-Lee has a spare set going.

At least she's not into Birdo penis, like you are.

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