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    A long-running Japanese action RPG franchise, premiering in 1987 on the PC-88 computer, with releases spanning several platforms.

    How do you pronounce Ys?

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    Poll How do you pronounce Ys? (64 votes)

    "yes" - Like the word "yes" 0%
    "yis" - Almost like "yes" but with more of an "i" sound inbetween 13%
    "Why Ess" - Pronouncing each letter fully 8%
    "yees" - like "ease" but with a y at the beginning. 28%
    Other 52%

    I don't know how to use the international phonetic alphabet... so I went for more of a descriptive style of choices
    Me personally, I pronounce it "yis" but it's always sounded incorrect to me.

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    Yees.

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    #2  Edited By Ravenlight

    Long E sound with a plural S on the end.

    "EEs"

    Don't pronounce the Y as a consonant.

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    Ees I guess. Like Y is ee in Spanish.

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    #4  Edited By Gaff

    Eas. Like "ease", but with an "s" instead of a "z".

    Edit: Seems like that is the "official" Wikipedia pronunciation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys_(series)

    (Mouse over the symbols to get the gist of it).

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    You know when you get to the end of Fatal Fury and Terry Bogard goes "GEEEEEEEESE!" but it's really hard to make out with the sound quality so it just sounds like he's saying "EEEEEEEEEEEES"

    Like that.

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    #6  Edited By ImmortalSaiyan

    I thought is was Ease or Esse. No Y sound at all.

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    iss.

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    Why

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    Had to vote other since the proper pronunciation was not an option. Ravenlight got it right on.

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    Like wisp but with more y and less p.

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    #11  Edited By BeachThunder

    Imagine "east", but without the "t".

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    Supercalifragilistic.

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    #13  Edited By vigorousjammer

    You know when you get to the end of Fatal Fury and Terry Bogard goes "GEEEEEEEESE!" but it's really hard to make out with the sound quality so it just sounds like he's saying "EEEEEEEEEEEES"

    Like that.

    haha, this is the perfect description.
    Alright, awesome, thanks everybody, I'll stop pronouncing it incorrectly :)

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    ees

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    I always thought this was pronounced "ee-s" as well.

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    ees

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    Rhys.

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    A long "e" and then a short "s".

    Like "east" only minus the "t". Kinda.

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    #21  Edited By chaser324  Moderator

    @beachthunder said:

    Imagine "east", but without the "t".

    This is a pretty accurate description of how I say it, and it's the way I hear most people familiar with the franchise say it.

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    eeice

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