Pronounciation: Ghaele and Couatl

[drunkmoogle]

Not wanting to sound stupid to my players on tomorrow's session, I want to know how to pronounce Couatl and Ghaele.

"Rhymes with" is appreciated. (Ex. Ioun: Rhymes with My Moon.)

 

[FunkBGR]

Couatl - Koo-ah-dil - say it fast and it sounds best

Doesn't really sound like anything, but it is definitely Aztec or from that region of central mexico. Prolly came from Quetzalcouatl, a famous god of the Aztec people.

No idea for Ghaele - I'd say "Gail" like the name

 

[shilsen]

How I say them:

Ghaele - Ghai (rhymes with "guy") + El (rhymes with "bell",but slightly longer vowel sound)

Couatl - Coo (rhymes with "too) + ahtl (rhymes with "part", with an "l" tacked on)

 

[DragonLancer]

Coutl = Co-ot-all

Ghaele = Gale (as in storm or girl's name).

 

[jmucchiello]

K'wattle (a as in waddle)
Gail

 

[Alzrius]

Not wanting to sound stupid to my players on tomorrow's session, I want to know how to pronounce Couatl and Ghaele.

"Rhymes with" is appreciated. (Ex. Ioun: Rhymes with My Moon.)

I always pronounced them like so:

Couatl = ko-AT-ull

Ghaele = Gay-lay

Ioun = ee-own (rhymes with "she-town")

 

[Jeff Wilder]

K'wattle (a as in waddle)

Yep.

Unfortunately, "ghaele" looks like it might be Gaelic, which means it could easily be pronounced "kitchy-coo." Just say it however you want, and you'll have as good a chance at being right as any of the rest of us.

 

[Sejs]

Couatl: Coo (the sound a bird makes) - ot ("hot" without the h) - L (the L sound rather than the letter name). Or as put together above, K'wattle.

Ghaele: Gay-Lee. Your friend Lee, who is homosexual.

 

[Sado]

How I say them:

Ghaele - Ghai (rhymes with "guy") + El (rhymes with "bell",but slightly longer vowel sound)

Couatl - Coo (rhymes with "too) + ahtl (rhymes with "part", with an "l" tacked on)

How does ahtl rhyme with part? There's no "r" in "ahtl"?

Or is that how y'all say it up there in Philly ?

 

[Aaron L]

Couatl= coo-OUGHT-ul

ghaele= gale