The correct way to pronounce Alduin?

[StinkyJozef]

There is a dispute here at home as to the correct way of speaking the world eaters name.

[Theificka]

Examples?..

[AddictedtoMorrowind]

I'm pretty sure I pronounce it incorrectly, I pronounce it "All-do'-in".

[Rynkar]

There is two ways to say it.
All-do-in
and
Al-Do-In
A change from short to long A.

[StinkyJozef]

My brother suggest it is suppost to sound closer to Baldwin...which is quite annoying.

[MARS]

Ahl-dueen is how it is pronounced in-game.

[Eltee]

Mortals seem fondest of ALL-doo-in, while the dragons use Marsie's Ahl-du-WEEN.

[Narzul]

Mortals seem fondest of ALL-doo-in, while the dragons use Marsie's Ahl-du-WEEN.

Exactly. I say go with the pronunciation of the dovah.

[Gallus]

I always say it the way Sahloknir the dragon from Kynesgrove pronounces it when talking to "Al-do-ween" after being resurrected.

I Figure Alduin's dragon buddy knows his name best.

[Wolfie]

All-do-in

[unokitsune]

Parhunax has spoken it. "Al- Doo - En " more of a low e than a i sound to me.

I always say it the way Sahloknir the dragon from Kynesgrove pronounces it when talking to "Al-do-ween" after being resurrected.

I Figure Alduin's dragon buddy knows his name best.

You do realize that Sahloknir's name isn't a Th'uum. Instead of 3 syllabi it's 4. Sal LO Ko Neer

[Dark Spark]

I've always called him 'Grumpy #1', or just plain 'Grumpy'— seeing as the dragons are just a bunch of ill-mannered reptiles stomping about in your playground.

[Chaos the N'wah]

You do realize that Sahloknir's name isn't a Th'uum. Instead of 3 syllabi it's 4. Sal LO Ko Neer

Actually his name is a Thu'um: Sah (Phantom), Lok (Sky), Nir (Hunt)
Funny enough, Sahlo means weak in the Dragon tongue (Weak Hunt without the k)

On tops: I pronounce it Ahl-du-win and consider the 'ween' to be more of a draconic equivalent of an accent that the mortal races don't/can't use

[unokitsune]

You do realize that Sahloknir's name isn't a Th'uum. Instead of 3 syllabi it's 4. Sal LO Ko Neer

Actually his name is a Thu'um: Sah (Phantom), Lok (Sky), Nir (Hunt)
Funny enough, Sahlo means weak in the Dragon tongue (Weak Hunt without the k)

On tops: I pronounce it Ahl-du-win and consider the 'ween' to be more of a draconic equivalent of an accent that the mortal races don't/can't use

Then why is it pronounced with 4 sylabi than 3? I would believe Salo over Sah for Weak Sky Hunt but Th'uums are supposed to be 3 words 3 syllabi not 4

Load up Dragon Rising and listen to Alduin when he's raising that dragon and you will hear him pronounce it with 4 syllabi

[Chaos the N'wah]

Knir is said as one syllable, while it is weird that he pronounces it as Sal-lo-knir, knir is still a long single syllable like strength or the American pronounciation of Squirreled (Sqworld)

[Gallus]

Parhunax has spoken it. "Al- Doo - En " more of a low e than a i sound to me.

I always say it the way Sahloknir the dragon from Kynesgrove pronounces it when talking to "Al-do-ween" after being resurrected.

I Figure Alduin's dragon buddy knows his name best.

You do realize that Sahloknir's name isn't a Th'uum. Instead of 3 syllabi it's 4. Sal LO Ko Neer

What's your point? Could have just been oversight of voice actors. Maybe it was intended to be pronounced Sah Lok Nir.

But I do get that when it's said in game it sounds like Sahlo-Knir or Sah-Loh-Ka-Nir.

In any case, in game it's pronounced as...
1. Al Due Ween
2. All - dwin (pronounced like Baldwin)
3."All - due - in."

I just prefer the way "Al Due Ween" sounds.

To each their own, but it's clear that no one way can be considered "correct" based solely on the game play.

[j31c3n]

æl'.duː.iːn

"a" as in "ban"
"l" as in "lie"
"d"" as in "do"
"oo" as in "fool"
"ee" as in "seed"
"n" as in "can"

[WRXpilot]

It sure sounds like "All-due-in" when in the sung in the second verse of the main theme (the line: Paaz Keizaal fen kos stin nol bein Alduin jot!), so I'd think that at least an "accepted" pronunciation, if not the only one.

[Pilaf The Defiler]

Clearly, there is one proper way.

Except, you know, more "Alduin".

[RHMajic]

Three ways;
All-doo-in
Al-dwin
Al-doo-win
My three anyway...

[Lord Elvewyn]

El Due In?