Kalmah pronunciation

Rhyl · March 9th, 2009, 10:13 AM

What's the correct way to pronounce 'Kalmah'

Cheers

Corialote · March 9th, 2009, 07:22 PM

the 'a' sounds should be low and back. and you have to pronounce the 'h' at the end. 'l' shouldnt be so called 'dark' but rather clear as if it was at the beginning of the word (like in 'lobby').

if youre for a deeper research i recommend the wiki article on Finnish phonology.

cheers to you too

grey knight · March 10th, 2009, 04:08 AM

"cälmäh"

Kalmah338 · March 10th, 2009, 08:19 PM

ive always thought it was pronounced like call-ma but put the ma is pronounced like the mu in mud.

grey knight · March 11th, 2009, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kalmah338

ive always thought it was pronounced like call-ma but put the ma is pronounced like the mu in mud.

yeah, english is pretty complicated sometimes.

Darth Grimby · March 11th, 2009, 06:22 AM

I always pronounced the "Kal" like "cal" in the words calorie or Calgary, and "mah" like said above the "mu" in mud. Kal-muh.

Kalmah338 · March 11th, 2009, 08:31 AM

alright we have successfully discovered the pronunciation of the second half of the the name now we need to figure out if the first part is pronounced cal as in calorie or call??

hidious · March 11th, 2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Grimby

I always pronounced the "Kal" like "cal" in the words calorie or Calgary, and "mah" like said above the "mu" in mud. Kal-muh.

+1

amon666 · March 12th, 2009, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Darth Grimby

I always pronounced the "Kal" like "cal" in the words calorie or Calgary, and "mah" like said above the "mu" in mud. Kal-muh.

+2

CaCtUs2003 · March 22nd, 2009, 12:42 PM

I always pronounce it this way:

Cal (as in Calories)
Muh (as in Mud)

ahmedkokko · March 22nd, 2009, 07:37 PM

anyway they still kick ass with ka - or ca hu or ha

BlackMetalWhiteGuy · March 22nd, 2009, 08:42 PM

"Call-muh" for me.

MetalKoopa · April 3rd, 2009, 12:31 PM

Kahl-muh

AndreasS · June 2nd, 2009, 07:55 AM

aren't you supposed to pronounce the H at the end too?

so that would lead to:

KÀL-mach (that ch is the back of your throat)

or am I just wrong? =P

Kalmah338 · June 2nd, 2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreasS

aren't you supposed to pronounce the H at the end too?

so that would lead to:

KÀL-mach (that ch is the back of your throat)

or am I just wrong? =P

look at 1:00
he says Antti Kokko from Finland from Kalmah

You Tube

Auguzt · June 2nd, 2009, 05:20 PM

The H is silent. And Kal is like Calgary, but not that lenght on the a, like, "Kall", and the Mah is like an Italian guy says "mamma mia"

Kalmah338 · June 2nd, 2009, 06:50 PM

yepp that would be correct

Corialote · June 3rd, 2009, 01:57 PM

you pronounce the "h" thats how they did in Finland whenever i talked about the band with local people.

AndreasS · June 7th, 2009, 02:38 PM

so...then was I right or not? *confused*

The H in Finland becomes somewhat of a "ch" normally...so why wouldn't it be so in the bandname?

Kalmah338 · June 8th, 2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AndreasS

so...then was I right or not? *confused*

The H in Finland becomes somewhat of a "ch" normally...so why wouldn't it be so in the bandname?

well the word kalmah is in Karelian

wikipedia definition: Karelian is a language closely related to Finnish, with which it is not necessarily mutually intelligible. Karelian is spoken mainly in Republic of Karelia, Russia. Dialects spoken in Finnish Karelia (North Karelia and South Karelia) are not considered Karelian but Savonian dialects or Southeastern dialects of Finnish

Corialote · June 9th, 2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by AndreasS

so...then was I right or not? *confused*

The H in Finland becomes somewhat of a "ch" normally...so why wouldn't it be so in the bandname?

do you mean the english sound represented by "ch"?

if so im pretty sure youre wrong...

we have a couple Finns in here... what do you say Suomalainen?

March 9th, 2009, 10:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rhyl Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	Kalmah pronunciation What's the correct way to pronounce 'Kalmah' Cheers

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Corialote aka Swamplady (R) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Silesia Posts: 388	the 'a' sounds should be low and back. and you have to pronounce the 'h' at the end. 'l' shouldnt be so called 'dark' but rather clear as if it was at the beginning of the word (like in 'lobby'). if youre for a deeper research i recommend the wiki article on Finnish phonology. cheers to you too __________________ Methought I heard one calling, 'child!'; and I reply'd, 'my Lord!' George Herbert Last edited by Corialote : March 9th, 2009 at 07:28 PM.

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Kalmah338 Swamplords Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 233	ive always thought it was pronounced like call-ma but put the ma is pronounced like the mu in mud. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/c_augustine http://www.youtube.com/atomics338 http://www.soundclick.com/CameronAugustine

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Darth Grimby Hell's Satans - \m/oncton Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 572	I always pronounced the "Kal" like "cal" in the words calorie or Calgary, and "mah" like said above the "mu" in mud. Kal-muh. __________________

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Kalmah338 Swamplords Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 233	alright we have successfully discovered the pronunciation of the second half of the the name now we need to figure out if the first part is pronounced cal as in calorie or call?? __________________ http://www.myspace.com/c_augustine http://www.youtube.com/atomics338 http://www.soundclick.com/CameronAugustine

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CaCtUs2003 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	I always pronounce it this way: Cal (as in Calories) Muh (as in Mud)

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ahmedkokko Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 70	anyway they still kick ass with ka - or ca hu or ha

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MetalKoopa King of Evil Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 22	Kahl-muh

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AndreasS Dutch Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,870	aren't you supposed to pronounce the H at the end too? so that would lead to: KÀL-mach (that ch is the back of your throat) or am I just wrong? =P __________________ LastFm

June 2nd, 2009, 05:20 PM	#16 (permalink)
Auguzt Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	The H is silent. And Kal is like Calgary, but not that lenght on the a, like, "Kall", and the Mah is like an Italian guy says "mamma mia"

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Kalmah338 Swamplords Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 233	yepp that would be correct __________________ http://www.myspace.com/c_augustine http://www.youtube.com/atomics338 http://www.soundclick.com/CameronAugustine

June 3rd, 2009, 01:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
Corialote aka Swamplady (R) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Silesia Posts: 388	you pronounce the "h" thats how they did in Finland whenever i talked about the band with local people. __________________ Methought I heard one calling, 'child!'; and I reply'd, 'my Lord!' George Herbert

June 7th, 2009, 02:38 PM	#19 (permalink)
AndreasS Dutch Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,870	so...then was I right or not? confused The H in Finland becomes somewhat of a "ch" normally...so why wouldn't it be so in the bandname? __________________ LastFm