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For words derived from German, the 'pronounce the second letter of the ie/ei combination' rule actually works!
Edelstein's name is just the german word for 'gem', and is pronounced 'Eh-del-shtine', with a little emphasis on the first sylable ^^
For the pronounciation of Edelstein around 23 min: you are fully correct. It is Edelstein, the German word for gem.
23:14 I'm not 100% certain what kind of language FF14 is trying to emulate with his name, but that's indeed exactly how the 'ei' and 'ie' are pronounced in Dutch, so that's also how I read those words
I am eternal! I am immortal! "…You're a loony".
A bunch of commenters have already answered your question, but seeing as I have an "ie" in my name and everyone I knew growing up seemed to get it wrong, I feel compelled to chime in:
"ei" sounds like the word "pine"
"ie" sounds like the word "feel"
„I’ll put a blade in your hands if it’s the last thing I do.“ How prophetic this statement turned out.
Man why didn't I see all the death flags at the 25:00 bit, poor best girl you were too OP for this world ;(
I have heard of the stein/stien pronunciation rule before. I always forget it, though.
In German:
"stein" would be pronounced like "time"
"stien" would be pronounced like "teen"
… And the "st" would be pronounced like "sht", but that's another matter.
Dangit…I really liked Moenbryda…
For the short time she was here she showed so much character and personality, they did a great job of writing her. I just wished we got to spent more time with her
Edit: okay yeah i was straight up crying at the end there. The writing is getting really good
23:10 I'm probably not the first to answer this, but since I'm fluent in German and a linguist I can confirm you are correct! When it comes to the Hyur, the developers tended towards old Germanic names, to invoke the feeling of Old English. And if those names are pronounced using German pronunciation*, for ie and ei you can use the shortcut you mentioned. Essentially, you just say the name of the second vowel. Ei is a diphthong, meaning it is basically two vowels being pronounced together, and in English those vowels would be a and e, so like height, might, fight. Ie is not a diphthong, but just a single vowel sound, in English ee, like in fiend, keen, mean. And the good news is that unlike in English (where we spell things the same but pronounce them differently quite often), there is a strict(er) correspondence between orthography (writing) and pronunciation in German. So every time you see ei or ie together, you can just rely on this shortcut.
*Old English pronunciation is actually a bit different – first off English hadn't standardized so it varied from dialect to dialect, and then even in West Saxon the vowels were totally different from modern German, ei is not a diphthong so if it occurred in a word (I'm not super familiar with phonotactics in Old English) it's pronunciation would depend on the word (specifically on whether the vowels are long or short, in this case stressed or unstressed), whereas ie is actually two separate diphthongs (also due to vowel length).
Edelstein is "gemstone" in german. If that is the reference, it's pronounced edl-shtain, where "sh" is pronounced like in "shard" for example, and with a strong "t".
Sharkonomicon!!!
I"m stealing that.
Ok this is the moment in the story that has always bugged me. They have the siphon. They have shown that it works. It's right there! Yet Moenbryda sacrifices herself in what is one of the most preventable deaths in the whole game. It's honestly my least favourite moment in the story.
Some guy (at Moenbryda): "That lovely brow was not meant for frowns"
Moenbryda (to her model sculpt artists): "SEE??! What did I tell you?"
About Edelstein pronunciation, I'd love to confirm but I barely know German (even though I'd love to study). I'm sorry
A few days ago I had my first Chrysalis fight and it went quite poorly. Four wipes. Everyone but tanks died to meteors in the second phase. At the fifth attempt I (a scholar) somehow survived with them, resurrected the white mage and we managed to pull through. The only time I wiped more times was at extreme Ramuh (around ten). Just started Heavensward.
I got to say, Riegal doesn't do a bad job voicing Alphi.
If you don't block Nabriales' balls, he hits way harder.
This jerk just shows up and tells Moenbryda that "you should smile more". Moenbryda gave her answer; "You will die" and in the end succeeded. Without a doubt, Moenbryda is a true badass and was too short for this game.
Nah, they're terrible friends 😭. They just watched their friend get pierced by magic then let her sacrifice her life without too much struggle lol.
I am SO glad I went into the Nabriales fight as a healer.. Because I had NO idea it was so intricate xD
Years later i still miss moenbryda.