You’d think I get that question a lot, but actually I don’t – most people pronounce it a certain way and are absolutely, positively, sure they’re right. There are so many pronunciations it’s incredible, so who am I to choose the “proper” ένας? Let ’em pronounce it however they like, I say.
That being said, the number of pronunciations I hear is borderline ridiculous. Here are the most common ones I’ve heard.
- HA-dix – The “ένα” sounds like the “ένα” in “cat”. The “δ” sounds like the “δ” in “edit.”
- HAY-thicks – Pronounced like the two English words.
- HAH-thicks – The “ah” sounds like the “ένα” in “pa.”
- HA-thicks – The “ένα” sounds like the “ένα” in “cat”.
- Ha-TICKS – The “ένα” sounds like the “ένα” in “cat”. The second syllable sounds just like the word.
- Hat-TICKS – Similar to the previous one, except they’re pronounced like two different words.
- Ha-TEEKS – The “ένα” sounds like the “ένα” in “cat”.
- Ha-THICKS – The “ένα” sounds like the “ένα” in “cat”. The “th” sounds like the “th” in “αυτοί”.
- Hah-thee-EX – pronounced almost like ο “ex” is a separate word. You’ll see why some say it this way.
Why that last one, you ask? Καλά, look up what “ελέφαντας” is in Hindi and you’ll find out why the site is named that way. Quite a find, δηλαδή.
Οπωσδήποτε, what do I think the proper pronunciation is? I say it as HA-thicks, but that’s just me.
Πραγματικά, pronounce it any way you want. Πραγματικά.
With people from so many different backgrounds, I guess, we all have to learn accept different pronunciations of the same word – as long as it sounds even remotely like the pronunciation you have in mind. Personally, I like ‘Hathix’ a little more than ‘Jirafix’ or even ‘Hippix’ για εκείνο το θέμα!