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How do you pronounce "Tobias"??
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Dec 18, 2012 03:36PM
i say toe-bee-us
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Most people say Toe-bee-us, but it's actually Toe-bye-us.
all the way throught the books, i pronounced it to-bee-us. But then my mum said that its to-bye-us!!!??? what? i think to-bee-us sounds better and i am sooooooooooo relieved that other people feel the same way!!!!but i will carry on saying it the way i do though!! to-bee-us sounds a lot better and easier to say if you (tris) wanted to say it quckly!!! isnt it just better though????????
yeah IKR, i say To-bee-us, even though I found out it was actually to-bye-us but that just sounds totally weird
yeah IKR, i say To-bee-us, even though I found out it was actually to-bye-us but that just sounds totally weird
Yeah, toe-bye-us Im pretty sure thats how your supposed to say it not to be mean or something though
To-bee-ias from Toby i guess :D
I like "Toe-bee-us" best ;)
toe-bye-us sounds funny in my mouth....
ITS SOO CONFUSING!!! why does there have 2 be so many ways! oh well, i guess we will find out the right one when the movie comes out...
I created a character named Tobias and was looking for the proper pronunciation to his name. I found this thread and it looks like people are saying both "Toh-bee-us" and "To-bye-us"....I'm confused. I guess I'll just stick to "Toh-bee-us" as I've been doing and call it a day. Or just use Toby. (Although it could be interesting if another character calls him "Toh-bye-us"or something. xD)
ugh i hated that name i always pronounce it wrong.. can't we just keep callingg him four?
I always pronounced it 'Tobee-is' But my mom says its 'Toe-bye-is'
i always say toe-bee-as but my friend keeps laughing at me saying its toe-bye-us so toe-bye-us it is i guess
I'm pretty sure it toe-bye-us... But I definitely think toe-bee-us sounds better:)
I KNOW RIGHT!! My friend and I were arguing the same thing. But idc really, I just like Toe-Bee-Us more, so I pronounce it that way XD
Lisa *cantseemtoreadenough* wrote: "I used to pronounce it Toe-bee-us, but now I pronounce it Toe-buy-us."Toe Buy Us. Sounds comical. Don't ya think so? :D
I don't know.. It's probably one of those versatile names, but I go with Toe-bye-us.. I don't know.. Seems much more natural.
It is a Scandinavian name it is pronounced in Denmark as Toe-Bee-us, becaue the "i" is pronounced as an "e".
My whippet was called Tobias (well Toby really unless he'd been either very good or very naughty) Its pronounced Toe-By-us or, more accurately, tuh-bi-us
DaemonBlack (bookfreak) wrote: "Toh-bai-uh-s is the right way to say his name."
ya...thats what I do
i say to-bye-us. i just went to dictionary.com and they say to-bi-us but the o is silent so it's like t[the sound of a t]-buy-us
I've skimmed the comments and didn't find a good final answer (or this link), so I kept Googling. Here's Tobias with the "bye" pronunciation (and others) from the author. http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com......just in case anyone else is looking still. I'm reading this books so late!
I never thought about how to pronounce it I have said it in my head like to-bye-us though!?
Y'all, I literally just posted a link from the author answering this question. Check it out.
its toe bye us. 100%
"Tobias" is the Greek version of the Hebrew name "Toviyah", meaning "God is good". In English you can pick the pronunciation you prefer. There are no rules, just traditions.
me too..though i think it is wrong..
but i like toe bee as
I pronounce is "toe-bee-us". and my frineds and I got in a big debate about it. They say "toe-bye-us". I didn't win :(
yes same here..but still!
toe bee as for the win!!
georgia wrote: "I call him Toe-bee-us"Your pronunciation is actually right.its a german name (I'm from Germany)and i would pronunce it just like you did or even without the "e" so "To-bee-us"
omg! yay! then to bee us it is!!! :D
it's toe-bye-us because tobius isthe long name for toby
Its a spanish name aaand I speak spanish so i know how its pronounced haha :) Its toe-beE-us :) xx
Tuh-BYE-us. Veronica Roth posted the pronunciation on her blog.
toe-bye-us - I have both a cousin and a friend called Tobias
Tristan wrote: "I pronounce it "Toe-Bye-Us" but I am sure it has many different pronunciations."That's how they pronounce it in the audiobook!
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