I pronounce it with the long "a" sound, but I've heard it pronounced more with the short "e" sound. I see it as Tomato Tomahto

 

I say it like Bet-tah.

 

As far as I know, the original/proper pronounciation is "bet-tah."

 

It's bet yah. But I say bay da.

 

I say baytah even though I know the correct pronunciation Everyone looks at me funny if I say it bet-tah.


While we're on the subject plakat is pronounced plah-ket, right? Or am I crazy?

And I'm hopeless at pronouncing some of the wild betta types and plants

 

While we're on the subject plakat is pronounced plah-ket, right? Or am I crazy?

I've been going with pla-kaat. I've never encountered a single person working in a pet store that even knows what I plakat is so I always have the advantage.

 

I pronounce it bay-tah, but tomato tomato you know? (or my preferred: "tomato potato")

 

i say bay-tah

 

It is beh - tah. Like "better." Like I am trying to breed a better betta.

 

It is beh - tah. Like "better." Like I am trying to breed a better betta.

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So like you're saying "better" here in Boston, then ;-)

 

Bet-ah. Bay-tah is the Greek letter. That's how I remember to say it correctly after years of having Greek fish. ;-)

 

Baytah is how I pronounce it. It has always come out of my mouth when I say it. Even friends who've owned them say it like that.

Strawberry don't feel bad, I'm crap at saying some plants and wild types names too, I don't even try. Same with some of the names people choose.

 

I own wild species of betta and even I just guess at how they are pronounced.

 

Hahaha! Sometimes that's all you can do!

 

Too funny, we ran into the "aquatic specialist" at the pet store locally and he kept saying "bay-tah" and my husband kept saying "beh-tah". The guy even corrected him and I chimed in with, "Well, the internet says..." lol

I have been calling them bay-tahs forever before I found YT videos on them and this forum.

 

Too funny, we ran into the "aquatic specialist" at the pet store locally and he kept saying "bay-tah" and my husband kept saying "beh-tah".

lol,that exact same thing happened to me.The guy kept saying 'bay-tah' every time I asked about the 'betters',he kept saying it his way louder each time,lol.I just ignored him and kept pronouncing it 'betters' like I always have.

In some shops I just avoid it all by asking about 'the fighter fish.' :lol:

 

From what I remember reading Plakat is supposedly pronounced Pluh-kot over in Thailand. Could be wrong, but that's what I remember it being since it was so strange. But yes, we all just say Plah-ket

 

Two t's make it bet-tah. Bay-tah would be one t.