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In _Final Fantasy X_ , during the siege on Home by the Guado you can hear
something being said over the speaker system in Al Bhed.

It sounds like 2 words with the very end sounding like a "あ (a)" sound (though
it could sounds like か (ka) or ま (ma)). At first I thought it might be "Red
Alert" but "Red Alert" translates to

> nat ymand  
>  Pronounced: "nah-te aemahn-de"

Source: [Al Bhed Translator](http://stefangagne.com/albhed.html)

I'm looking for a creditable source which translates what's being said since
no subtitles are ever shown.


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What is being said during the Siege on Home?


**It's _probably_ "Ajanouha ihtan!", which means "Everyone under!"**

There's [a forum thread on GameFAQs about this particular
question](https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/60747335).

Post #8 by erict1628,

> It's "Ajanouha ihtan!", which means "Everyone under!" in Al Bhed.
>
> Cid is telling everyone to get to the Airship because he's going to level
> Home.

but Post #10 by Fallacia (an Al Bhed expert),

> This is actually one bit of Al Bhed I've never been able to fully get. I've
> never fully agreed with the "everyone under" interpretation. That may have
> been what was in the script, but the VA's pronunciation changes it a little
> bit. There's no pronunciation at all of the "uha" for "one" at the end of
> everyone. Instead, what he's saying is actually much closer to "ajano
> ihtan," with the spacing making it sound like "Ajanoiht-an." It tripped me
> up for a long time, because I had thought that he was saying something that
> sounded more like, "anmanoehk," "ammanoehk," "or amanoeh," all of which are
> nonsense when translated. With those, you get erlering, ellerying, and
> eleryin.
>
> I'm willing to believe that it was supposed to have been "everyone under,"
> but instead it comes out as "Every Under" thanks to poor pronunciation of a
> language that none of the voice actors were actually supposed to have known.
> The same thing happens when people try to speak other languages for which
> they haven't developed an ear or just aren't native speakers. Even if the
> pronunciation isn't entirely too bad, it could still be completely
> unintelligible to a native speaker thanks to intonation, pausing between
> syllables, manufactured sounds, muted sounds, and a general sense that the
> person themselves hasn't created an association for the words they're
> saying, almost as if they are reading instead of speaking.

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There's [a same question posted on Yahoo! Chiebukuro
(Japanese)](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1484822974),
with the answer,

> 「ヒアシリハンヘモ！」と繰り返し言ってるやつのことかな？（聞き取りにくいですが。）  
>  ヒアシリハンヘモはアルベド語で、「地下に避難せよ」という意味です。
>
> 《補足より》  
>  「ヒアっ（ｼﾘ）ハンっ（ﾍﾓ）」みたいに喋ってるんだと。アルティマニア情報だった気が。あとＦＦの用語辞典Wikiの、アルベドホームの欄に載ってました。
>
> Is it the guy who was repeating "Hiasiri hanhemo!" (it's difficult to be
> heard though)?  
>  In Al Bhed, "Hiasiri hanhemo" means "Evacuate to the basement".
>
> (Addendum)  
>  It's spoken like "Hia(siri) han(hemo)".  
>  I think Ultimania (guidebook) has this info. Also it's mentioned on [Al
> Bhed Home's page on Japanese FF
> Wiki](http://ffdic.wikiwiki.jp/?%C3%CF%CC%BE%A1%A6%C3%CF%B7%C1%2F%A1%DA%A5%A2%A5%EB%A5%D9%A5%C9%A4%CE%A5%DB%A1%BC%A5%E0%A1%DB).


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