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Explanation |
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Japanese pronunciation is not so difficult. I will show you the similar
English (British) pronunciation. Try to learn and check it in the pop
quiz below. |
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Pronunciation Chart |
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Similar English (British) pronunciation |
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Example |
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as the 'a' in father |
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Asa (morning) |
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as the 'e' in 'get' |
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E (picture) |
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as the 'i' in 'sit' |
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Isu (chair) |
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as the 'o' in hot |
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Otoko (male) |
| u |
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as the 'u' in put |
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Uma (horse) |
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Unlike the "f" sound in English, this sound
is produced by drawing the lips together in
little folds and blowing lightly. |
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Fuyu (winter) |
| g |
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as the 'g' in 'get' |
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Gakkou (school) |
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as the 'ng' in sing |
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Ringo (apple) |
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more like an 'l' than an 'r' |
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risu (squirrel) |
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Long vowels like aa, ee, ii, oo, and uu are pronounced in the same way
as standard vowels. But it sounds twice as long as the standard
vowels do. You have to be careful with vowel length because it can
change the meaning of the word. For example, "Ojisan" is uncle
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middle aged man and "ojiisan" is grandfather. "Yuuki" is brave and
"yuki" is snow. Text books usually express such long vowels with a
macron or bar over the words. But here, they are expressed using
double a, e, i, o and u. as every browser can show them. |
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Practice |
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Japanese Language Pop Quiz
(Lesson 1 Pronunciation / Basics) (13 quizzes) |
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Why don't we practice together?
If you practice the Japanese words used in this lesson such as "Asa",
"E",
"Isu"... (see the example of the pronunciation chart) and leave
your voice
record, we will check them and inform you whether your pronunciation is
correct or not. When we leave voice record pronouncing the English words
used in this lesson, please check them in return. A microphone connected
to your computer is needed and broad band connection is recommended
to use this system. Click here |
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