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Friday, August 22, 2008
Nihongo Lesson.
Well at least I think this is helpful
Japanese has 5 basic vowels. They are romanized as 'a', 'i', 'u', 'e' and 'o'.
The vowels are pronounced like the 'a' in "awful", the 'e' in "bet", the 'o' in "fork", the 'i' as ee, and the 'u' as oo in "boot"
If the vowels are written in a combination, it could be pronounced differently. For example if an 'i' is after an 'a', "ai" would then it would be pronounced like the word "eye" in English.
And if the 'u' is after an 'o' like in "sou", then it would be pronounced as soh
The letter 'g' is always pronounced as the 'g' in "gone", never as the 'g' in "ginger"
The 's' is always hissed as in "so", never voiced as in "shadow"
The Japanese 'f' is not made by blowing air through the two front teeth against the bottom lip, rather it is made by lightly blowing air between your lips as if you were beginning to whistle.
The Japanese 'r' is never pronounced as the American 'r'. It is pronounced somewhat like the English 'd'. Instead it is made by lightly flicking the tongue off the gums behind the upper teeth.
And that's all I know
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