Sounds us, Japanese, Can't Pronounce c:
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Here's some sounds. c:
[b]L and R
[/b]In Japanese, the “らりるれろ” sounds in our alphabet are written in romaji as “ra ri ru re ro,” but in fact are not R sounds at all. These sounds are made by a flick of the tongue on the roof of your mouth, which literally creates an in-between L and R sound never used in English. So, in our minds, r and l are combined
[b]TH
[/b]The さ (sa) sound in Japanese is very common. But unfortunately, it is the closest sound they have to our TH (voiced or unvoiced) in English. So, you’ll get words like “sat” (that), “sing” (thing), and “saad” (third)
[b]FU or HU
[/b]The nearest equivalent in Japanese is the ふ sound, which can be written as fu or hu in romaji. However, the japanese ふ is literally a cross between the English fu and hu. Japanese will say “I pulled my food over my head” or “foo are you?” This is because, again, there is no distinction between the two in their language.
[b]V
[/b]V" either, replaced with ヴイ for differentiation, and in most cases it's still being pronounced as "B"
[b]F and H
[/b]The problem is that Japanese doesn't distinguish any two words like hat and fat, so Japanese ears aren't trained to listen for the difference. Japanese, however, doesn't have a true [f] sound.
[b]L and R
[/b]In Japanese, the “らりるれろ” sounds in our alphabet are written in romaji as “ra ri ru re ro,” but in fact are not R sounds at all. These sounds are made by a flick of the tongue on the roof of your mouth, which literally creates an in-between L and R sound never used in English. So, in our minds, r and l are combined
[b]TH
[/b]The さ (sa) sound in Japanese is very common. But unfortunately, it is the closest sound they have to our TH (voiced or unvoiced) in English. So, you’ll get words like “sat” (that), “sing” (thing), and “saad” (third)
[b]FU or HU
[/b]The nearest equivalent in Japanese is the ふ sound, which can be written as fu or hu in romaji. However, the japanese ふ is literally a cross between the English fu and hu. Japanese will say “I pulled my food over my head” or “foo are you?” This is because, again, there is no distinction between the two in their language.
[b]V
[/b]V" either, replaced with ヴイ for differentiation, and in most cases it's still being pronounced as "B"
[b]F and H
[/b]The problem is that Japanese doesn't distinguish any two words like hat and fat, so Japanese ears aren't trained to listen for the difference. Japanese, however, doesn't have a true [f] sound.
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