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How to Pronounce Japanese

 

1. The 5 vowels; a, e, i, o, u; are all pronounced clearly and crisply. If you pronounce the next sentence, you will have the approximate sounds.

Ah,

we

soon

get

old

a

i

u

e

o

2. Japanese consonants are like the english…

3. "R" and "L" change around, hence you hear "Lanma" in Ranma 1/2 and Amelia becomes America a lot in Slayers. Listen to words, don't just guess!

 

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