How to Pronounce Japanese Names
A is pronounced like the "a" in carp., I is pronounced like a long "e"., U is pronounced as "oo", it sounds like the "u" in super., E is said like the first "e" in everybody., O is said as "o"., Elongated vowels are important but are simple., R is...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: A is pronounced like the "a" in carp.
(Fact:
Koi carp is a fish popular in Japan.) -
Step 2: I is pronounced like a long "e".
Like in eat. (Eat that! I can speak Japanese properly!) , (Japanese is a super language!) , (Everybody can remember this) , However, it's very staccato.
Think of it like you're about to say "Oh! This is easy!!" but get cut off in the middle of Oh. , If you see the same vowel twice in a row, then you have to make it longer(This is the difference between saying aunt, and grandmaAs well as uncle, and grandpa.
If it's two different vowels, then you pronounce them both. , It's a mix between an English L, D, and R.
It's almost flipped.
I'd suggest watching this video. , It's somewhere in the middle of the English f and h sounds.(Like lightly huffing!) , You stop abruptly before the sound.
Only for a VERY split second otherwise you'll just sound weird.
It should be almost undetectable (This is why it's harder). , I's and U's are not pronounced when followed by a hard consonant.
This also occurs at the end of a word. -
Step 3: U is pronounced as "oo"
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Step 4: it sounds like the "u" in super.
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Step 5: E is said like the first "e" in everybody.
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Step 6: O is said as "o".
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Step 7: Elongated vowels are important but are simple.
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Step 8: R is complicated.
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Step 9: F is very airy.
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Step 10: Double consonants are a little harder.
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Step 11: Silent I's
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Step 12: and U's.
Detailed Guide
(Fact:
Koi carp is a fish popular in Japan.)
Like in eat. (Eat that! I can speak Japanese properly!) , (Japanese is a super language!) , (Everybody can remember this) , However, it's very staccato.
Think of it like you're about to say "Oh! This is easy!!" but get cut off in the middle of Oh. , If you see the same vowel twice in a row, then you have to make it longer(This is the difference between saying aunt, and grandmaAs well as uncle, and grandpa.
If it's two different vowels, then you pronounce them both. , It's a mix between an English L, D, and R.
It's almost flipped.
I'd suggest watching this video. , It's somewhere in the middle of the English f and h sounds.(Like lightly huffing!) , You stop abruptly before the sound.
Only for a VERY split second otherwise you'll just sound weird.
It should be almost undetectable (This is why it's harder). , I's and U's are not pronounced when followed by a hard consonant.
This also occurs at the end of a word.
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