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As
far as pronunciation, Japanese is actually a very simple language.
Unlike many languages (Enlish included) each letter has only
one possible sound, and every letter and syllable is
spoken; nothing is ever left "silent."
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Pronunciation |
| Vowels |
| a |
"ah"
in father (never like "cat") |
| e |
"eh"
in pet (never like "feet") |
| i |
"ee"
in ink (never like "fit") |
| o |
"oh"
in open (never like "rod") |
| u |
"oo"
in due (never like "bud") |
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Consonents |
| b |
boy |
| d |
dog |
| f |
far |
| g |
good
(never like "gender") |
| h |
hard |
| j |
joke |
| k |
kite |
| m |
man |
| n |
north |
| p |
pay |
| r |
ring |
| s |
summer |
| t |
take |
| w |
winter |
| y |
young
(never like "ivy") |
| z |
zoo |
| ch |
chain
(never like "parachute") |
| sh |
hush |
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Counting |
| 1 |
ichi
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ee-chee |
| 2 |
ni |
nee |
| 3 |
san |
sahn |
| 4 |
shi |
shee |
| 5 |
go |
goh |
| 6 |
roku |
roh-koo |
| 7 |
shichi |
shee-chee |
| 8 |
hachi |
hah-chee |
| 9 |
ku |
koo |
| 10 |
ju |
joo |
| 11 |
ju-ichi
(add 10 and 1) |
| 12 |
ju-ni
(add 10 and 2) and so on... |
| 20 |
ni-ju
(combine 2 and 10) |
| 30 |
san-ju
(combine 3 and 10) and so on... |
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