Let’s take a look at some sounds in Japanese so that you can get familiar with the pronunciation. Although they might look like they are pronounced the same way as English when you see the rōmaji, they can sound quite different! Don’t worry though, we’re here to show you the ropes...
I’ve worked with hundreds and hundreds of Japanese speaking professionals to help them speak clearer English. For most of them, the 8 areas below were their main problems, so I’ve included English Pronunciation Exercises for Japanese Speakers on these key areas. Some of these areas were easy...
In Japanese, you can add marks to make a letter sound differently. If you put two marks (“ten ten”) in the upper right corner of K, S, T, or H sounds, you can change their pronunciation to G, Z, D, or B, respectively. Also, you can put a small circle (“maruten”) in ...
Delve into the history of several Japanese words that have made their way into the English dictionary like emoji, futon, and hunky-dory.
- a good introduction to spoken and written Japanese. Comes with a large textbook containing dialogues, exercises, notes on Japanese grammar, pronunciation and culture, letter writing and a bilingual glossary. The eight included cassettes or CDs can be used with or without the textbook ...
I still don’t know how to pronounce many of the characters, but since I’m already familiar with the character (which at this point has become like an old friend), it’s easier for me to attach a pronunciation to it, since I’m no longer having to learn the pronunciation, and the...
That’s because each “letter” in Japanese represents a whole syllable in English.There are two main ways the characters represent syllables: as a sole vowel and as a consonant with a vowel. There is only one character that represents a sole consonant: n. Other than that, consonants must ...
Each letter almost always represents one single vowel sound. This makes Japanese vowel sounds pronunciation pretty simple to learn. While English also has five vowels, they’re each pronounced differently when used in different combinations with other letters, bringing the total number of different ...
Unlike hiragana and katakana, each kanji character has its own specific meaning. And also it usually has a few specific pronunciations in Japanese language. For example; 水means water, and pronounce “mizu” or “sui” depending on the letters of before or after this letter. And more than ...
Learn how to pronounce the English vowels I and E correctly in this free English lesson! Spanish and Japanese students especially tend to have difficulties with these sounds, but anyone who is not a native speaker will benefit!