BKJ1216 Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 Anyone got some good guides on how to pronoune japanese words? I was looking at one site and though i had it down beore i ran into hangetsu-dachi. I thought it was hon-gee-zoo-dah-chee but someone said I was wrong. White Belt- Shudokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 In my experience, all vowels are pronounced and are similar to the sounds in spanish. The vowel "Y" is not pronounced but is part of the vowel after it so that it is not a separate syllable. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyMusician Posted March 22, 2003 Share Posted March 22, 2003 There's a lot of good sites on the 'net that explain this better than I will. Basically, though: a is pronounced ah i is pronounced ih u is pronounced ooh e is pronounced eh o is pronounced aw So Ha would be pronounced hah. The 'n' is pronounced like you would expect it to be. Ge is pronounced geh and tsu is pronounced like the beginning of the word Tsunami. So its pronounced Hah-n-geh-tsu dah-chee. Smile. It makes people wonder what you've been up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKJ1216 Posted March 22, 2003 Author Share Posted March 22, 2003 alright thanks White Belt- Shudokan Karate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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