無料日本語教材「オンライン日本語学習」 Japanese Alphabet and Pronunciation Japanese Characters Learning the Japanese characters is very important because without it, you will not be able to say words properly or read them even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Japanese language. Below is a table showing the some Japanese characters and how they're pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word. Hiragana with Diacritical Marks There are 23 additional sounds by adding diacritical marks- such as が for か and ぱ for は . Double Consonants – っ such as もっと Double consonants such as "kk", "ss", "tt" or "pp" are pronounced with a slight pause between the first and second sounds, for example "cut" "pet" and "kit". Contracted Sounds Small ゃ, ゅ and ょ follows after letters in the second column and are used to transcribe contracted sounds. Japanese "R" Pronunciation: Japanese "r" sounds are between English "l" and "r" sounds.
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Japanese Lessons - Ramblings of DarkMirage Introduction So, one day I was feeling bored and I decided to start a series of Japanese lessons targeted at the anime fans. These lessons are not meant to actually teach the language, but rather to give you a better understanding of how Japanese works and the various headaches faced by translators when they work on your favourite shows every week. I intend to keep this updated regularly, so keep checking back. Chapters Chapter 0 – PrologueChapter I – VerbsChapter II – SentencesChapter III – KanjiChapter IV – 1st KatamariChapter V – AdjectivesChapter VI – Keigo Japanese Titbits #1 – 黄昏 (tasogare)#2 – Hentai vs.