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The charts below give an approximate pronunciation
of words in Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
The Japanese alphabet consists of 99 sounds formed with 5 vowels (a, e, i,
o, and u) and 14 consonants (k, s, f, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p and n).
Japanese consonants are pronounced as their English counterparts. Japanese
words have no gender or number, and verbs are usually placed at the end of
the Sentence.
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JAPANESE WORD PRONUNCIATION |
| a |
i |
u |
e |
o |
as in
father |
as in sheen |
as in
sue |
as in
bay |
as in
go |
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k as in key |
| ka |
ki |
ku |
ke |
ko |
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s as in saw |
| sa |
shi |
su |
se |
so |
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t as in toe |
| ta |
chi |
tsu |
te |
to |
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n as in now |
| na |
ni |
nu |
ne |
no |
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h as in how |
| ha |
hi |
fu |
he |
ho |
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m as in mow |
| ma |
mi |
mu |
me |
mo |
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y as in yawn |
| ya |
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yu |
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yo |
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r between row and low |
| ra |
ri |
ru |
re |
ro |
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w as in where |
| wa |
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wo |
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JAPANESE
WORD PRONUNCIATION |
| "a" as
in father pronounced "ah" |
"e" as in "kept"
"e" as in bet pronounced "eh" |
"i" as in "marine"
"i" as in green pronounced "ee" |
"o" as in "go"
"o" as in tote pronounced "oh" |
"u" as in "sue"
u as in soon pronounced "ue" |
| "g" as in "grace" |
| "ae" as in "day" |
| "ai" as in "mile" |
| "ei" as in "let" |
| "ts" as in "zoo" |
| age-tsuki is pronounced ah-gee-zoo-key |
| BASICS
ANSWERS AND GREETINGS |
| Yes |
hai |
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| No |
iie |
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Good
Morning |
ohayo gozaimasu |
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Good Afternoon
or
Good Day |
kon nichi wa
Kon nichi ha |
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| Good Evening |
konbanwa
konbanha |
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| Good Night |
oyasumi nasai |
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| Good Bye |
sayonara |
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