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theraw 12-25-2008 01:46 AM

Book on Pronunciation
 
I'm a looking for the best book I can find on Japanese pronunciation rules. If any one has some suggestions I would immensely appreciate it.:)

CaptainThunder 12-25-2008 01:48 AM

Any beginner's textbook will explain the pronunciation rules in two pages, or you can just Google for "Japanese pronunciation"; no need for a whole book. You can also try watching videos of anime or Japanese TV shows, to get an idea of what the more foreign sounds are like.

Arikado 12-25-2008 02:29 AM

Enunciate is the correct word you are looking for.

james1254 12-26-2008 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainThunder (Post 650868)
Any beginner's textbook will explain the pronunciation rules in two pages, or you can just Google for "Japanese pronunciation"; no need for a whole book. You can also try watching videos of anime or Japanese TV shows, to get an idea of what the more foreign sounds are like.

They don't do it properly. e.g they will say  "る =Ru" but that's not how you pronounce it and you need to have it explained what it sounds like (need to listen to native speakers really).

CaptainThunder 12-26-2008 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by james1254 (Post 651697)
They don't do it properly. e.g they will say  "る =Ru" but that's not how you pronounce it and you need to have it explained what it sounds like (need to listen to native speakers really).

Uh, yeah, and that's what any pronunciation guide will do :)

I agree on the need to listen to native speakers though, that's important no matter what your stage of learning is.

KyleGoetz 01-03-2009 02:43 AM

Agreed. You'd never learn the pitch difference between 橋 (bridge) and 箸 (chopsticks) if you didn't listen to native speakers.


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