--- In [email protected], Noah Riding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know there's no L per se, but when you pronounce words that begin with an R it sounds very much like an L, for instance the way a native Nihonjin would pronounce ramen, it sounds like they're saying "lamen."
> There is no L in japanese, only r. So if you ask a japanese person to pronounce the name Lena, they will always end up saying Rena. The 'D' part of it you are referring to isn't actually a 'd' sound per se, but a particular way of articulating the tongue that makes it sound that way. In general, a word beginning with R in japanese is the same, as in saying, Romaji, or Rainen...if it is a syllable sound R then what you are hearing is ...the best way to describe as almost a fluttering of the tongue. In both japanese, and spanish ( nearly identical pronounciation, which is very interesting) you use the tip of the tongue a lot in saying the words and when you pronounce long words it sort of almost like bounces between the front top of the mouth and the bottom tip of the mouth, and that creates what you think is a d sound, but just remember its R your hearing and should be treated as such. The whole japanese alphabet, there is absolutely no L, so don't worry its less to worry > about. > > Moshi shitsumon ga areba, kaite kudasai. > > Jaa ne, > > Noah > > pvasquez_guitar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How are you supposed to pronounce R, I read that it is usually > pronounced more like the American "L" such as in Arigatou, however, > recently I heard it is sometimes pronounced with a "D" sound, such as > in arimasu? Which is it and how do you know when to pronounce it like > an "L" and when to pronounce it like a "D"? > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1ยข/min. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
