Japanese Volume 1 Pronunciation Flashcards
How many consonants are there is Japanese
14: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p
How many vowels does Japanese have?
5 just like English: a, e, I, o, u
a (pronounce the letter)
“Ah”
e (pronounce the letter)
“Eh”
i (pronounce the letter)
“ee” (sounds like the letter “e”)
o (pronounce the letter)
“oh” (sounds like the letter “o” in English)
u (pronounce the letter)
“oo” (sounds like the “oo” in moo”
In English the vowels are listed as a, e, i, o, u. What is the order in Japanese?
a, e, u, i, o
K constant + A vowel
KA (sounds like “call”)
K constant + I vowel
KI (sounds like “key”)
K constant + U vowel
Ku (sound like “coo”)
K constant + E vowel
KE (sounds like “Kay” or the letter k”)
K constant + O vowel
KO (sounds like “Cole”)
S constant + A vowel
SA (sounds like “saw”)
S constant + I vowel
SHI(SI becomes SHI) (sounds like “she”)
S constant + U vowel
SU (sounds like “sue”)
S constant + E vowel
SE (sounds like “say”)
S constant + O vowel
SO (sounds like “so”)
T constant + A vowel
TA (sounds like “tall”)
T constant + I vowel
CHI (ti become chi) (sounds like “chee”)
T constant + U vowel
TSU (tu becomes tsu) (sounds like “two”)
T constant + E vowel
TE (sounds like “Tay”)
T constant + O vowel
TO ( sounds like “toe”)
N constant + A vowel
NA (sounds like “nah”)
N constant + I vowel
Ni (sounds like “knee”)
N constant + U vowel
NU (sounds like “new”)