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Japanese Volume 1 Pronunciation Flashcards

1
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How many consonants are there is Japanese

A

14: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p

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How many vowels does Japanese have?

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5 just like English: a, e, I, o, u

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3
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a (pronounce the letter)

A

“Ah”

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e (pronounce the letter)

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“Eh”

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i (pronounce the letter)

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“ee” (sounds like the letter “e”)

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o (pronounce the letter)

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“oh” (sounds like the letter “o” in English)

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u (pronounce the letter)

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“oo” (sounds like the “oo” in moo”

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In English the vowels are listed as a, e, i, o, u. What is the order in Japanese?

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a, e, u, i, o

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K constant + A vowel

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KA (sounds like “call”)

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K constant + I vowel

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KI (sounds like “key”)

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K constant + U vowel

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Ku (sound like “coo”)

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K constant + E vowel

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KE (sounds like “Kay” or the letter k”)

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K constant + O vowel

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KO (sounds like “Cole”)

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14
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S constant + A vowel

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SA (sounds like “saw”)

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S constant + I vowel

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SHI(SI becomes SHI) (sounds like “she”)

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S constant + U vowel

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SU (sounds like “sue”)

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17
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S constant + E vowel

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SE (sounds like “say”)

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18
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S constant + O vowel

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SO (sounds like “so”)

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T constant + A vowel

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TA (sounds like “tall”)

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20
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T constant + I vowel

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CHI (ti become chi) (sounds like “chee”)

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T constant + U vowel

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TSU (tu becomes tsu) (sounds like “two”)

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T constant + E vowel

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TE (sounds like “Tay”)

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23
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T constant + O vowel

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TO ( sounds like “toe”)

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N constant + A vowel

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NA (sounds like “nah”)

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N constant + I vowel

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Ni (sounds like “knee”)

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N constant + U vowel

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NU (sounds like “new”)

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N constant + E vowel

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NE (sounds like “nay”)

28
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N constant + O vowel

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NO (sounds like “no”)

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H constant + A vowel

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HA (sounds like “ha”)

30
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H constant + I vowel

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HI (sounds like “he”)

31
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H constant + U vowel

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FU (hu becomes fu) (sounds like “foo”)

32
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H constant + E vowel

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HE (sounds like “hay”)

33
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H constant + O vowel

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HO (sounds like “ho”)

34
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M constant + A vowel

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MA (sounds like “ma”)

35
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M constant + I vowel

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MI (sounds like “me”)

36
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M constant + U vowel

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MU ( sounds like “moo”)

37
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M constant + E vowel

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ME (sounds like “may”)

38
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M constant + O vowel

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MO (sounds like “moe”)

39
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Y constant + A vowel

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YA (sounds like “yah”)

40
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Y constant + U vowel

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YU (sounds like “you”)

41
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Y constant + O vowel

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YO (sounds like “yo”)

42
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R constant (the R sounds like the letter “D” in English) + A vowel

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RA (sounds like “da”)

43
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R constant + I vowel

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RI (sounds like “dee”)

44
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R constant + U vowel

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RU ( sounds like “do”)

45
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R constant + E vowel

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RE (sounds like “day”)

46
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R constant + O vowel

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RO (sounds like “doh”)

47
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W constant + A vowel

48
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W constant + O vowel

A

WO (sound like “o”)

49
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N constant (pronunciation of the letter n can change slightly)

A

When “N” comes before b, p, and m it sounds more like an “m”

When “N” comes before k or g it sounds more like “ng”

50
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G row
(The remaining sounds)
(K row becomes the G row)

A

GA GI. GU. GE. GO

51
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Z row
(S row becomes the Z row)

A

ZA. JI. ZU. ZE. ZO

52
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D row
(T row becomes D row when “tenten” is added to hiragana)

A

DA. JI. ZU. DE. DO

53
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B row

A

BA. BI. BU. BE. BO

54
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P row

A

PA PI. PU. PE. PO

55
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F row

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FA. FI. FE. FO

56
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V row

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VA. VI. VU. VE. VO

57
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K set (combination sounds)

A

KYA. KYU. KYO

58
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S set (combination sounds)

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SHA. SHU. SHO

59
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C set (combination sounds)

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CHA. CHU. CHO

60
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N set (combination sounds)

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NYA. NYU. NYO

61
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H set (combination sounds)

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HYA. HYU. HYO

62
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M set (combination sounds)

A

MYA. MYU. MYO

63
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R set (combination sounds)
* remember r sounds like d

A

RYA. RYU. RYO

64
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G set (combination sounds)

A

GYA. GYU. GYO

65
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J set (combination sounds)

A

JA. JU. JO

66
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B set (combination sounds)

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BYA. BYU. BYO

67
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P set (combination sounds)

A

PYA. PYU. PYO

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