I downloaded Genki and the CDs that came with it. しごと was pronounced as 'shingocto' instead of 'shigoto.' Why is that?
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7Is your native language English? Japanese "g" does occasionally sound like ng, but I don't understand where you're getting "gocto"; there shouldn't be a "c" sound anywhere in there. – Kurausukun Nov 5 '17 at 5:09
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It was probably pronounced wrong in the cd. So is it pronounced "Shingoto" then? – Starsalign Nov 5 '17 at 5:28
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4Some dialects of Japanese (particularly common ones) have a nasal g sound. It's not しんごと though. – Leebo Nov 5 '17 at 5:57
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5Read here for the "proper" pronunciation of 「ご」: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/26227/… – l'électeur Nov 5 '17 at 8:15
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7Possible duplicate of The nasal allophones of /g/ – bjorn Nov 6 '17 at 7:32
I am not native, but when I have spoken with Japanese or even watched TV / movies I have never heard 仕事{しごと} any way but as しごと
Feel free to find other sources of audio (actually do!)
I found a great video that start off with 仕事
To my ears, his accent (if he has one) is spot on. Although a native speaker is a much better judge of that.
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