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16 questions linked to/from What are the rules regarding "mute vowels" ("u" after "s" and "i" after "sh")?
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Desu pronounced dess: what about other words? [duplicate]
On a CD that came with my text book I hear that desu is pronounced dess. Are there many other words in Japanese, where done of the sound from the kana spelling actually falls off, like in this example,...
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Rule on vowel devoicing? [duplicate]
Ok, so I mostly understand how vowel devoicing works in Japanese, but there's something that's making me a bit confused. On all the sources I've found, most say that vowel devoicing usually occurs in ...
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Pronunciation question: bisuketto ビスケット [duplicate]
When I hear bisuketto pronounced I hear bisket-to. I don't hear bisuket-to. Is it my ears or do you just not say su? If not, why not? Is there a pronunciation rule I'm not aware of maybe?
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Is the し in はじめまして pronounced as "shi" or as "sh"? [duplicate]
Is this always the case for words that end in して similar to how です is pronounced "des"?
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Is dropping u in ですね/ですよ a special case? [duplicate]
So I never though about it, but ですね and ですよ don't follow the silent vowel rules, but I don't think I've ever heard (desu ne) or (desu yo). It's always (des ne) and (des yo). Unless I'm imagining ...
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Pronunciation of す in です and the end of ます verbs
I've always been curious about the pronunciation of the す in です and at the end of 〜ます verbs. Most commonly the "u" sound is inaudible, but sometimes by some people it's more pronounced, and some ...
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Would I have 牛乳 or ミルク with my cereal?
I've just found out that there's a couple of words for milk, and that they have slightly different meanings. Which one would I have with my Weetbix in a "viking style" breakfast in Niseko?
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Actual phonetic realization of "devoiced" vowels
Descriptions of Japanese phonology (such as Wikipedia's) usually describe high vowels between voiceless consonants (or word-finally) as "devoiced". For example, the pronunciation of ⟨圧⟩ 'pressure' and ...
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Does it matter whether you drop vowels in spoken Japanese?
(This question started as a dual question about when to drop vowels and whether it matters. The first question is well answered at What are the rules regarding "mute vowels" ("u" ...
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Correct pronunciation of "sukiyaki"?
I've heard it both as "soo-kee-ya-kee" and "skee-ya-kee". Which is correct?
Some more background:
A native speaker once told me that the correct pronunciation is "skee-ya-kee", and I subsequently ...
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What are the pronunciation differences between speaking and singing Japanese? [closed]
I've noticed that some pronunciation is different in singing than in speaking. For example, I often hear を pronounced as /wo/ rather than /o/.
What other pronunciation differences are there?
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In compound words what is it called when two Ks assimilate into a っ?
Eg. 厄介、欲求、直径、即興、却下、借金、引っ越す、北海道、積極、薬局
Wouldn't っ normally require the first onyomi to have a tsu ending?
Why doesn't it happen in certain words like 加湿器?
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Is there a term for words that share the same kana spelling?
I would like to know if there is a word (in either Japanese or English) that describes pairs of words that are spelled the same in kana. For example, 橋 and 箸 would be "homo-kana" words, because they ...
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Is かぐや姫 pronounced "Ka-gu-ya" or "Kag'-ya"?
皆さん、こんばんは！
Just a quick question. Is かぐや姫's name pronounced "Kaguya" or "Kag'ya"?
aka. Is the う dropped or not?
Just curious as I haven't found a definitive answer for this yet.
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Loanwords not being pronounced in a normal moraic rhythm?
Here's a spectogram of a speaker's rendition of “プロトタイプ” from English “prototype”, collected from Forvo
It should be clear from this spectogram that the pu-mora is pronounced in half a mora; the mora-...
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