Comments on: How To Pronounce The Japanese “R” Sound http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/ Learn Japanese Language and Culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cormac Burt http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-34634 Cormac Burt Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-34634 I'm still at a loss. I put my tongue in the exact same place when I pronounce both la and da. The only difference is, with da, more of my tongue is pressed up against the roof of my mouth. And when I just move my tongue a little farther back, it sounds something like hrah. *sigh* My mouth fails... I’m still at a loss. I put my tongue in the exact same place when I pronounce both la and da. The only difference is, with da, more of my tongue is pressed up against the roof of my mouth. And when I just move my tongue a little farther back, it sounds something like hrah. *sigh* My mouth fails…

]]> By: Japanese pronounce | Mycfosandiego http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-33380 Japanese pronounce | Mycfosandiego Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:41:29 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-33380 [...] How To Pronounce The Japanese “R” SoundDec 30, 2009 … The Japanese R Sound pronunciation is difficult for most non-Japanese foreigners. Here is the secret to pronouncing and mastering the … [...] [...] How To Pronounce The Japanese “R” SoundDec 30, 2009 … The Japanese R Sound pronunciation is difficult for most non-Japanese foreigners. Here is the secret to pronouncing and mastering the … [...]

]]> By: Anny Figueira http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-32793 Anny Figueira Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-32793 I'm brazilian and I guess this R is pretty easy for portuguese speakers, don't know why. What's funny is that I always had trouble to speak our "normal" R (is it common for kids to have this problem around there too?) and even now I can't say it properly.  However, since the first time I've heard a japanese saying "R" I was able to do the same, and now I can speak relatively normal by mixing their way with the way I used before (which sounds more like a G or D, or even a blank space being unpronounced). I’m brazilian and I guess this R is pretty easy for portuguese speakers, don’t know why. What’s funny is that I always had trouble to speak our “normal” R (is it common for kids to have this problem around there too?) and even now I can’t say it properly. 

However, since the first time I’ve heard a japanese saying “R” I was able to do the same, and now I can speak relatively normal by mixing their way with the way I used before (which sounds more like a G or D, or even a blank space being unpronounced).

]]> By: clubcoffee http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-32700 clubcoffee Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-32700 I really can't do it. Can someone help? I really can’t do it. Can someone help?

]]> By: Wesley_ml Nas http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-32693 Wesley_ml Nas Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-32693 The "Japanese R Sound" is actually called a trilled R and it's common in a lot of languages, including Korean, Latin and other Romance Languages. The “Japanese R Sound” is actually called a trilled R and it’s common in a lot of languages, including Korean, Latin and other Romance Languages.

]]> By: Sebastien http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-28558 Sebastien Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-28558 I don't care, I'm French, I'm doing the Spanish and Italian rs for fun since ever like all the countrymen, by the time I was 3 I was probably able to do a nice "La Cucaracha ♬". When I first heard the Japanese ら, I thought : "cool, almost like a Spanish r. This language is the most easy to pronounce ever, look, it only has the basic universal consonants." bim ! I don’t care, I’m French, I’m doing the Spanish and Italian rs for fun since ever like all the countrymen, by the time I was 3 I was probably able to do a nice “La Cucaracha ♬”.

When I first heard the Japanese ら, I thought : “cool, almost like a Spanish r. This language is the most easy to pronounce ever, look, it only has the basic universal consonants.”

bim !

]]> By: Je suis niveau 5! | TanyBox http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-28237 Je suis niveau 5! | TanyBox Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:03:41 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-28237 [...] moteur mais les méthodes n’en sont pas moins efficace comme la technique pour maitriser la prononciation du ‘R’ ^^ Bref une ressource inestimable à mettre entre toutes les mains même si on aurait souhaité que [...] [...] moteur mais les méthodes n’en sont pas moins efficace comme la technique pour maitriser la prononciation du ‘R’ ^^ Bref une ressource inestimable à mettre entre toutes les mains même si on aurait souhaité que [...]

]]> By: ラバゴ ケビン http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-26199 ラバゴ ケビン Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:17:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-26199 WOOT for spanish speaker! WOOT for spanish speaker!

]]> By: shinkamalei http://www.tofugu.com/2009/12/30/how-to-pronounce-the-japanese-r-sound/comment-page-2/#comment-24805 shinkamalei Mon, 02 May 2011 18:50:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=2057#comment-24805 Lol I came into this wondering if I was doing it right and sure enough I am!! <3 But I find this interesting because I've told my Japanese classmates the same things just in different words and a bit shorter. Lol I came into this wondering if I was doing it right and sure enough I am!! <3 But I find this interesting because I've told my Japanese classmates the same things just in different words and a bit shorter.

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