Comments on: All About #4 - Learn Japanese Pronunciation http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Zoran http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527720 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:04:28 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527720 This is extremely easy for me and I am not Japanese origin. I like this lesson , happy for me my native language are pure phonetic クロアチア語 , with no excuse so I have trouble with other west languages. I love Japanese :nihon: ゾラン This is extremely easy for me and I am not Japanese origin.
I like this lesson , happy for me my native language are pure phonetic クロアチア語 , with no excuse so I have trouble with other west languages.
I love Japanese :nihon:
ゾラン

]]> by: Sp3ctre18 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527347 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:06:37 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527347 I know it's obvious these All About series are pretty introductory and more for newbies (which can include me :mrgreen: ), so I'm hoping you guys made this only the first one of a few pronunciation lessons. After all, this was really a lesson of the general workings of pronunciation, how the syllabary makes words, and the idea of stress. But not really pronunciation; you didn't go over sounds at all; we just heard Naomi say the vowels one or two times. I think the content of this lesson doesn't really fit the title at all. :cry: Even though it's covered in other lessons, as a specific lesson that was to be about pronunciation, there should have at least been a mention of pitch-accent. So i'm hoping you'll make a second lesson that TRULY gets into pronunciation because, this didn't, really. If you do this, let me also recommend to either go over or at least MENTION the pronounciation of ん, ふ and the "r" sound. Also, though I could be wrong, I think the "k" sound sometimes has a sound that lets air through, like "ksh" instead of the hard k in english, romance languages, etc.? Think about it. When do you want a newbie to learn exact pronounciation? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so that they don't learn bad habits! So even if you don't want to go over the more "advanced" concepts yet, at least mention them so newbies are aware and can research if they want. I, personally, would like to hear about ん and the "k" (if true) because I still haven't found anything that explains it well enough. I don't want to keep saying things the wrong way, I want to know how to say it right! :grin: I know it’s obvious these All About series are pretty introductory and more for newbies (which can include me :mrgreen: ), so I’m hoping you guys made this only the first one of a few pronunciation lessons. After all, this was really a lesson of the general workings of pronunciation, how the syllabary makes words, and the idea of stress. But not really pronunciation; you didn’t go over sounds at all; we just heard Naomi say the vowels one or two times. I think the content of this lesson doesn’t really fit the title at all. :cry:

Even though it’s covered in other lessons, as a specific lesson that was to be about pronunciation, there should have at least been a mention of pitch-accent. So i’m hoping you’ll make a second lesson that TRULY gets into pronunciation because, this didn’t, really.

If you do this, let me also recommend to either go over or at least MENTION the pronounciation of ん, ふ and the “r” sound. Also, though I could be wrong, I think the “k” sound sometimes has a sound that lets air through, like “ksh” instead of the hard k in english, romance languages, etc.?

Think about it. When do you want a newbie to learn exact pronounciation? AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so that they don’t learn bad habits! So even if you don’t want to go over the more “advanced” concepts yet, at least mention them so newbies are aware and can research if they want.

I, personally, would like to hear about ん and the “k” (if true) because I still haven’t found anything that explains it well enough. I don’t want to keep saying things the wrong way, I want to know how to say it right! :grin:

]]> by: Jessi http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527316 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:26:02 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527316 Green Airplaneさん, There is a pitch accent lesson that comes with the Gengo Japanese series, but we're not sure if we're going to put it out on the site yet. We'll consider it :smile: Carlos Ruiz Checaさん, Thanks for the comment - I agree that Spanish and Japanese are similar when it comes to vowel sounds. I think Japanese pronunciation would be easy for Spanish speakers to pick up! Green Airplaneさん,
There is a pitch accent lesson that comes with the Gengo Japanese series, but we’re not sure if we’re going to put it out on the site yet. We’ll consider it :smile:

Carlos Ruiz Checaさん,
Thanks for the comment - I agree that Spanish and Japanese are similar when it comes to vowel sounds. I think Japanese pronunciation would be easy for Spanish speakers to pick up!

]]> by: Carlos Ruiz Checa http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527251 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:07:20 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527251 Estimados Amigos; Español y Japonés son similares en muchos aspectos, en esta lección acerca de las silabas es un muy buen ejemplo Cuando alguien trata de hablar Español conmigo les digo que separen las palabras en silabas de esta manera es mas fácil pronunciarlas, otra cosa que les digo es que todos los lenguajes tienen su ritmo y que traten de imitar como lo hablan los nativos de ese lenguaje. Sinceramente, Carlos Ruiz Checa Estimados Amigos;
Español y Japonés son similares en muchos aspectos, en esta lección acerca de las silabas es un muy buen ejemplo
Cuando alguien trata de hablar Español conmigo les digo que separen las palabras en silabas de esta manera es mas fácil pronunciarlas, otra cosa que les digo es que todos los lenguajes tienen su ritmo y que traten de imitar como lo hablan los nativos de ese lenguaje.
Sinceramente,
Carlos Ruiz Checa

]]> by: Green Airplane http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527237 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-527237 No stress accent, fine. And what about the pitch accent? Do you plan on getting to that one? :smile: No stress accent, fine. And what about the pitch accent? Do you plan on getting to that one? :smile:

]]> by: JapanesePod101.com http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-509139 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2009/07/27/all-about-4-learn-japanese-pronunciation/#comment-509139 Hello everyone! Pronunciation is an important topic for both beginning and advanced students alike, so we think everyone can learn something from this lesson! Hello everyone! Pronunciation is an important topic for both beginning and advanced students alike, so we think everyone can learn something from this lesson!

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