Friday, 7 June 2013

Some Basic Words and Pronunciation

Some common basic words to begin.

Hello                         konnichiwa      こんいちは

Good bye                 Sayounara   さようなら

Thank you                 arigatou    ありがとう

Yes                           hai      はい

No                            iie      いいえ

Good                        ii       いい

Bad                          dame      だめ

I (formal)                  watashi     わたし

This                          kore      これ

That                         sore      それ



PRONUNCIATION

The five japanese vowels -    A  I  U  E  O

a     as in father
i      as in city
u     as in soon
e     as in egg
o     as in old

This vowels, when together, always make a distinct sound. They do not blend into one sound.
For example aoi (青い - blue) is pronounced a-o-i (ah-oh-ee).

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