Posts Tagged ‘Japanese Pronunciation’

What Does Kanpai Mean?

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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Oishii and Mā-mā: How to Say the Food is Delicious or Just OK in Japanese

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Free Japanese Lessons – #8

Oishii
While eating great tasting food, oishii is one of the most popular ways to say delicious in Japanese.  Remember to stretch out the “i” sound.

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Mā-mā
If the food you’re eating is not to your liking, a polite term to use is mā-mā.  This means so-so.  Remember to stretch out both “a” sounds.

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To say oishii and mā-mā in a more polite and formal way, you would add desu at the end.  If you’re meeting close friends or family, you wouldn’t use desu as it sounds too formal. (more…)

#8. What Does Itadakimasu Mean?

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Free Japanese Lessons – #8

Itadakimasu!

Itadakimasu is a very popular expression in Japanese culture.  It’s very common to hear Japanese people say “Itadakimasu!” as a group before they eat.

Itadakimasu simply means “Let’s eat!” but can be translated as “I’m about to receive (something)”. (more…)

“Sorry” / “Excuse Me” in Japanese: Sumimasen

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

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Yes and No In Japanese: Hai / Iie

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

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How to Say “Thank You” In Japanese: Dōmo Arigatō

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

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How to Say “Please” In Japanese: Kudasai and Onegai Shimasu

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

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Japanese Alphabet

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
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Free Japanese Lessons – #3

The 48 Hiragana syllables below are what most non-Japanese speaking people call the Japanese alphabet.

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a i u e o

ka ki ku ke ko

sa si/shi su se so

ta ti/chi tu/tsu te to

na ni nu ne no

ha hi hu/fu he(e) ho

ma mi mu me mo

ya yu yo

ra ri ru re ro

wa wo(o)

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Japanese Pronunciation: a i u e o

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
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Japanese Lesson Notes #2

Japanese has 5 vowel sounds: a, i, u, e, o

a sounds like the a in dad (similar to the French or Spanish a)

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i sounds like the e in Pete(similar to the French or Spanish i)

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u sounds like the oo in loop BUT without rounding your lips!

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e sounds like the e in pet

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o sounds like the o in go

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