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Japanese Volume 1 Pronunciation Flashcards

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How many consonants are there is Japanese

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14: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, p

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How many vowels does Japanese have?

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5 just like English: a, e, I, o, u

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a (pronounce the letter)

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“Ah”

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e (pronounce the letter)

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“Eh”

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i (pronounce the letter)

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“ee” (sounds like the letter “e”)

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o (pronounce the letter)

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“oh” (sounds like the letter “o” in English)

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u (pronounce the letter)

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“oo” (sounds like the “oo” in moo”

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In English the vowels are listed as a, e, i, o, u. What is the order in Japanese?

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a, e, u, i, o

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K constant + A vowel

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KA (sounds like “call”)

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K constant + I vowel

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KI (sounds like “key”)

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K constant + U vowel

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Ku (sound like “coo”)

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K constant + E vowel

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KE (sounds like “Kay” or the letter k”)

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K constant + O vowel

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KO (sounds like “Cole”)

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S constant + A vowel

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SA (sounds like “saw”)

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S constant + I vowel

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SHI(SI becomes SHI) (sounds like “she”)

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S constant + U vowel

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SU (sounds like “sue”)

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S constant + E vowel

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SE (sounds like “say”)

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S constant + O vowel

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SO (sounds like “so”)

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T constant + A vowel

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TA (sounds like “tall”)

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T constant + I vowel

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CHI (ti become chi) (sounds like “chee”)

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T constant + U vowel

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TSU (tu becomes tsu) (sounds like “two”)

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T constant + E vowel

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TE (sounds like “Tay”)

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T constant + O vowel

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TO ( sounds like “toe”)

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N constant + A vowel

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NA (sounds like “nah”)

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N constant + I vowel
Ni (sounds like “knee”)
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N constant + U vowel
NU (sounds like “new”)
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N constant + E vowel
NE (sounds like “nay”)
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N constant + O vowel
NO (sounds like “no”)
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H constant + A vowel
HA (sounds like “ha”)
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H constant + I vowel
HI (sounds like “he”)
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H constant + U vowel
FU (hu becomes fu) (sounds like “foo”)
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H constant + E vowel
HE (sounds like “hay”)
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H constant + O vowel
HO (sounds like “ho”)
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M constant + A vowel
MA (sounds like “ma”)
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M constant + I vowel
MI (sounds like “me”)
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M constant + U vowel
MU ( sounds like “moo”)
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M constant + E vowel
ME (sounds like “may”)
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M constant + O vowel
MO (sounds like “moe”)
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Y constant + A vowel
YA (sounds like “yah”)
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Y constant + U vowel
YU (sounds like “you”)
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Y constant + O vowel
YO (sounds like “yo”)
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R constant (the R sounds like the letter “D” in English) + A vowel
RA (sounds like “da”)
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R constant + I vowel
RI (sounds like “dee”)
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R constant + U vowel
RU ( sounds like “do”)
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R constant + E vowel
RE (sounds like “day”)
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R constant + O vowel
RO (sounds like “doh”)
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W constant + A vowel
WA
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W constant + O vowel
WO (sound like “o”)
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N constant (pronunciation of the letter n can change slightly)
When “N” comes before b, p, and m it sounds more like an “m” When “N” comes before k or g it sounds more like “ng”
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G row (The remaining sounds) (K row becomes the G row)
GA GI. GU. GE. GO
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Z row (S row becomes the Z row)
ZA. JI. ZU. ZE. ZO
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D row (T row becomes D row when “tenten” is added to hiragana)
DA. JI. ZU. DE. DO
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B row
BA. BI. BU. BE. BO
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P row
PA PI. PU. PE. PO
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F row
FA. FI. FE. FO
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V row
VA. VI. VU. VE. VO
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K set (combination sounds)
KYA. KYU. KYO
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S set (combination sounds)
SHA. SHU. SHO
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C set (combination sounds)
CHA. CHU. CHO
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N set (combination sounds)
NYA. NYU. NYO
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H set (combination sounds)
HYA. HYU. HYO
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M set (combination sounds)
MYA. MYU. MYO
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R set (combination sounds) * remember r sounds like d
RYA. RYU. RYO
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G set (combination sounds)
GYA. GYU. GYO
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J set (combination sounds)
JA. JU. JO
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B set (combination sounds)
BYA. BYU. BYO
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P set (combination sounds)
PYA. PYU. PYO

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