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Japanese Pronunciation Rules Vowels-: Five vowel sounds are used in the Japanese language: A as in father I as in unique U as in rude E as in yet O as in hope Consonants - pronounced the same as in English with the following exceptions; G is always hard as in go R is halfway between the English R and D sounding like L. Make the sound by saying r while placing the tip of your tongue on the spot between your teeth and the roof of your mouth. Double Consonants and Vowles Double consonsonants are both pronounced, as are double vowels Muting - Vowels are frequiently muted after a soft consonant. Examples: Mokuso mok’so Desuka des’ka Sound Changes - The pronunciation of some consonsonants changes when combining words: Keri mae-geri Tachi zenkutsui-dachi Sai nicho-zai |