Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ば び ぶ べ ぼ, ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ ば び ぶ べ ぼ and ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ consist of the Japanese consonants [b] and [p] together with the Japanese vowels [a], [i], [u], [e] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [b] and [p], you are going to […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation わ わ consists of the Japanese consonant [w] with the Japanese vowel [a]. When you pronounce [w], you are going to purse your lips and then quickly move them into the shape of the upcoming vowel [a]. When you purse your lips, simultaneously the back part of your tongue will […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation や ゆ よ や ゆ よ consist of the Japanese consonant [j] representing the sound of the roman letter /y/ with the Japanese vowels [a], [u] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [j], you are going to raise your tongue almost up to the roof of your mouth, and then […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ま み む め も ま み む め も consist of the Japanese consonant [m] with the Japanese vowels [a], [i], [u], [e] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [m], you are going to close your lips and make a sound by allowing air to pass out through your […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ふ ふ consists of the Japanese consonant [ɸ] representing the sound of the roman letter /f/ with the Japanese vowel [u]. When you pronounce [ɸ], you are going to bring your lips close together and make a sound by causing friction as air passes through the chink between your lips. […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ひ ひ consists of the Japanese consonant [ç] representing the sound of the roman letter /h/ with the Japanese vowel [i]. When you pronounce [ç], the position of your tongue is different from は へ ほ. You are going to put your tongue in the high and the central position and […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation は へ ほ は・へ・ほ consist of the Japanese consonant [h] with the Japanese vowels [a] [e] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [h], open your mouth in the shape of following vowels, and put air through your glottis. Please note that [h] is a fricative sound which is different from […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation に に consists of the Japanese consonant [ɲ] representing the sound of the roman letter /n/ with the Japanese vowel [i]. When you pronounce [ɲ], your tongue needs to touch the front part of the roof of your mouth a little farther back than な ぬ ね の, and make […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation な ぬ ね の な ぬ ね の consist of the Japanese consonant [n] with the Japanese vowels [a], [u] [e] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [n], your tongue is going to touch the roof of your mouth just a little farther back than your upper gums and you […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation つ つ consists of the Japanese consonant [ts] with the Japanese vowel [u]. When you pronounce [ts] your tongue is going to touch your upper gums. This closure will cause a buildup of pressure. Soon after that, you will make a chink and cause friction by passing air through […]
