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Originally Posted by kristen
tons ^_^
the harder things i guess is to know that when you see an "f" technically its supposed to be pronounced like an "h", but a lot of japanese singers ive noticed dont do this.
Also, if you see double "n"s, or one on the end of a word, then you pronounce it like a separate syllable. ex:
ko-n-na
i-chi-ba-n
when you see "ai" you pronounce them as separate syllables, as an american short "o" then a long "e".
when you see 2 "t"s after a vowel then hold the vowel a little longer
motto -> mo-o-to
There's just a few ^_^ if my examples are wrong please correct me someone ^^;
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I can correct a little.
The 'f' isn't really an 'h'. It's a light blowing of air between the upper lip and lower teeth(or between your lips alone). It's a very soft sound. You can hear this sometimes in singing. But sometimes it also sounds hard. This is just because language changes when it's sung. If you pick up the sound from speaking, it's most often heard as I described.
The double 'n' means you just hold the 'n' sound out little bit. And 'n' at the end of a word is generally pronounced in the back of the throat. A kind of nasal sound.
'ai' isn't generally pronounced as two sounds, but as one. Sounding like the English word 'eye'. In music, you often hear it pronounced as two sounds so the the music flows. Then, it is pronounced as 'ah-ee'.
For some other tips oin Japanese sounds. There is no Japanese 'l'. The closest thing they have is the 'r' sound. which in music often sounds just like an 'l'. In speaking, and in some instances of music, the 'r' sounds like a cross between an 'l' and a very light 'd'.
The 'u' on the end of words is often left off. It isn't really gone, but the sound is so quiet that you can barely hear it. (A perfect example of this is Gackt's name. It's pronounced ga-ku-to. The 'to' on the end is always easy to hear, but the 'u' in 'ku' is whispered. But, if you listen to his name said over a couple of times you can actually hear it.)
Below, I've listed pronounciations of the Japanese vowels.
a - 'ah' as in saw
e - 'eh' as in let
i - 'ee' as in see
o - 'oh' as in no
u - 'oo' as in sue
Hope this helps. =^.^=