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ArnoHollosi: (moved) pronounciation (2005-10-09 00:15) [#9]

Can someone give a "correct" pronunciation of "miai" in terms a westerner would understand?

A: If you don't want to learn the gory details of Japanese pronunciation, you can approximate this word by saying "me-eye" as you would in English. Try not to have a glottal stop in the middle, which means the catch in your voice as you say "Uh-oh!". Here is a pathetic little mnemonic: "You play there, me eye. You play here, me eye. Miai!"

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ArnoHollosi: Re: (moved) pronounciation of miai (2005-10-08 23:39) [#10]

Q: So, <mee ah' ee> is bigtime wrong? Where does the accent go in <mee eye>?

A: You won't go far wrong by pronouncing Japanese like Spanish. Miai has three syllables: mi, a, and i. They are shorter than English mee, ah, and ee. Each Japanese syllable lasts about 1/4 second.

There is no accent in Japanese like the English accent. Often the pitch rises on the second syllable, a, which can sound like an English accent.

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ArnoHollosi: (moved) pronounciation of Kiseido (2005-10-09 00:16) [#33]

Very short question--what is the correct pronounciation of the "k" in KGS? I say it kuh-sigh-doh, is that right?

Coconuts: Assuming I should be using Japanese pronunciation, it should be "kee-say-doh," where the "say" is held slightly longer than the other syllables. What we transliterate as "i" is pronounced as "ee," and the "ei" (or "ee" depending on how you translate the [ext] hiragana) is more of an "A" sound (like "tape").

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