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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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 hiragana) is more of an "A" sound (like "tape").

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