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Japanese P honology

Japanese P honology. Only five vowel. a , e, i , o, u (English has 20 vowel !) Difficult point to pronounce English. ex)wander-wonder, run-ran, cup-cop We do not use tongue or lips so much ex)- ter , -tor, -tar /r/ or /l/

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Japanese P honology

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  1. Japanese Phonology

  2. Only five vowel • a, e, i, o, u (English has 20 vowel !) Difficult point to pronounce English. ex)wander-wonder, run-ran, cup-cop We do not use tongue or lips so much ex)-ter, -tor, -tar /r/ or /l/ -th, -s ex)rice or lice? th-　→　ze- ve- →　be-

  3. Always end by vowel ex) model, apple, cake→moderu, appuru, keeki →Katakana English Each letter has same length ex) orange, tomato →Haiku(5/7/5)

  4. Pitch accent • Hashi(橋、端、箸) • 橋(bridge) hashiwo, wataru. • 端(edge, rim) hashiwo, wataru. • 箸(chopsticks) hashiwo, motsu. mistakable examples・・・ 　渋滞（juutai）　ー　自衛隊（jieitai） 病院（byouinn）　ー　美容院（biyouinn）

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