First off, you might be wondering what romaji is. Romaji is what Japanese looks like when it is presented in the Latin alphabet.
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For example, dog in Japanese looks like this: 犬
In romaji this is spelled out as: inu
In order to make sure you are pronouncing romaji correctly, you need to learn 5 vowel sounds:
a, i, u, e, o
Pronouncing 'a':
The vowel 'a' should be pronounced like the 'a' in father.
Pronouncing 'i':
The vowel 'i' should be pronounced like the 'ee' in eek or feet.
Pronouncing 'u':
The vowel 'u' should be pronounced like the 'oo' in food or fool.
Pronouncing 'e':
The vowel 'e' should be pronounced like the 'e' in pet or get.
Pronouncing 'o':
The vowel 'o' should be pronounced like the 'o' in so or no.
Hooray, you have learned the 5 vowel sounds of Japanese!
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