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Guns_of_Verdun
04/07/24 3:55:32 PM
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https://youtu.be/4zFNwCYZzsU?si=NBfZOjCA5Rcu7inY

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ssb_yunglink2
04/07/24 3:57:43 PM
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how uh. Were you pronouncing it?

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Guns_of_Verdun
04/07/24 3:59:26 PM
#3:


ssb_yunglink2 posted...
how uh. Were you pronouncing it?
The way the lady in the video says learners pronouce it incorrectly

Sai-on-ar-rah

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ssb_yunglink2
04/07/24 4:02:36 PM
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Guns_of_Verdun posted...
The way the lady in the video says learners pronouce it incorrectly

Sai-on-ar-rah
oh lmao i thought you meant you were saying like say-on-airahor something

Yeah many japanese words arent pronounced correctly in english. Sakura is another one a lot of people have trouble with

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Klaus343
04/07/24 4:07:47 PM
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I always pronounced Sayonara like:

"No arlu taka watsumi wa kakazu"

They always complemented my Japanese mastery, so I dunno.

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radical_rhino
04/07/24 4:07:51 PM
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English speakers put the emphasis on the SAY and the NAR, whereas in Japanese youre supposed to put the emphasis on the O. Thats what I got from the video.

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