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spacesamurai
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 Posted: Jun 13, 2007 11:16 am Post subject: Gyokuro |
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| On another forum, chip and I went back and forth on the correct way to pronounce gyokuro. I looked up the hiragana for gyo, ku, and ro, and assumed away from there. I've been wrong plenty of times before, so what is the right way? |
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Kevangogh
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Chip
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2007 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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...ummm, I was not really disagreeing with you, Space, I was trying to convey how the 2 consonants g and y in succession create an unusual "non English" sound which is actually a little difficult to convey. I suppose if you ask 10 people to describe it upon hearing it uttered from the lips of a Japanese man or woman, you could get at least several interpretations.
I would be happy to provide a link for the site where I audibly heard it if you care to PM me.
I am certainly not a linguist nor do I claim to be. |
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spacesamurai
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh, I was just asking cos I thought I might be wrong, not to prove who was right. |
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