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Pronunciation Guide

In Japanese:

a always sounds like it does in the word “father.”

e always sounds like it does in the word “met.”

i always makes an ee sound, like the word “seed.”

o always sounds like it does in the word “post.”

u always sounds like it does in the word “blue.”

Most of the consonants sound the way they do in the English language, but there are a few things to remember:

The letter g always sounds like it does in the word “good.”

The f sound is softer in Japanese than it is in English. When making an f sound, don’t let your teeth touch your bottom lip; just blow.

Japanese doesn’t have an l, v, q or x sound.

For Gavin, Henry and Georgie, with love–Danielle Wright To JR for artistic enlightenment–Helen Acraman