a lot of Asians say L instead of R.. how come?, flied lice.. hotel loom! rorrr! Options

[fivers]

it's something very common among Asians who used to speak an Asian language b4,
I find it funny and intriguing how they often say L instead of R, hihihi

[AsiaticGlory]

I know that the 'r' sound is missing in Japanese.

[fivers]

I know that the 'r' sound is missing in Japanese.

hmm aren't there words like "sayonara, arigato, hara-kiri" where the 'r' is pronounced...?

Because their native languages don't have the "r" sound.

Or maybe they do it on purpose just to mess with you.

aww I hope not hihi

indian too.

I didn't know that...

[SkyBurial]

hmm aren't there words like "sayonara, arigato, hara-kiri" where the 'r' is pronounced...?

The "r"s are pronounced sort of like a "d". That's the only example I could think of atm. The "l" sound, however, is missing from the Japanese language. So when it is pronounced, usually the "r"s replaces it.

When you pronounce the "r", softly flick your tongue upward. Keep in mind that the "r"s are always followed by "ra", "ri", "ru", "ro", or "re".

This post has been edited by SkyBurial: Aug 29 2011, 01:22 PM

[AsiaticGlory]

The "r"s are pronounced sort of like a "d". That's the only example I could think of atm. The "l" sound, however, is missing from the Japanese language. So when it is pronounced, usually the "r"s replaces it.

When you pronounce the "r", softly flick your tongue upward. Keep in mind that the "r"s are always followed by "ra", "ri", "ru", "ro", or "re".

ra, ri, ru, re, ro is pronounced as la, li, lu, le, lo. That is the romanization. Here is the Hiragana version of those letters: ら, り, る, れ, ろ.

@fivers
The 'r' in "sayonara, arigato, hara-kiri" is pronounced as 'l'.

This post has been edited by AsiaticGlory: Aug 29 2011, 01:48 PM

[SkyBurial]

ra, ri, ru, re, ro is pronounce as la, li, lu, le, lo. That is the romanization. Here is the Hiragana version of those letters: ら, り, る, れ, ろ.

@fivers
The 'r' in "sayonara, arigato, hara-kiri" is pronounced as 'l'.

If you try to pronounce さよなら,ありがとう, or 腹切 with just a "L" it's not going to come out right. It's a combination of the English "R", "L", and "D".

Obviously, if you want to pronounce it correctly, just skip the romanization of it and learn the kana. But this is just my way of explaining it to English speakers.

This post has been edited by SkyBurial: Aug 29 2011, 01:59 PM