pronunciation?

[Strider]

Could someone please give me the correct pronunciation for "gimei" and "habaki"? I need it phonetically please with indication of which syllables are stressed. Thanks Scott

[Stephen]

gee may

 

ha baa key

 

someone can link you to

 

a

i

u

e

o

so with a k it would be ka ki ku ke ko and so on with each letter.

[John A Stuart]

Hi I hope I am allowed to relate a funny story in regards pronunciation. I was wanting a map of a specific area and went to the tourist bureau in Osaka in some mall. I am like a baby with my Japanese and not knowing if the woman to whom I spoke was English speaking I introduced myself and asked for a map of this area. The Japanese for map in romanji is 'chizu' which I pronounced as chee zu. I had always thought the 'i' in romanji pronounced as a hard ee sound. After much surprise and confusion I got what I needed conveyed and received my map but the woman originally thought I was asking for cheese. I found this more funny than her although she joined in my laughter later. She spoke good English by the way. What has this to do with the above, well I have since softened my sound for 'i' and would now pronounce gimei as gi may. No rule here I am thinking. Comments? John

 

BTW This is only for 'i' within a word not at the end as in habaki. J.

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Comments?

 

Yes. She was asking your proposal for a date for dinner in a veiled manner and you lost a good occasion...

[John A Stuart]

I am stupid sometimes John