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Hi Nipper,

Asking isn't dumb! *

Vowels in Japanese are very similar to spanish pronunciations. *There are the same five vowels,
a e i o u and they are pronounced somewhat as follows

a: ah as in "caught"
e: eh as in "bet"
i: *eeee as in "meet" *
o: oh as in "owe"
u: uuu as in "boot"

So mame is pronounced mah meh, as in "[i:0b967609bd]Ma may[/i:0b967609bd] bake pie tonight"

7-Dec-2001	#2
Dr.Bonsai Resident Expert Join Date: Aug-2001 Country: USA Posts: 38	Re: How do you pronounce Hi Nipper, Asking isn't dumb! * Vowels in Japanese are very similar to spanish pronunciations. There are the same five vowels, a e i o u and they are pronounced somewhat as follows a: ah as in "caught" e: eh as in "bet" i: eeee as in "meet" * o: oh as in "owe" u: uuu as in "boot" So mame is pronounced mah meh, as in "[i:0b967609bd]Ma may[/i:0b967609bd] bake pie tonight"