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| shaky |
 Posted: Dec 21, 2007 5:00 am |
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桃ノ花ビラ
Joined: 02 Nov 2007
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would i sound it out like so...
Oat (like oatmeal) Oat-soo ka eye..? but real fast. or is the "ka - eye" at the end formed into one word? Oatsookai
lol if this makes any sense |
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| cnix |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 5:36 am |
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金魚花火
Joined: 29 Oct 2006
Posts: 189
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its o (oh)- tsu (like tsu-nami)- ka- ai (eye)
the o is not connected to the t in tsu |
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| Aaron Tham |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 12:15 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 27 Aug 2007
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oh thanks for the info...i have thought it was pronounced as Oht-tsu-ka Ai....i guess quite many people make that mistake too  |
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| Energist |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 12:39 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 105
Location: Michigan
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cnix wrote: its o (oh)- tsu (like tsu-nami)- ka- ai (eye)
the o is not connected to the t in tsu
you wouldn't normally say the tsu part as tsu unless you were speaking really slow or trying to tell someone how to spell it, it be said more like oat-ska the u tends to get said mostly unnoticably or not at all~ |
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| starla zero |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 2:30 pm |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 30 Apr 2007
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Location: Wales
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| I know the proper pronunciation is like OH-tsuka Ai, but unless I'm speaking Japanese for some reason, I pronounce Ot-su-ka Ai. |
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| cnix |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 4:40 pm |
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金魚花火
Joined: 29 Oct 2006
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I guess either way works.
I was in Japan last year, and I asked some store lady if they had OT-su-ka ai and she was confused, but when i corrected myself to o-tsu-ka ai she understood lol. |
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| Rodri |
| Posted: Dec 21, 2007 7:26 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 14 Mar 2007
Posts: 13480
Location: Quito, Ecuador
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| I've heard some japanese people pronouncing the "tsu" without "u"....so it would sound like otska ai...pronouncing the "u" fast. |
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| sljinu |
| Posted: Dec 22, 2007 12:28 am |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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^ Yeah, that's fluent Japanese hahaha...another example would be like "xxxxxxが" whree the が is pronounced more like 'nga' rather than 'ga'. It's much more flowing and I guess lazy too  |
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| jibi_ai |
| Posted: Dec 22, 2007 8:50 am |
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さくらんぼ
Joined: 20 Jul 2007
Posts: 41
Location: Bkk, Thailand
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o-ot-tsu-ka -ai
I can't explain what exactly you should pronouce
I suggest you to watch TV-performance of Ai-chin, you can listen what they say.
In fact, not all the Japaneses pronouce the same, you don't have to care about this too much
Just say it with your heart ^^ [ha ha ha] |
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| parasol |
| Posted: Dec 23, 2007 8:48 pm |
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Happy Days
Joined: 31 May 2007
Posts: 130
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When typing her name in japanese on my computer, I have to use two o's to get that first character (two o's is usually used for that kanji as opposed to 'ou' for some reason, like in 'ookii'), so I should probably draw out the "o" in Otsuka a little more, but I usually just say "Oh-tsu-ka" in conversation. Sometimes I don't even give the 'u' sound. I hear that done a lot...
.."Oh-ts-ka"... |
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| ChocolateMesher |
| Posted: Dec 24, 2007 1:41 am |
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金魚花火
Joined: 31 Dec 2006
Posts: 140
Location: Makakilo, HI
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Japanese pronounciation is pretty straight forward.
Oh tsoo kah eye
except when theres a character with "u" in the middle of a word or a name (for example otsuka or itsuka,) it's somewhat silent. So its as if its not there, so it would almost sound like otska. |
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| Stormchild |
| Posted: Dec 27, 2007 2:54 pm |
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大好きだよ。
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| sljinu |
| Posted: Dec 27, 2007 6:04 pm |
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ユメクイ
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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| ^ That's a rather westernized pronunciation...there's no "oa" sound in Japanese. The "oh" sound is carried out. A bit hard to describe, easy to say though |
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| Rodri |
| Posted: Dec 27, 2007 8:20 pm |
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クラゲ, 流れ星
Joined: 14 Mar 2007
Posts: 13480
Location: Quito, Ecuador
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I am happy to have spanish as my primary language..cuz japanese has the same pronunciation and I don't have problem pronouncing Otsuka Ai...
the O in Otsuka sounds as thee "o" in more |
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| tsumetai.ame |
| Posted: Dec 28, 2007 1:52 am |
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Planetarium
Joined: 07 Apr 2006
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sljinu wrote: ^ That's a rather westernized pronunciation...there's no "oa" sound in Japanese. The "oh" sound is carried out. A bit hard to describe, easy to say though
No, I think as in oat is used as a example to show the prolonged o.
Also tsu is one syllable. You can say the u or not. It more or less is like speaking style. Personally I silent it because it is faster and sounds better in my opinion. It is like す like です or ます. Even though it is conventional to silence the u, you can still say it for style. |
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