tisdag 12 juni 2007
Frustration
Frustrated. Ryuichi Sakamoto - TangoFrustrated, learning another language is hard work. I been trying to learn Japanese for a couple of weeks and its just frustrating the hell out of me. Sentences are a problem, but most of all I am having problems pronouncing their "R's" and "L's" they seem to be interchangeable and hard to tell the difference between. Can anyone say an "R" without rolling the tongue? or by placing your tongue on the back of your top teeth? If you master it, let me know!Other then that everything else seems peachy, I don't write much, nothing exciting here. Looking forward to Next year's Bowie show here in Sydney. Though I heard he cancelled a few in U.S.A. due to Influenza. Ouch.
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if I remember correctly, there aren't really any L's... my Japanese teacher told us to sort of smush R, L, and D together in a little staccato consenant.of course, the shorter you make it, the less people can notice it, but that's a technique to use if you're afraid of it... and if you don't try, you'll never learn.. I know it's really difficult learning to make new sounds, and no matter how fluent you get in a second language after such an age, native speakers will almost always be able to tell. so, back to topic... a soft-ish "D" should do the trick. how much help on that can you get from your teacher?
Thank you for the information and for your help. I am trying to say a "D" in a soft manner. I'm finding it extremely difficult, I don't know why I just cant get that between "D" and "L" sound. I don't have a teacher, been unable to find a course here, so I am trying to learn a bit on my own for now.Thank you for commenting though, I really appreciate it. I have such a passion to learn this language. I'll try anything, all the help I can get.Thank you dear.
i'm taking Japanese too! don't give up!! (i know it's really difficult.. i have so much problem with their grammar and their vocabulary even! i can't even read hiragana fluently yet.... :((Hmm.. my japanese sensei said that the "R" pronunciation is somewhere between L and R... (hmm i don't know if that helps?)
Thank you for the encouraging words dear! best of luck to you too. Yes I was told that it is a cross between L and D I actually think I am getting it. If you listen to the Japanese version of 'Sayonara' by Sakamoto not the one he sings in English but the one in Japanese, you can hear him pronounce it pretty clear :) that kinda helped.
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