Pronounce this name for me

[Alphathree33]

Harui

(japanese)

 

[BoomerD]

hey-you

 

[BrokenVisage]

Nguyen.

 

[hiromizu]

Originally posted by: Alphathree33
Harui

(japanese)

ha - ru - i

That said, Japanese words translated to romaji is almost always pronounced phonetically, so just read it as it is written. If you can't read phonetics though....go back to high school

 

[Alphathree33]

So, "har" "you" "eee" ?

 

[Alphathree33]

EDIT: Or "ha" "rue" "eee"

 

[Boo025]

Originally posted by: Alphathree33
EDIT: Or "ha" "rue" "eee"

That's correct.

 

[Casawi]

Ha ruu eeeee I used to know someone with that name. She was in my ESL classes, really really hot and rich.

 

[amdhunter]

ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.

 

[Semidevil]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Nguyen.

lol!

 

[randay]

Its pronounced "*****".


disclaimer: I am asian, Im allowed!

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.

I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..

 

[StevenYoo]

ha roo ee

 

[HN]

Originally posted by: Alphathree33
Harui

(japanese)

Hel-lo

 

[hiromizu]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.

I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..

It's more of an L sound.

 

[Baked]

Y-U.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: hiromizu

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.

I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..

It's more of an L sound.

It could go either way, depending on dialect or where they are from. I always thought that the "l" pronouncers was a sign of being [the Japanese equivalent of] a hick.

 

[Howard]

Ha (between hah and haw) roo ee

Slight emphasis on Ha

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Nguyen.

nigooyin

 

[xSkyDrAx]

hadoken

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
hadoken

hadon'tken

 

[axelfox]

"Hey you"

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
hadoken

hadon'tken

hadocan't

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: xSkyDrAx
hadoken

hadon'tken

hadocan't

nocandoken

 

[aloser]

Bob.