How do you prononce Japanese words?

Answer 1

This depends on what you want to pronounce, but here's a guide:

The 'a' sound is pronounced like the u in 'but'.

The 'i' sound is pronounced like in 'bin'

The 'o' sound is pronounced like in 'off'

The 'u' sound is pronounced like the 'oo' in 'book'

The 'e' sound is pronounced like in 'ten'

The 'r' is a little strange, too. Instead of pronouncing it like an ordinary 'r', it's like a cross between a 'd' and an 'l', but you should listen to a Japanese person saying it to figure it out and in the mean time just pronounce it like an ordinary 'r'.