In a message dated 00-04-25 18:15:58 EDT, you write:
> MA-I-TA-NI: Meye-ta-kni(t), where 't' is silent,
> slight emphasis on 'eye', short 'a'.
>
> BTW, the vowel 'a' is more like a sound in afford or affluent,
> not apple. I realized some of us here in the US pronounce the
> letter 'a' like a&e put together.
>
> I wish Tomoko Yamamot could help me on the pronunciations.
> Is there any other native Japanese on this List ?
I'm not a native speaker but that's pretty close. Most Americans lengthen
the vowel sounds (like a little bit of drawl) but Japanese vowel sounds are
very truncated and end abruptly.
Warren
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