Apr19
Pronouncing Names
Pronouncing Western names can be difficult because many English letters have multiple pronunciations. When Japanese people see my name: Aidan, they often think it is pronounced アイダン。 But it’s pronounced エイデン。 Sometimes there is no way to know how to pronounce a name other than asking. HearNames.com is a web site that lets you listen to [...]
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English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation (英語の発音） The University of Iowa has a great website that shows you how to pronounce the different sounds in American English. The Sounds of American English The BBC has a pronunciation and listening test for British English. BBC British Pronunciation AT&T Labs has a useful website where you can enter some text and [...]
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