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Japanese Phonetics Episode 53—Updated with high-quality native recordings!
Good evening Patrons! The fifty-third episode of Japanese Phonetics is live! In this lesson we explore at the Japanese approximants, や [ja] and わ [ɰa], as well as common issues and good to be aware of points for each sound.As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this lesson, please don'...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 52 (With updated native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The fifty-second episode of Japanese Phonetics, now with updated native recordings, is live! In this lesson we continue to explore at the 'r' sounds, looking at the mainstream 'r' variants, as well as common issues that people have when try...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 51 (With updated native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The fifty-first episode of Japanese Phonetics, with updated native recordings, is live! In this lesson we analyze what I call the 'textbook r sounds', which are widely considered to be the most difficult Japanese consonants for native English speak...
Conversations with Kazu-san from the Eigo-nodo channel
Good evening Patrons!Some of you may have seen a video circulating on YouTube of a Japanese man named Kazu nitpicking my Japanese. I've actually been in contact with Kazu-san since he created these videos; he's a very pleasant and knowledgeable guy, and the current voice of the native male recordings in Japanes...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 50—LIVE (now with native recordings)!
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The fiftieth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, and updated with new, higher quality native recordings! In this lesson we look at the nasal 'm', and review all of the important points of the pronunciation sub-series thus far.The third part of t...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 49—LIVE (now with native recordings)!
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood afternoon Patrons! The forty-ninth episode of Japanese Phonetics, now updated with new native recordings, is live! In this lesson we look at the consonants 'b' and 'p', as well as some advanced phonetic phenomena related to these sounds.If you have any quest...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 48—LIVE (now with native recordings)!
Note: I had intended on including native recordings for the voiced version of 'h' in 'haha' and 'gohan', but after listening to these files on repeat, I came to the conclusion that isolated recordings of these pronunciations could end up confusing learners more than it helped, and thus opted to ...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 47—LIVE (now with native recordings)!
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The forty-seventh episode of Japanese Phonetics is live and updated with native recordings! In this lesson we look at the standard 'n' sounds, and talk about why they should be thought of as separate from ん, the 撥音 (はつおん).As always, i...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 46—LIVE (now with native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The forty-sixth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now with native recordings! In this lesson we look at the various 'd' sounds. I had originally planned on spending the second half of this lesson on review, but later decided to instead explore...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 45—LIVE (now with native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The forty-fifth episode of Japanese Phonetics, updated with native recordings, is live! In this lesson we look at the small 'tsu', also known as the sokuon (促音), in detail, covering topics such as double-voiced-consonant devoicing, and the emph...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 44—LIVE (now with native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood morning Patrons! The forty-forth episode of Japanese Phonetics, now updated with native recordings, is live! In this lesson we look at the consonants t, ch, and ts, comparing and contrasting them with various English sounds, as well as the Japanese し and じ.As always, i...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 43—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
Note: At around 10:10 in this video, I note that the standard Japanese z sound（the initial sound in ざ、ず、ぜ、ぞ）sometimes does become a fricative in the word initial position if it comes after a word ending in a vowel and the speaker is talking at a fairly rapid pace. I just wanted to let everyone know th...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 42—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood morning Patrons! The forty-second episode of Japanese Phonetics, now updated with native recordings, is live! In this lesson we look at the S and Z sounds, exploring the more difficult 'し' in detail.As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to ...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 41—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The forty-first episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now updated with native recordings! In this lesson we look at the consonants K and G, as well as some advanced phonetic phenomena related to these sounds.As always, if you have any questions or concerns...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 40—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood morning Patrons! The fortieth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now updated with native recordings! In this lesson we look at を, comparing phonetic literature with standard language programs, native speech from Forvo, and independent surveys. JapanesePod101 video For...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 39—LIVE!
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageNote: This lesson originally contained a section on 'vocal placement', or Japanese voice and speaking style, but I've since removed this, and moved all of my thoughts on this topic to episode 5.1, which can be found here.Good evening Patrons! The thirty-ninth episode...
Office tour!
A long overdue tour of the space and equipment I use to create videos (minus my 2016 macbook pro). If anyone has any questions feel free to let me know! More footage of the rest of my apartment coming soon.Best from Beppu,Dogen
Japanese Phonetics Episode 38—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The thirty-eighth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now updated with native recordings! In this lesson we look at some additional tips for vowel pronunciation, including vowel perception, reduction, centralization, and word-final long vowel shortening....
Japanese Phonetics Episode 37—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The thirty-seventh episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now updated with native recordings! In this lesson we explore vowel combinations, including standard sequences such as [a][i], as well as the more complicated えい and おう. Incidentally, after ...
Japanese Phonetics Bibliography
These are the resources I use to create Japanese Phonetics. A PDF which follows traditional formatting rules is also available here (last updated April 25, 2020). Please also note that I acquired a fair amount of the information in this series while intensively studying Japanese linguistics at both the University of Wa...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 36—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
Bibliography Japanese Phonetics Index PageGood evening Patrons! The thirty-sixth episode of Japanese Phonetics, now with native recordings, is live! In this episode, we explore long vowels, covering concepts such as resonance and rearticulation. If you've ever had trouble with words such as 場合 or 唯一 this on...
Hannah and Kloe, Japanese Phonetics , and Lens
Good evening patrons! I have a couple quick announcements I wanted to share with everyone. First, and this is a big one:I'm now the father of twin girls, Hannah and Kloe!The girls were actually born a few weeks back, but things have finally settled down a bit, so I'm just now getting around to announcements. I ...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 35—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageGood afternoon Patrons! The thirty-fifth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live, now updated with native recordings! In this episode we talk about the IPA vowel chart, and the five Japanese vowels. Directly below are the two additional resources I mention towards the end of the v...
Japanese Phonetics Index Page
For $15 patrons: You're good to go. Just scroll down for a complete, up-to-date lesson list, ANKI flash card decks, as well as a links to other Patreon exclusive content such as collaboration videos with other creators, livestream Q&A, etc.For visitors interested in signing up: Use this page to learn more about the...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 34—LIVE!
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageNote: This lesson originally contained a section on 'vocal placement', or Japanese voice and speaking style, but I've since removed this, and moved all of my thoughts on this topic to episode 5.1, which can be found here.Good evening Patrons! The thirty-fourth episod...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 33 Follow-up—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageHello, Patrons! I hope this message finds you all well. The Japanese Phonetics Episode 33 follow-up is live, now updated with native recordings! In this relatively brief lesson, we continue to explore devoicing, going over Patron-submitted questions and looking at concepts such ...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 33—LIVE (Updated with native recordings!)
June 4, 2021 Update: In the previous version of this lesson, I talked about how the initial い in 行くか often gets partially dropped in rapid speech, and attributed this to devoicing. However, after doing additional research, I've come to the conclusion that this is more of a form of slurring / slang than devo...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 32—Live, now with native recordings!
Sunday, January 23, 2022 update: A previous version of this video contained a mistake in the pitch-accent graphic for 先生は女だ at 12:35, but this has been fixed, along with a few other minor cosmetic changes.One additional note on pitch-accent graphics: In this series, particles and conjugations of the verb で...
(Read description!) Japanese Phonetics Episode 31—LIVE!
BibliographyJapanese Phonetics Index PageEdit: In this video, I recommend studying Japanese holistically for approximately 3-6 months before getting started with phonetics, but recently I’ve come to believe that it's best to do this, or to use the 'slowly implement phonetic rules after a year' method reco...
Japanese Phonetics Episode 30—LIVE!
BibliographyIndex pageGood evening Patrons! The thirtieth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live! In this episode we look back at each of the important concepts and rules presented in the series thus far. This video is meant to be your cheat sheet / condensed guide to beginner-intermediate Japanese pitch-accent.Please n...
