so if I understand you, the sound "ei" in japanese should be speak like the English "a" or like the sound we hear in the month of may in English? I just want it to make it clear because it's important to me and as I need to translate the pronunciation in French after all, it's not easy at all to be sure to understand right!
It's strange because I dont find the same pronunciation of japansese voyels when I look to English sites and French sites!
in French, it says that "e" = something beetween the English a and the e you hear in tell for exemple
i = the same as in French. like the English e
and it says that every voyels should be hear... that's why I understand that mei was may-eh
but I read too that ei is sometimes pronunce like a long ee, it depend of the speaker.. did it's right? I dont know what to believe!
so how would you pronunce Hanae in correct japanese?
et Yumei? Yume? I dont catch the difference beetween "mei" and "me" I guess..
thanks for the female names... they are too usual around here for our taste
but thanks for the try! We would like something that sounds more japanese, but can be pronunce in French..