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03-01-2010, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by paulpk View Post
mina san konban wa. Sorry about the romaji, Japanese language support is not turned on at my work.

I've been lurking these forums for the last couple of weeks but now I have a question. First I would like to say thanks to everyone, I have found so much good information here. You guys are great.

I have been having trouble with the Japanese "r" sound. ra, ri, ru, re, ro, rya, ryu, ryo. I keep switching between an English "r" and a English "l". I have just been using which one I thinks sound better for the given word. I would like to get the correct pronucation down but so far I have not been able to. What did you guys do the get the Japanese "r" down?

Thanks in advance for your help.
It is very difficult to explain without using visuals and sound.

I recommend looking up your question on YouTube, or even better, ask a native Japanese speaker.
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