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student95 05-29-2011 11:40 AM
Quick Question: How do you pronounce this Kanji?
 
How do you pronounce 何語？
なにご？なんご？

masaegu 05-29-2011 11:44 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by student95 (Post 866622)
How do you pronounce 何語？
なにご？なんご？
Tricky question.

なにご = what language(s)

なんご = how many words

student95 05-29-2011 12:18 PM
Wow, didn't realise it was ambigous. Thank you.

KyleGoetz 05-30-2011 02:48 AM
Yeah. It's like how "read" is ambiguous in English. Does it sound like "reed" (the plant) or "red" (the color)? Only context will tell!


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