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hiromizu

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Originally posted by: Alphathree33
Harui

(japanese)
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ha - ru - i

That said, Japanese words translated to romaji is almost always pronounced phonetically, so just read it as it is written. If you can't read phonetics though....go back to high school :)
 
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Casawi

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Ha ruu eeeee I used to know someone with that name. She was in my ESL classes, really really hot and rich.
 
amdhunter

amdhunter

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ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.
 
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ShadowOfMyself

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Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.
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I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..
 
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hiromizu

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Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.
Click to expand...

I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..
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It's more of an L sound.
 
amdhunter

amdhunter

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Originally posted by: hiromizu
Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself
Originally posted by: amdhunter
ha-do-wee

Japanese have a hard time pronouncing r sounds and it usually comes out as a slight d sound.
Click to expand...

I remember reading somewhere that japanese dont have R in their alphabet, which is why they cant pronounce it?

Doesnt make sense... Why is it that names are translated to an R if there is no R? Shouldnt it be "Hadui" then?

Or was it L? I dont remember..
Click to expand...

It's more of an L sound.
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It could go either way, depending on dialect or where they are from. I always thought that the "l" pronouncers was a sign of being [the Japanese equivalent of] a hick.
 
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