Japanese Phonetics Episode 48—LIVE (now with native recordings)! (Patreon)

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 leave them out. My recordings for these words may not be 100% native, but because the voicing of 'h' is something most native English speakers are used to (as mentioned in the lesson), I don't believe this to be a particularly major issue. More than anything else, I wanted to include the section on the voicing of 'h' such that any people like me who are genuinely interested in phonetics would know—again, I don't imagine most learners having trouble with this issue, even if it seems a bit confusing in the lesson.

 
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Japanese Phonetics Index Page 

Good evening Patrons! The forty-eighth episode of Japanese Phonetics is live and updated with native recordings! In this lesson we look at the 'h' sounds, exploring the more challenging ひ and ふ in detail.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this lesson, please don't hesitate to leave a comment below. I'll be responding to all comments (including those from other posts) and messages in the next few days. Thank you very much for your continued support, and good luck with your Japanese studies!

Best from Beppu,

Dōgen