Accents

[ookii_risu]

It's pretty neat to talk with other foreigners who are not caucasian that are learning Japanese. The host mom I'm staying with at the moment is involved in volunteer groups that help foreigners learn Japanese

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doesn't Thai depend on aspiration?

[phoenix_hawk]

That might explain part of the confusion...

Re: doesn't Thai depend on aspiration?

[ookii_risu]

I'm not really sure what you mean. Depending on the inflection, the meaning changes.

[hypnotistoflady]

This is what I enjoyed with my class, using Japanese as a common language to speak with people from other countries.I loved all the intonation and pronunciation quirks too, I'm sure I have them too! In fact I know I do, I often catch myself pronouncing funkilly, usually -o sounds. Does get difficult though when an accent is too thick to penetrate and you can't catch what they're saying at all...but then I had that with old ojiichans too, I'll never forget my mumbling yaoya-san hehe

[ookii_risu]

Where did you study? I'd love to hear about your experiences.

I totally understand about the "o" sounds. I still have trouble lengthening the "o" so I try to pound it into my students' brains that they must lengthen and shorten the sounds.

I'm going to add you as a friend on LJ, if you don't mind :)