Japanese and JLPT

Sounds of Japanese

The good news about Spanish pronunciation is that it obeys clear phonetic rules, although people do speak with different accents, depending on their region and background.

Vowels

Each of the five vowels has its own clear sharp sound:

a as in hat
e as in pet
i as in feet
o as in clock
u as in drew
Basic Syllable

V 　C	a	i	u	e	o	アメリカ amerika U・S・A フランス furansu France エンジン enjin enjine クリスマス kurisumasu Christmas ホテル hoteru Hotel ブログ burogu blog
k	ka	ki	ku	ke	ko
s	sa	shi	su	se	so
t	ta	chi	tsu	te	to
n	na	ni	nu	ne	no
h	ha	hi	hu	he	ho
m	ma	mi	mu	me	mo
y	ya	i	yu	e	yo
r	ra	ri	ru	re	ro
w	wa	i	u	e	o
n,m	‐	－	－	－	－