Pronunciation: Consonants Part 3

This is part 3 of Pronunciation: Consonants. Tomorrow we will finish up with combined sounds. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave it in the comments section below or contact me via email. Good luck with your studying!



G

   　が (ga)　ぎ (gi)　ぐ (gu)　げ (ge)　ご(go)

• This sound is similar to a 'G' as heard in the word "gas" and is represented by a "G" in Romaji.

Z

   　ざ (za)　じ (ji)　ず (zu)　ぜ (ze)　ぞ (zo)

• This sound is similar to a 'Z' as heard in the word "zebra" and is represented by a "Z" in Romaji. However, じ sounds more like a 'J' as heard in the word "jam" and because of that is written as "ji" in Romaji.

D

   　だ (da)　ぢ (ji)　づ (zu)　で (de)　ど (do)

• This sound is similar to a 'D' as heard in the word "dad" and is represented by a "D" in Romaji. There are two exceptions with this sound though. ぢ sounds almost identical to じ but they are different sounds. The same goes for づ which sounds very close to ず.

B

   　ば (ba)　び (bi)　ぶ (bu)　べ (be)　ぼ (bo)

• This sound is similar to a 'B' as heard in the word "bad" and is represented by a "B" in Romaji.

P

   　ぱ (pa)　ぴ (pi)　ぷ (pu)　ぺ (pe)　ぽ (po)

• This sound is similar to a 'P' as heard in the word "pie" and is represented by a "P" in Romaji.