glorious_puffy@lemmy.world to Learn Japanese@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoWhy は is pronounced as 'wa' when it is used as connecting wordmessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy は is pronounced as 'wa' when it is used as connecting wordglorious_puffy@lemmy.world to Learn Japanese@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSOMETHINGSWRONG@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoOther East Asian languages sometimes simplify pronunciation in these exact situations to avoid awkward glottal stops and make it easier to say/flow better. While Japanese isn’t my specialty (I know what comm I’m in hahah), I would assume similar.
Other East Asian languages sometimes simplify pronunciation in these exact situations to avoid awkward glottal stops and make it easier to say/flow better.
While Japanese isn’t my specialty (I know what comm I’m in hahah), I would assume similar.