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Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - chamcham - 2010-09-19
I was talking to my Japanese friends (in Japanese of course)
and there's one person who has very good English pronunciation.
He told us his secret and I can definitely see how it works.
Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers use
different muscles around the mouth when they speak.
Much of Japanese uses the cheek bones, but with very little moment.
American uses the cheek bones (extending them wider), tongue and breathing.
So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sized
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.
I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - kazelee - 2010-09-19
chamcham Wrote:(in Japanese of course)Nice qualifier
Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers useWhat!?
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.
Quote:So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sizedOhhh... I see. Just... hopefully people don't do it with an actual marble.
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.
I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p
*imagines the horror*
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - zachandhobbes - 2010-09-19
Sounds like choke-central.
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - ta12121 - 2010-09-19
kazelee Wrote:agreedchamcham Wrote:(in Japanese of course)Nice qualifier
Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers useWhat!?
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.
Quote:So my Japanese friend read about a method where you place a marble-sizedOhhh... I see. Just... hopefully people don't do it with an actual marble.
ball between your teeth and exaggerate every single syllable. What this does
is stretch the mouth muscles and helps Japanese to use the same muscles that
native English speakers use.
I can definitely. see how this would work well.
Brilliant. I wish I thought of it...... :-p
*imagines the horror*
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - chamcham - 2010-09-19
haha....I know it sounds so silly (and dangerous).
But when he demonstrated it in front of us, it made sense.
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - JimmySeal - 2010-09-19
kazelee Wrote:Substitute "different" for "didn't", and the sentence makes sense.Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers useWhat!?
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - ta12121 - 2010-09-19
JimmySeal Wrote:When I first read the sentence, I was like, man that doesn't make any sensekazelee Wrote:Substitute "different" for "didn't", and the sentence makes sense.Quote:Native English speakers and native Japanese speakers useWhat!?
didn't muscles around the mouth when they speak.
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - quincy - 2010-09-19
zachandhobbes Wrote:Sounds like choke-central.Wtf, who's gonna choke on a marble? I'll swallow that thing no problem and poop it out (maybe problem)
Cool way for Japanese to pronounce English correctly - kusterdu - 2010-09-19
quincy Wrote:What you wrote in the parentheses is the funniest thing I've seen today.zachandhobbes Wrote:Sounds like choke-central.Wtf, who's gonna choke on a marble? I'll swallow that thing no problem and poop it out (maybe problem)