+- kanji koohii FORUM (http://forum.koohii.com)
+-- Forum: Learning Japanese (http://forum.koohii.com/forum-4.html)
+--- Forum: The Japanese language (http://forum.koohii.com/forum-10.html)
+--- Thread: how to say ・ (/thread-6954.html)
how to say ・ - skimalodeon - 2010-12-28
Hello, sorry if this question has been asked before. I tried this on google, but I think it doesn't recognise the ・.
So if I was to read out this: 一・三パーセント
Would I say 「いちからさんパーセント」？
Thanks!
how to say ・ - JimmySeal - 2010-12-28
いち、さんパーセント
how to say ・ - skimalodeon - 2010-12-28
Thanks. I guess that means I would say it by leaving a short gap between the numbers, to avoid confusion between 3-10% and 30%.
how to say ・ - JimmySeal - 2010-12-28
Yes. You can use から to avoid ambiguity, but ・ itself implies nothing more than a pause.
how to say ・ - Manske - 2010-12-28
Is it the same for dashes?
how to say ・ - JimmySeal - 2010-12-28
I believe a dash or squiggly ~ would usually be interpreted as から, XからYぐらい, or XからYまで, depending on the units or quantity being measured.
how to say ・ - GreenAirth - 2010-12-29
I agree that ・is usually used as a pause, but surely in this case it means point: 1.3%.
It can't mean between one and three percent, and it seems odd to say one or three percent. I would read it as いちてんさん or いってんさん.
how to say ・ - JimmySeal - 2010-12-29
Yep, I think GreenAirth is right about this one. Beg your pardon.
how to say ・ - skimalodeon - 2010-12-29
Yes, actually I think your right. Thanks!