Pronunciations on WWWJDIC!

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Reply #1 - 2009 April 18, 9:01 pm
snispilbor Member
From: Ohio USA Registered: 2008-03-23 Posts: 150 Website

I just noticed they've updated WWWJDIC with audio pronunciation for many of the entries!  I haven't had a chance to really check them in any depth, but the one I did check was a male voice and my GF said it was good.  Anyone else investigated these for quality/errors?  I wonder if they were manually recorded or generated robotically from the kana?

Reply #2 - 2009 April 18, 9:56 pm
Burritolingus Member
From: United States of America Inc. Registered: 2008-10-09 Posts: 216 Website

I just noticed this yesterday myself, and apparently they're provided by JapanesePod101 which certainly seems like a trustworthy and knowledgeable source. According to http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdicaudio.html there are over 100,000 clips - pretty crazy! Haven't had a chance to hear many of them yet, but the few I've heard sound fine so far, if a little on the quiet side. These clips may also be of limited use if they're simply single words, but I've probably been spoiled by the complete sentences of iKnow.

Reply #3 - 2009 April 19, 1:09 am
SammyB Member
From: Sydney, Australia Registered: 2008-05-28 Posts: 337

Yeah apparently they are all spoken/recorded using native Japanese speakers.

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Reply #4 - 2009 April 20, 1:52 am
Katsuo M.O.D.
From: Tokyo Registered: 2007-02-06 Posts: 887 Website

Try the pronunciation for 大根. Someone having a joke, maybe?

Reply #5 - 2009 April 20, 9:48 am
sethg Member
From: m Registered: 2008-11-07 Posts: 505

Katsuo wrote:

Try the pronunciation for 大根. Someone having a joke, maybe?

Hahahah, I hate radishes, too! tongue

Reply #6 - 2009 April 20, 3:28 pm
nac_est Member
From: Italy Registered: 2006-12-12 Posts: 617 Website

Katsuo wrote:

Try the pronunciation for 大根. Someone having a joke, maybe?

Good find. Now it's really worth browsing for more "easter eggs" tongue

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