glorious_puffy@lemmy.world to Learn Japanese@lemmy.ml · edit-220 days agoWhy は is pronounced as 'wa' when it is used as connecting wordmessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWhy は is pronounced as 'wa' when it is used as connecting wordglorious_puffy@lemmy.world to Learn Japanese@lemmy.ml · edit-220 days agomessage-square5fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSOMETHINGSWRONG@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-220 days 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.