Pronunciation & pitch-accent video series here! Covering at least one pronunciation tip for each row of the Japanese alphabet, as well as a handful of good-to-know pitch-accent tips! Feel free to ask questions as we go! ===== Chapter markers 0:00:00 Stream begins / Intro 0:03:14 う (u) sound 0:06:47 かきくけこ (k-) sounds 0:12:52 Nasalized G sound 0:16:09 し sound 0:18:14 たちつてと (t-) sounds 0:21:51 Q: Are Japanese sounds more aspirated? 0:27:40 Q: I feel like I can't remember words and grammar points 0:31:04 なにぬねの (n-) sounds 0:33:36 Q: I feel like I'm practicing a lot but not making a lot of practice 0:36:31 ふ sound 0:40:19 まみむめも (m-) sounds 0:40:57 やゆよ sounds 0:43:55 らりるれろ (r-) sounds 0:51:52 を (wo) sound 0:54:55 ん (n) sound 1:02:02 Pitch-accent - why study it? 1:03:49 Beginner pitch accent test 1:09:22 Q: Why is there a slight pitch drop at end of heiban words 1:12:15 Q: Why is pitch missing for 日本 in the Apple dictionary? 1:12:36 'I have to look up every words pitch accent!?' - pitch accent patterns start 1:13:33 The -3 rule / typical noun loan word pitch 1:16:44 Q: How do I train my 'r' sounds? 1:17:49 The -3 rule continued 1:21:42 Q: Do ん and っ count as Mora? - Mora that break the rule 1:24:24 The 2 types of verbs 1:29:25 Verbs that don't fit this rule 1:32:47 'How can I tell which type of verb it is?' - common verb pitch patterns 1:33:20 Pitch-accent of verbs ending in つ 1:35:27 Pitch-accent of verbs ending in ぶ 1:37:51 Exceptions to the ぶ rule 1:41:11 You don't have to look pitch accent for every word 1:42:43 How do I internalize these pitch accent rules? 1:43:34 Books and other resources for learning pitch-accent rules 1:51:02 Q: What is the best way to look up the pitch accent of a word? 1:52:53 Q: How do I prevent burnout when learning Japanese? 1:58:49 Q: Why learn pitch accent if different dialects have different pitch accents? 2:02:04 じ vs ぢ and ず vs づ 2:04:49 Are どう, ドー and どお all pronounced the same? 2:08:01 Q: How do I pronounce はんらん? 2:08:54 Q: Is えい always pronounced as ええ? 2:11:12 Q: How early should I study pitch accent? 2:13:23 Japanese “R“ vs English D 2:15:15 Q: Does the Patreon include comparisons between English and Japanese sounds? 2:16:29 Q: What tips do you have for improving my Japanese quickly? 2:17:14 Q: How much of pitch accent is arbitrary vs how much of pitch accent follows rules 2:19:59 Q: Is speaking Japanese with correct pitch accent important to Japanese people? 2:25:42 Q: Do I need to know much grammar to follow along with the Patreon? 2:27:19 Some info about Patreon 2:28:29 End of stream LIVE Japanese Pronunciation & Pitch-accent Lecture! / Japanese pronunciation & pitch-accent / Dōgen / 日本語 / 日本語の発音 / 日本語のアクセント
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