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Angelina Kovalyova's avatar

Fascinating stuff! I remember teaching a Japanese person some Ukrainian words, and boy was it hard to pronounce some words! With English, at least, if I have to explain the difference between L and R, I know how to draw a picture showing the position of a tongue. But with Ukrainian, I felt helpless haha It sure takes time to get used to new sounds.

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Shea Co's avatar

I did a quick search and there are so many sounds in Ukranian that aren't in Japanese! Years ago, I would utilize an app that with my junior high school and adult students called The Phonetics. Maybe you've heard of it? It was designed by Tokyo University. Really helpful stuff!

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Lou's avatar

I recommend studying with minimal pair decks to train your ear! It was super useful for similar sounds in Korean.

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RiceBurger Studios's avatar

Is this why my 発音 sucks?😂🫠 Really great read. We talk a lot about this - especially thinking through ways to help people learn to hear (and produce) the sounds. Love this topic!

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Shea Co's avatar

Hi, guys! Thank you so much for the pledge and your continued support! I really appreciate it. Knowing that there are people who regularly read my newsletter motivates me to write more! I'm doing another one on listening comprehension next week. :)

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