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"Wa" and "ha" When does one use "ha" instead of "wa"? Wakarimasen! Taskuete!

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If "は" is used as a postpositional word functioning as an auxiliary to a main word, Japanese say "wa". for example "私は=I" say "watashi wa", "あなたは=you" say "anata wa". if "は" is used as one of some word, for example "はいしゃ=dentist" say "haisya", "はる=spring" say "haru", "ごはん=rice" say "gohan".
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You've got good answers already. But just a little bit probably you may want to know about it. The は is supposed to be pronounced slightly different. Regular native speakers pronounce them just same, but if you're a professional news caster you're required to pronounce differently. I believe most people recognize them if you listen them very carefully. It's also said that we used to pronounce them differently from ancient times.
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If you're talking about the particle 「は」, it is pronounced "wa", not "ha".
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They are the same. They are just different transcripts, that is all. "ha" is pronounced "wa".

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