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- Well... as you know, japanese usually don't pronounce the L sound. I mean, in fact, it doesn't exist in Hiragana. However... as japan is being very influenced by the american and western culture in general they often prounounce the R as L [in songs] (generally)... I don't know why.. maybe they think it's softier or prettier. As for the G and N/M, my japanese teacher (who is, in fact, japanese) said that it's more polite to speak the G sound softly, making it similar to an N sound (but not that, exactly). She also said many people can't do that sound anymore, or just don't (it's very "traditional"). That's it!0 votedDecember 30, 20080
- Well... as japanese is written in hiragana (and not in romaji) you'll always know. If you don't know how to write the word, pay attention to the pronunciation: in 金色 (kiniro), the n sound is held for a considerable time, almost causing a small "pause" in your speech, while in "あなた" (anata) there isn't this kind of thing.0 votedNovember 19, 20080

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