Is it normal I don't actually know how to pronounce manga?

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  • VioletTrees
    11 years ago | pl

    I actually speak some Japanese. The correct way to say "manga" is with "ma" as in "mama". All A's in Japanese words are pronounced with the short O sound.

    All G's are pronounced with the hard G sound, like in "gamble" or "go". All Japanese words with soft G sounds, like in the English words "rage" and "lodge" are written with a J.

    So, the "mang" part rhymes with "song", then you add "gah".

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      No, mama and song do not have the same vowel sound in English, sorry.

      Is it more like mamasan with the end fitting the word manga or more like muh-?

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      • VioletTrees
        11 years ago | pl

        You must have a different accent from mine. The A in "mama" has a slightly different sound from the O in song in my accent, but it's not appreciably different.

        Here, just click the little pronunciation thing on here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manga

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          11 years ago | pl

          Mama = ah, song = aw, very noticeably different, I have a typical West Coast U.S. non-accent.

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          • VioletTrees
            11 years ago | pl

            Oh, there's the problem! I'm on the east coast, and we don't say "song" like that at all, here. Use the "mama" "ah" sound then.

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