Paging kkina...kkina to the white courtesy phone please.
September 18, 2017, 02:54 PM
kkina
The bat-signal! Well, I don't claim to be anything more than a student of the Japanese language. I would myself pronounce that name just like you wrote it.
As far as "shortening" the ji sound. That ji sound is constructed from the basic syllable shi, which is indeed often pronounced in an unvoiced manner. I'm actually unsure if ji is customarily unvoiced. It's not technically incorrect to voice something fully, but may sound strange to a native speaker. I'll have to check around on that one.
If I had a band, I'd name it "Pink Freud". It'd do well in Japan:
"What?! Pink Froyd coming?! Where we get ticket?!"
Serious about crackers.
September 18, 2017, 03:55 PM
46and2
ror
September 18, 2017, 04:06 PM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by 46and2: ror
LOL
Serious about crackers.
September 18, 2017, 05:19 PM
cas
Plenty of video of her on Youtube, but I didn't catch anyone saying her name.
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September 18, 2017, 05:31 PM
ersatzknarf
Writing Japanese in "Romaji" is always a challenge. I am in agreement with 46and2 and my friend, kkina, as to the pronunciation. The "ji" in the family name is short "gee" sound. To the OP, please feel free to email me and we can do a brief call and will be more than glad to pronounce the name for you
September 18, 2017, 05:31 PM
4MUL8R
I found the name in characters and had google speak those characters. Tajima was three syllables.
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September 18, 2017, 05:33 PM
ersatzknarf
Agreed.
September 18, 2017, 08:49 PM
Deqlyn
quote:
Originally posted by kkina: The bat-signal! Well, I don't claim to be anything more than a student of the Japanese language. I would myself pronounce that name just like you wrote it.
As far as "shortening" the ji sound. That ji sound is constructed from the basic syllable shi, which is indeed often pronounced in an unvoiced manner. I'm actually unsure if ji is customarily unvoiced. It's not technically incorrect to voice something fully, but may sound strange to a native speaker. I'll have to check around on that one.
Thanks all! My limited knowledge from reading your posts paid off! I didnt realize i should have indicated cadence. And my assumotion was much like other japenese names I am familair with like Yamamoto, katsumoto so much like you indicated 46n2.
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September 18, 2017, 09:02 PM
kkina
This anime character pronounces it without unvoicing, pretty much how I would say it. [Just confirmed on a J-forum, JI is usually fully-voiced.]
As far as cadence, that's an easy one- it's always a perfectly even cadence in Japanese, even when pronouncing "silent" syllables. Each syllable gets its own beat, no more, no less. Just like you wrote it, Tah-jee-mah, same as 1-2-3. The main thing is to avoid saying it like Tah-JEE-mah. Placing stress on any one syllable is an instant non-native speaker alert.
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