inu is pronounced like e-new Japanese pronounce i as an e kinda sound And don't go asking a native speaker how to pronounce it, cause they will spell it that way ( because technically Romaji is just the vowel sounds ). I tried asking my Japanese friend how to pronounce something, and he didn't quite understand that I wanted him to spell out the vowel sounds the way we do it, instead he just wrote the word. heehee.
Technically it would be pronounced "AH-kee-ta ken". Inu is the literal translation of "dog" in Japanese while "ken" is the phonetic translation.
The "Ah" in "AH-kee-ta" should be emphasized more than the other syllables. In America tho, we tend to put emphasis on the "Ah" and the "Kee" in Akita [like "Ah-Kee-ta"].
If you speaking to an American breeder, it's probably a good idea to just say Akita and drop the Inu... in AKC they are Akita. In the FCI they are Akita Inu.
Well, I didn't physically get slapped, but from the glare I was given I think I'm cursed from ever getting a puppy! haha. [ A pox pon me & my future puppy! ]
Seriously tho, Akita breeders here are really touchy. Never use to believe Brad til I met some. haha ~
Considering the mentality that a lot of Akita breeders seem to have, I'm not surprised that they get really offended that you ask. Best thing to do is to look at their dogs. It's pretty easy to tell IMO. And that's coming from someone that didn't even know there were two types of Akita before coming to this forum!
American Akita:
Japanese Akita:
Then there are some really nice looking "blended" Akita...
I used to like JA a lot more, in general appearance, until I met this dude at an adoption event 3 months ago. I've never beheld such dignity, such calm understanding in a dog before. It was surreal.
Oh! Of course it's easy enough if the dogs are there lol The breeders I had asked were at the show just watching & hadn't brought their pups. The Akita breeders out of the whole lot of breeders though were definitely the rudest bunch. [ except for Donald from Miisan Kennels, he was a sweetheart ] ~
Its easiest to figure out how to say Japanese words if you only remember how to say the vowels. The rest will come easy if you know the vowels
a = as in father, A-sa-ku-sa -- Tokyo place
i = as in eat, Ni-hon-ba-shi -- Tokyo place
u = as in food or zoo, U-e-no – Tokyo place
e = as in end, E-do – name of Tokyo before 1868
o = as in Ohio, O-cha-no-mi-zu – Tokyo place
(these pronunciations of the vowels apply to Hawaiian words to)
another tip that helps is the r is rolled, like in spanish; if y is the beginning of a word its said like the u, if it is in the word its said like the i consonants
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inu is pronounced like e-new
Japanese pronounce i as an e kinda sound
And don't go asking a native speaker how to pronounce it, cause they will spell it that way ( because technically Romaji is just the vowel sounds ). I tried asking my Japanese friend how to pronounce something, and he didn't quite understand that I wanted him to spell out the vowel sounds the way we do it, instead he just wrote the word.
Jesse
The "Ah" in "AH-kee-ta" should be emphasized more than the other syllables. In America tho, we tend to put emphasis on the "Ah" and the "Kee" in Akita [like "Ah-Kee-ta"].
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Well, I didn't physically get slapped, but from the glare I was given I think I'm cursed from ever getting a puppy! haha. [ A pox pon me & my future puppy! ]
Seriously tho, Akita breeders here are really touchy. Never use to believe Brad til I met some. haha ~
Considering the mentality that a lot of Akita breeders seem to have, I'm not surprised that they get really offended that you ask. Best thing to do is to look at their dogs.
American Akita:
Japanese Akita:
Then there are some really nice looking "blended" Akita...
I believe he's still available for adoption, if the world were perfect, I would have taken him home.
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11178166
a = as in father, A-sa-ku-sa -- Tokyo place
i = as in eat, Ni-hon-ba-shi -- Tokyo place
u = as in food or zoo, U-e-no – Tokyo place
e = as in end, E-do – name of Tokyo before 1868
o = as in Ohio, O-cha-no-mi-zu – Tokyo place
(these pronunciations of the vowels apply to Hawaiian words to)
another tip that helps is the r is rolled, like in spanish; if y is the beginning of a word its said like the u, if it is in the word its said like the i
consonants