# How do you say akita inu just wondering, if i have to say it over the phone or something ## Thread In General · started by e1kad4e · 14 replies - **Category:** [General](https://nihonken.org/community/c/general) - **Forum:** [Nihon Ken Forum](https://nihonken.org/community/) ## e1kad4e · 2009-01-21T18:53:42.000Z just wondering, if i have to say it over the phone or something ## Nekopan · 2009-01-21T18:57:00.000Z Ah-kee-tah ee-noo... approximately. :) ## tobyshiba · 2009-01-21T19:27:16.000Z thats about right. :) 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. ## CrimsonO2 · 2009-01-21T19:38:59.000Z say it with a monotone voice and with very little emphasis on any syllable and consistent cadence and you should be pretty darn close:) Jesse ## brada1878 (admin) · 2009-01-21T19:54:41.000Z 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"]. ----- ## brada1878 (admin) · 2009-01-21T19:55:59.000Z 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. ---- ## Chanur Akita · 2009-01-22T07:08:34.000Z and in Japan: japanese breeders say currently "Akita Ken" ;-)) ## Sangmort (moderator) · 2009-01-22T14:22:27.000Z Oh, & never ask "Do you breed Japanese or American Akita?" to an Akita breeder here in the states. It will get you slapped. :) ~ ## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2009-01-22T14:42:18.000Z ...from experience, Osy?! ## Sangmort (moderator) · 2009-01-22T15:12:11.000Z Yes!!! 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 ~ ## Nekopan · 2009-01-22T16:00:24.000Z LOL @ Osy! 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... ## kekti · 2009-01-22T16:28:15.000Z maybe it's just me but I love the way Japanese Akitas look better than the American onnes ## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2009-01-22T16:38:55.000Z 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. 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 ## Sangmort (moderator) · 2009-01-22T16:59:20.000Z 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 ] ~ ## PLwarped59 · 2009-01-22T18:20:46.000Z 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 --- **Navigate:** [Forum home](https://nihonken.org/community/?format=md) · [Sitemap](https://nihonken.org/community/sitemap.xml)