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Hey guys. When learning Japanese at first, did you find yourself getting horribly tongue-tied?
For example, I’m having a great deal of trouble pronouncing じしょ でしたか？ ・ はい、じしょ でした
I keep getting my j, d, and sh sounds mixed up and it’s a tad frustrating. I can read the kana fine but my mouth just doesn’t want to cooperate with my head! Is this something that you get used to as you learn Japanese at a more advanced level? Do native Japanese speakers tend to have this trouble at any point as well?
There are few things more frustrating than getting tongue-tied :P
I think it depends on what your native language is like. If there are particular patterns in Japanese that aren’t common (or even exist) in your native language, you won’t be used to them and they’ll be difficult to pronounce at first. I’d imagine Japanese speakers can’t even comprehend how to say “Red lorry, yellow lorry” in English :P Granted, it’s still tricky for us, but you can see it’s even more difficult for them because they’re not used to stuff like that.
To me, your example sentence isn’t too hard to say, but I can *kinda* see how it might be a mouthful for some. This is speaking after 3+ years of learning the language; I’ve no idea how I’d have coped trying to say this when I started, sorry.
OT: Did you know that Perfume played in the UK, France and Germany last year? They finally came to *my* country and I didn’t even know about it till about 6 months after >.<
I’d imagine Japanese speakers can’t even comprehend how to say “Red lorry, yellow lorry” in English :P Granted, it’s still tricky for us, but you can see it’s even more difficult for them because they’re not used to stuff like that.
Oh my goodness yes I definitely see what you mean now! Wow I can’t even imagine it!
In regards to my sentence it is definitely a mouthful at times, but others I can clear it relatively easy. I think I just need to wait for my brain to catch up :)
OT: Did you know that Perfume played in the UK, France and Germany last year? They finally came to *my* country and I didn’t even know about it till about 6 months after >.<
YES! I was there!!! I was at the London show and got the T-Shirt and towel and everything! I’m so sorry you missed out on it but they seemed so surprised to find they had a very dedicated following here in Europe so hopefully they will be back soon :)
Dang, I would have gone to the London show had I known… Or maybe not, considering I’m up in Scotland and I’m the only person I know who likes them – would be a bit weird travelling all that way and being at a concert on my own :P
I saw an article about it and they showed photos of people waiting in line, which seemed to go on for miles! When I’ve seen videos of them live, they always seem to be lip syncing instead of singing because their dance routines are so energetic, which is a shame, but I’m betting it’d still be an awesome experience anyway :D It’d be pretty bizarre to see them in person, a bit unreal; I think that would be exciting enough on its own haha.I can read the kana fine but my mouth just doesn’t want to cooperate with my head!
This. So very this. I can happily compose long sentences in my head, but when I try to say them out loud, my tongue just gets in the way…
Does anyone else have trouble with さしみ？
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