Lesson 6: Rooma-ji M’s, R’s, Y’s, W’s and N/M

Another day, another lesson.

Ma - Prounced as Mah
Mi - Prounced as “Me”
Mu - Pronounced as “Moo”
Me - Not “Me”, it’s pronounced as Meh
Mo - Again, like Paw, except with a M in front; Maw

The R’s a little bit tricky. The R sound is a combination of R and a L sound. So you would keep the tongue near the top of your mouth and start with the R sound and then the L.
Ra - Pronounced as “Rlah”
Ri - Pronounced as “Rlee”
Ru - Pronounced as “Rlue”
Re - Pronounced as “Rleh”
Ro - Pronounced as “Rlaw”

The next 2 sets, Y and W have less sounds because the japanese government changed it.

Ya - This one is pretty straight forward. Yah
Yu - Pronounced as “You”
Yo - Not YO!!!! Remember, like Paw, instead with a Y in front; Yaw

Wa - Pronounced as “Wah”
Wo - This one is special. It is pronounced as if the W isn’t there. Like the basic “O” in the base roomaji

You might ask “What’s the point of having a Wo then?” You just need it when writing hiragana. On to the last Rooma-ji sound.

N/M - It’s a combination of N and M sound. So just put your tongue against the top of your mouth and try to do the N sound without moving your lips or tongue.

Finally we are done with Rooma-ji. Next part will be Hiragana. Look forward to it guys.