Pronunciation & pitch-accent video series here! / dogen
Covering at least one pronunciation tip for each row of the Japanese alphabet, as well as a handful of good-to-know pitch-accent tips! Feel free to ask questions as we go!
=====
Chapter markers
0:00:00 Stream begins / Intro
0:03:14 う (u) sound
0:06:47 かきくけこ (k-) sounds
0:12:52 Nasalized G sound
0:16:09 し sound
0:18:14 たちつてと (t-) sounds
0:21:51 Q: Are Japanese sounds more aspirated?
0:27:40 Q: I feel like I can't remember words and grammar points
0:31:04 なにぬねの (n-) sounds
0:33:36 Q: I feel like I'm practicing a lot but not making a lot of practice
0:36:31 ふ sound
0:40:19 まみむめも (m-) sounds
0:40:57 やゆよ sounds
0:43:55 らりるれろ (r-) sounds
0:51:52 を (wo) sound
0:54:55 ん (n) sound
1:02:02 Pitch-accent - why study it?
1:03:49 Beginner pitch accent test
1:09:22 Q: Why is there a slight pitch drop at end of heiban words
1:12:15 Q: Why is pitch missing for 日本 in the Apple dictionary?
1:12:36 'I have to look up every words pitch accent!?' - pitch accent patterns start
1:13:33 The -3 rule / typical noun loan word pitch
1:16:44 Q: How do I train my 'r' sounds?
1:17:49 The -3 rule continued
1:21:42 Q: Do ん and っ count as Mora? - Mora that break the rule
1:24:24 The 2 types of verbs
1:29:25 Verbs that don't fit this rule
1:32:47 'How can I tell which type of verb it is?' - common verb pitch patterns
1:33:20 Pitch-accent of verbs ending in つ
1:35:27 Pitch-accent of verbs ending in ぶ
1:37:51 Exceptions to the ぶ rule
1:41:11 You don't have to look pitch accent for every word
1:42:43 How do I internalize these pitch accent rules?
1:43:34 Books and other resources for learning pitch-accent rules
1:51:02 Q: What is the best way to look up the pitch accent of a word?
1:52:53 Q: How do I prevent burnout when learning Japanese?
1:58:49 Q: Why learn pitch accent if different dialects have different pitch accents?
2:02:04 じ vs ぢ and ず vs づ
2:04:49 Are どう, ドー and どお all pronounced the same?
2:08:01 Q: How do I pronounce はんらん?
2:08:54 Q: Is えい always pronounced as ええ?
2:11:12 Q: How early should I study pitch accent?
2:13:23 Japanese "R" vs English D
2:15:15 Q: Does the Patreon include comparisons between English and Japanese sounds?
2:16:29 Q: What tips do you have for improving my Japanese quickly?
2:17:14 Q: How much of pitch accent is arbitrary vs how much of pitch accent follows rules
2:19:59 Q: Is speaking Japanese with correct pitch accent important to Japanese people?
2:25:42 Q: Do I need to know much grammar to follow along with the Patreon?
2:27:19 Some info about Patreon
2:28:29 End of stream
LIVE Japanese Pronunciation & Pitch-accent Lecture! / Japanese pronunciation & pitch-accent / Dōgen / 日本語 / 日本語の発音 / 日本語のアクセント