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Pronounciation of Kaori
Heya ! Does anyone know the correct / accurate pronounciation of Kaori ? Its a Japanese name and means "fragrance".Thanks in advance ! :-) ------------------------------------------------------------
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KOW-REE
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nokah-oh-ree
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Whatever. Same thing.
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Same thing?"cow" represents one single syllable, with a diphthong: the first sound is AH and the second is the semivowel correspondent to OO. This sound is spelled in a lot of languages as au, as in Laura.In IPA your guess is [kawri]."kah-oh" represents two syllables: the first with the sound AH and the second with the vowel OH.In IPA this is [kaori]. Very different.You don't distinguish these two different sounds ("Whatever. Same thing.", your words), but that is your problem because in a lot of languages the difference between them is distinctive and it is important.Again: if you don't know the right answer, don't reply.
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I not a foreigner OK. I honestly can't be bothered with YOU.
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You have not any knowledge of phonetics.
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Yes I do. I understand how you are SUPPOSED to pronounce Kaori. However, I don't just casually go and say kah-oh-ree.
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OP's message: "Does anyone know the correct / accurate pronounciation of Kaori ?"Your guess: "I understand how you are SUPPOSED to pronounce Kaori."
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Not the same thing. Kao sounds a little similar to cow, but it is not the same. Kaori is three syllables. Cow-ree is two syllables.
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I say KOW-REE. I know it's meant to be kaori, but because I OWN THIS WORLD, it's KOWREE. Get the message.
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Your pronunciation is not relevant since it is not the actual pronunciation.
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Exactly
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Kah-oh-ree ("a" as in "after" and "o" is not as in "over", but rather as in "more" I think :)
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In my American accent, I would also say kah-oh-ree, "ah" of "father" and "oh" of "hope." No particular stress on any syllable, and the Japanese "r" is similar to the "d" in "teddy."
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