Learn Japanese FAQ

Q: How do you think it’s best to pronounce English words in a Japanese conversation if you are originally an English speaker? ‘combination’ for example.   com-buh-nay-shun (as in usual english)

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コンビネーション (konbineeshon, as a Japanese speaker would)  - ThisLittleElf

A:  You should definitely try to do the Japanese pronunciation.  In fact if you don’t there’s a very, very good chance that the other person will have no idea what you are talking about!

But it’s hard though!  Kanji, no problem.  Japanese words, no problem.  But can I pronounce McDonald’s (マクドナルド )  the proper way in Japanese?  Not a chance!

You still gotta try though!