http://learnjapanesefaq.com/what-japanese-symbol-is-m-do-we-need-the-extra-u/ Ask a question about learning Japanese Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:19:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/what-japanese-symbol-is-m-do-we-need-the-extra-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Richard Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:08:56 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=338#comment-1740 The ん sound is sort of inbetween "n" and "m" anyway, but before a "b" sound it becomes more like an "m". Yes, as you say the problem only comes when you use the Roman letters to write things out. Another reason the ditch the romaji and <a href="http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/katakana.htm" rel="nofollow">learn the Japanese alphabets!</a> The ん sound is sort of inbetween “n” and “m” anyway, but before a “b” sound it becomes more like an “m”. Yes, as you say the problem only comes when you use the Roman letters to write things out. Another reason the ditch the romaji and learn the Japanese alphabets!

]]> http://learnjapanesefaq.com/what-japanese-symbol-is-m-do-we-need-the-extra-u/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 Makoto Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:19:05 +0000 http://learnjapanesefaq.com/?p=338#comment-1737 How come those words are spelled with a single "m" anyway? I know that konbanwa is almost pronounced like kombanwa, does it have anything to do with that? Or are those words spelled with that "m" just because it was Americanized or something? How come those words are spelled with a single “m” anyway? I know that konbanwa is almost pronounced like kombanwa, does it have anything to do with that? Or are those words spelled with that “m” just because it was Americanized or something?

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