Golgo_13
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- 27 Nov 2003
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This is not quite the same as the "foo" sound in English, which is produced by biting down on the lower lip with your upper front teeth. The Japanese do not do this.
The Japanese "fu" is almost like halfway between the English "foo" and "hoo". I advise students of Japanese to make the "fu" sound by rounding the lips slightly, and without any contact between the lips or the teeth try to make the English "foo" sound.
Many Japanese have trouble pronouncing "who". It almost sounds "foo". I was once asked by a Japanese person if the English word "hooker" (pronounced "fooker" by him) is so coined because a fooker is someone who fooks for money. True story.
The Japanese "fu" is almost like halfway between the English "foo" and "hoo". I advise students of Japanese to make the "fu" sound by rounding the lips slightly, and without any contact between the lips or the teeth try to make the English "foo" sound.
Many Japanese have trouble pronouncing "who". It almost sounds "foo". I was once asked by a Japanese person if the English word "hooker" (pronounced "fooker" by him) is so coined because a fooker is someone who fooks for money. True story.