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How do you pronounce TOFU? Help needed from Japanese speakers, please.
Can any Japanese speakers advise about the most authentic way to pronounce 'tofu' in an English sentence?
Is is the 'o' of the first syllable closer to the English sound in 'top' or in 'tone'?
Many thanks.
28 янв. 2017 г., 14:31
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I think 'o' in torch is better.
28 января 2017 г.
1
the first "to" (sic!) is like "to" in "Tokyo" (sic!) when said in Japanese. That is, it is a loooong "o". Not like in "top" or "tone". Maybe more like in "law". In other words, the English "tofu" is pronounced "wrong".
28 января 2017 г.
1
It depends how accurate/pretentious you want to be. Tofu is a really well-known "Japanese" word so in English it has taken on the phonetic characteristics of our language. It's "to" as in "toe", and "foo" instead of a Japanese "u" sound. If you want to get really technical, the word is originally Chinese so you could start pronouncing it "dòufǔ" if you want. Overall, given how well-known it is, I would probably just go with the standard English-language pronunciation: "toefoo"
28 января 2017 г.
Thank you, Haru. That's really useful.
29 января 2017 г.
Hi, Su.Ki! If you would like to listen to it, here are some recordings: https://ja.forvo.com/word/%E8%B1%86%E8%85%90/#ja
29 января 2017 г.
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