Mang-guh although I really don't care how you say it. We all know we're talking about Japanese comics so no need to get angry over it :3
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Manga, how do you pronounce it?
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Eh, 'mahng-guh'. My mom is Japanese though, so I spent most of my childhood being drilled how to pronounce Japanese "correctly" (still do in fact, makes it hard talking to her on the phone or when I stop over for a visit). To this day I still cringe when I hear the way my mainland friends pronounce karaoke and teriyaki.
To be fair, I still get a chuckle out of the way she pronounces Hawaiian words (try pronouncing Keahole and Waikiki) despite the fact that we've lived here for over 20 years...
To be fair, I still get a chuckle out of the way she pronounces Hawaiian words (try pronouncing Keahole and Waikiki) despite the fact that we've lived here for over 20 years...
Man-ja it's really the one correct way to pronounce it. The word comes from "man" which means 10,000 and "ja" which is a different way of saying "sha"　which means a person doing a certain kind of job.
The word dates back to the Muromachi period where only 10,000 people were allowed to be illustrators at any one time.
The word dates back to the Muromachi period where only 10,000 people were allowed to be illustrators at any one time.
Except when i see it written over here as Manga then i tend to pronounce it the way i see it and not the way the japanese have it written.Nigh Invulnerable said:
I've always used man-ga pronunciation as that is what generally understood, rather than the Japanese pronuciation as most people I speak would have little idea what I mean.
When it comes to language I'd rather be understood than be 'correct'.
When it comes to language I'd rather be understood than be 'correct'.
A long time is a year or so. Six months if I am feeling particularly impatient. Not sure what you wanted out of that question, but there you go. Hrmph. That wasn't the only thing in Japanese language class I learned. I was merely using it as a point of reference.Sentox6 said:
I don't see what was so funny, but whatever.
Exactly like it's pronounced in Japanese.
I used to have a Japanese girlfriend, and I've found out that Japanese pronunciation of vowels is remarkably similar to my dialect of Swedish.
Write a Japanese word in English letters, and odds are that the way I'll pronounce it is exactly the same as a Japanese would.
Words like 'manga' and 'anime'.
I used to have a Japanese girlfriend, and I've found out that Japanese pronunciation of vowels is remarkably similar to my dialect of Swedish.
Write a Japanese word in English letters, and odds are that the way I'll pronounce it is exactly the same as a Japanese would.
Words like 'manga' and 'anime'.
I know how it's pronounced in Japanese, but I don't care because I'm not speaking Japanese. I call them Japanese comic books or pronounce it with a short "a" like mango, along with similar words. I also pronounce Mario "Marry-o", lol.
