Wie die Namen europäischer Länder von Japanern ausgesprochen werden
Von One-Chocolate-146
Wie die Namen europäischer Länder von Japanern ausgesprochen werden
Von One-Chocolate-146
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Oh, San Marino is the same in Japanese and English
After saying these out loud, I am now a racist.
It used to be better… before they went full katakana hell after WWII
For anyone who doesn’t speak Japanese: Tap your „R“ like in Spanish instead of curling them like in English. The Japanese „R“ is in between the English „R“ and „L“ sounds.
I still have the hope that someday the Netherlands will be something like Nedaranda… Not holding my breath tho.
How Are people from Luxembourg called?
Missing long-vowel marks.
Austria is a bit wrong, it is written as オーストリア, the ー (called chōonpu) marks a long vowel, so it should be ōsutoria, as the dash above a vowel in romaji denotes a long vowel.
Same is true for other countries such as Sweden.
As an Irishman watching the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony I was surprised and delighted to see that Ireland were one of the earliest teams out in the parade as they went with Japanese order.
Sukottorando (Scotland)
U~ēruzu (Wales, not sure if this is correct, it’s what I got from Google translate)
Ingurando (England)
Kitaairurando (Northern Ireland)
They forgot Monaco…
Should have included the maddest one, Gibraltar (*Jiburarutaru*).
These are just Katakana spellings in the Roman alphabet, not phonetic pronunciations.
Some vowels, such as “i” and “u,” tend not to be pronounced, especially in eastern Japan.
So they are pronounced like this:
Aisrando, Spein, Kiprosu, Kazahstan, Richtenshutain (“ch” is pronounced as in German), etc…
I went to McDonald’s in Japan and drew a blank as soon as it was my turn to order. I just said “beegu mah-ku, furenchu furaisu, ko-ka-ko-ra” and it got my a big mac meal.
The Japanese pronounce Cyprus better than the rest of the world apparently
W Japan
Forgot Monaco
Malta?
This is inaccurate, not indicating vowel length.
Albania = Arabania
I can’t get over Luxembourg 😭 „Rukusemburuku“
Ratobia 😭😭😭
chunijia what?
It lacks the accents making some vowels longer like ōs[u]tralia
I know “Airurando” only as an artist and not as Ireland.
Can’t stop laughing for some reason 😂
As Japanese speakers, we tend to pronounce every sound as a consonant vowel pair. Technically, we do produce standalone consonants unconsciously in some cases, but we generally perceive consonants and vowels as inseparable.
For example, the English word „world“ is pronounced as a single syllable, but in Japanese it’s broken down into four morae: wa-a-ru-do (ワ・ー・ル・ド).
I’m fond of Finrando, I may adopt that name.
This is the „Englishized“ Japanese pronounciation of countries.
A little deceptive as the “u” can be virtually silent depending on where it is in the word.
Is Igirisu Englsnd or Great Britain?
Romania being called „Rumania“ is quite interesting. Initially, people living there called themselves „rumâni“ (Rumanians would be the English equivalent), which later evolved into „români“ (Romanians).
Not sure if it’s just a coincidence, or a deliberate choice. Ngl, the archaic version seems to roll off the tongue better in Japanese.
Sounds very similar to Bangla, except for the final long ‚a‘ vowel.
I can see why the Netherlands are called Oranda because of **William of Orange** (William the Silent)
Rukusemburuku ☠️