Message: "Pronounciation of Kaori"

Pronounciation of Kaori

by laney

5/15/2007, 3:10 AM

Heya !

Does anyone know the correct / accurate pronounciation of Kaori ?

Its a Japanese name and means "fragrance".

Thanks in advance ! :-)

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- garden2 +11

5/15/2007, 5:30 PM

KOW-REE

- Lumia +10

5/16/2007, 3:20 AM

kah-oh-ree

- garden2 +9

5/20/2007, 8:10 PM

Whatever. Same thing.

- Lumia +4

5/20/2007, 11:39 PM

Same thing?

"cow" represents one single syllable, with a diphthong: the first sound is AH and the second is the semivowel correspondent to OO. This sound is spelled in a lot of languages as au, as in Laura.

In IPA your guess is [kawri].

"kah-oh" represents two syllables: the first with the sound AH and the second with the vowel OH.

In IPA this is [kaori]. Very different.

You don't distinguish these two different sounds ("Whatever. Same thing.", your words), but that is your problem because in a lot of languages the difference between them is distinctive and it is important.

Again: if you don't know the right answer, don't reply.

- garden2 +3

5/28/2007, 3:40 AM

I not a foreigner OK. I honestly can't be bothered with YOU.

- Lumia +2

5/28/2007, 7:40 AM

You have not any knowledge of phonetics.

- garden2 +1

5/28/2007, 1:21 PM

Yes I do. I understand how you are SUPPOSED to pronounce Kaori. However, I don't just casually go and say kah-oh-ree.

- Lumia

5/28/2007, 11:20 PM

OP's message: "Does anyone know the correct / accurate pronounciation of Kaori ?"

Your guess: "I understand how you are SUPPOSED to pronounce Kaori."

- ClaudiaS +3

5/20/2007, 8:39 PM

Not the same thing. Kao sounds a little similar to cow, but it is not the same. Kaori is three syllables. Cow-ree is two syllables.

- garden2 +1

5/28/2007, 3:42 AM

I say KOW-REE. I know it's meant to be kaori, but because I OWN THIS WORLD, it's KOWREE. Get the message.

- Lumia

5/28/2007, 7:44 AM

Your pronunciation is not relevant since it is not the actual pronunciation.

- Lumia

5/20/2007, 11:40 PM

Exactly

- minikui (guest) +1

5/15/2007, 3:51 AM

Kah-oh-ree ("a" as in "after" and "o" is not as in "over", but rather as in "more" I think :)

- ClaudiaS

5/15/2007, 6:45 AM

In my American accent, I would also say kah-oh-ree, "ah" of "father" and "oh" of "hope." No particular stress on any syllable, and the Japanese "r" is similar to the "d" in "teddy."

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