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325950 No.325950 [Reply] [Original]

Why is the "dark L" sound (as in hall) transliterated to an R in Japanese? Shouldn't it be an O?

For example, Kyaputen Farukon. Wouldn't "Faokon" be closer?

>> No.325954

No

>> No.325960

Why can't they just learn to fucking make the "l" sound?

We all win.

>> No.325969

because the sounds in hall and falcon are completely different, you idiot.

>> No.325976

>>325960
I mean for purposes of writing it in katakana.

>> No.325981

>>325969
The vowels are different, but the consonant isn't. I'm not sure if he's referring to the consonant or the entire syllable, though.

>> No.325991

>>325981

Japanese doesn't have consonants, so that would be pretty stupid.

>> No.326029

forken

>> No.326032

HARCONE PAAAAAAAAAAAAANCH

>> No.326067

Because 'o' as pronounced in Japanese has very little resemblence to that sound?

Think about it. Which sounds more like the english word Falcon when pronounced: Farukon or Faokon?

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