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March 7, 2024

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A Typical Japanese Who Couldn't Distinguish "L" & "R."

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to choose.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."
It should have been "I'm going to try to make lasagne."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."
Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."
I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice sound as "th."

As a result, it seems that I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road:
"I'm going to try to make it rather near!"
Lol


LとRの鑑別がつかない典型的日本人

僕はLとRの音の区別が苦手であり、書く時もLとRを間違えたりする。

たとえば、「私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている」を英訳して音読したとき、AIの音声認識に、" I'm going to try to make rather near."と誤認されてしまう。

日本語で「ラザニア」をローマ字で書くと"razania"になるので、どうしてもRで発音していまう。たとえば"ruz near"と発音するように。
でも"z"と”th" 音の区別はできてるつもりで、かつラザニアのザをthe音では発音していないつもりだったので、"rather near"と聞き違いされるのは意外だった。

結果的に、僕はショートカットになるバイパスの道を建築する予定の道路工事の担当者みたいになってしまった。
「どちらかというと近くなるようにしようとしています。」的な。
(笑)

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以前は "L "と "R "の区別がつかなかったが、今はできるようになったというのであれば、元の表現で構わない。¶
しかし、まだ "L "と "R "の区別がつかないのであれば、この表現の方が良い:
A Typical Japanese Who Couldan't Distinguish "L" & "R."

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sounds, and at spellchoosing which to choosespelling is better.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, themy AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

It should have been, "I'm going to try to make lasagnea (tonight)."

SPELLING: X lasagne → O lasagna

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

ALSO POSSIBLE: In Japanese, ラザニア is romanized as "razania."

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but themy AI (sometimes) recognizeds my voice sound as "th."

COMMENT: Actually, there are 2 "th" sounds in English: ð and θ. (Cf. https://www.goalsenglish.com/lessons/the-voiced-th-and-unvoiced-th-sounds). SUGGESTION: Use IPA symbols.

As a result, it seems that I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road: "I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

Lol

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Indeed, I sometimes have difficulty with long and vowels in Japanese. My intonation is also sometimes off.

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heatedcanine

March 8, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and feedback.
Yeah, there is no distinction between long and short vowels when words are written in the Hepburn system, so I guess it would be very difficult for non-native Japanese speakers.
If your intonation were completely the same as native Japanese speakers, it would just mean that you grew up in Japan. Lol

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A Typical Japanese Person Who Couldan't Distinguish Between "L" & "R."

I'm rather poor at distinguishing between the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to choosechoosing the right one to use for spelling.

This is a little more natural: I'm rather poor at distinguishing between the "L" and the "R" sound, and at choosing the right one to use for spelling.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

It should have been, "I'm going to try to make lasagnea."

In Italian, "lasagne" is correct hehe. But English speakers will say "lasagna."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

Another option: Therefore, I pronounced it similar to "ruz near."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice soundmisheard my pronunciation as "th."

As a result, it seems that I have became a road worker who was going to constructbuild a short-cut: bypass road:
"I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

Lol

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I sometimes try the voice to text feature for tonal languages and the results are always rather funny. Keep practicing 😊

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heatedcanine

March 7, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and feedback.

A Typical Japanese Who Couldn't Distinguish "L" & "R."

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the difference between the letters "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to chooseand their sound, as well as when to choose the correct one while spelling.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as: "I'm going to try to make rather near."

It should have been "I'm going to try to make lasagne."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice"z" sound as a "th." sound.

As a result, it seems that I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road: "I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

Lol

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It's ok, we all make mistakes some times.

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heatedcanine

March 7, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and feedback.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognizemisheard it as: ¶
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

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March 7, 2024

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Thank you for your correction!

A Typical Japanese Who Couldn'Person Who Can’t Distinguish "L" & "R."

This sounds more natural. Generally, “Japanese” isn’t used as a noun.

I'm rather poorbad at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to chooseI also have trouble choosing which one to use when spelling.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

It should have been "I'm going to try to make lasagnea."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice soundmisheard my ”z” as "th."

As a result, it seems thatwas as if I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road: bypass:
"I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

Saying “short-cut bypass road” might be redundant because bypasses are types of roads that bypass congested areas.

Lol

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Lol, indeed. I love the way AI makes mistakes sometimes.

You probably did say “z” correctly, but I usually hear “lasagna” pronounced as “luh-zah-nyuh” (more like ラザンニャ). Based on the way AI models consider context (I think speech recognition is based on hidden Markov models), it probably heard your “R” and “ニア” sounds then decided that “th” was more likely than “z.”

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heatedcanine

March 7, 2024

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Thank you for your corrections and feedback!

A Typical Japanese Who Couldn't Distinguish "L" & "R."


A Typical Japanese Who Couldn'Person Who Can’t Distinguish "L" & "R."

This sounds more natural. Generally, “Japanese” isn’t used as a noun.

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A Typical Japanese Person Who Couldan't Distinguish Between "L" & "R."

以前は "L "と "R "の区別がつかなかったが、今はできるようになったというのであれば、元の表現で構わない。¶
しかし、まだ "L "と "R "の区別がつかないのであれば、この表現の方が良い:
A Typical Japanese Who Couldan't Distinguish "L" & "R."

It should have been "I'm going to try to make lasagne."


It should have been "I'm going to try to make lasagnea."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It should have been, "I'm going to try to make lasagnea."

In Italian, "lasagne" is correct hehe. But English speakers will say "lasagna."

It should have been, "I'm going to try to make lasagnea (tonight)."

SPELLING: X lasagne → O lasagna

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to choose.


I'm rather poorbad at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to chooseI also have trouble choosing which one to use when spelling.

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the difference between the letters "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to chooseand their sound, as well as when to choose the correct one while spelling.

I'm rather poor at distinguishing between the "L" and the "R" sound, and at spelling which to choosechoosing the right one to use for spelling.

This is a little more natural: I'm rather poor at distinguishing between the "L" and the "R" sound, and at choosing the right one to use for spelling.

I'm rather poor at distinguishing the "L" and the "R" sounds, and at spellchoosing which to choosespelling is better.

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as: "I'm going to try to make rather near."


For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognizemisheard it as: ¶
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, the AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

For example, when I tried to translate ”私は今晩ラザニアを作ろうと思っている" and spoke it aloud, themy AI voice recognition system recognized it as:
"I'm going to try to make rather near."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

In Japanese Roma-ji, ラザニア is spelled out as "razania."

ALSO POSSIBLE: In Japanese, ラザニア is romanized as "razania."

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."


Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Therefore, I pronounced it as something like "ruz near."

Another option: Therefore, I pronounced it similar to "ruz near."

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice sound as "th."


I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice soundmisheard my ”z” as "th."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice"z" sound as a "th." sound.

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but the AI recognized my voice soundmisheard my pronunciation as "th."

I don't think I confused the "z" sound and "th" sounds, but themy AI (sometimes) recognizeds my voice sound as "th."

COMMENT: Actually, there are 2 "th" sounds in English: ð and θ. (Cf. https://www.goalsenglish.com/lessons/the-voiced-th-and-unvoiced-th-sounds). SUGGESTION: Use IPA symbols.

As a result, it seems that I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road: "I'm going to try to make it rather near!"


As a result, it seems thatwas as if I became a roadworker who was going to construct a short-cut bypass road: bypass:
"I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

Saying “short-cut bypass road” might be redundant because bypasses are types of roads that bypass congested areas.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

As a result, it seems that I have became a road worker who was going to constructbuild a short-cut: bypass road:
"I'm going to try to make it rather near!"

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Lol


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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I'm rather poor at distinguishing the "L" sound and the "R" sound, or spelling which to choose.


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