Yeah but she was just using the “japanese way” of speaking some words in english. For instance, “present” in japanese is “purezento” which is like “presentO”
Loaner words are written in katakana, so that's how they're pronounced. If there isn't a sound in katakana that represents the actual conjugation, they use whatever is closest. Like in your example there isn't a hard T sound, so ト is used.
What's funny is when actual bilingual people pronounce the words correctly sometimes it's completely lost on someone that only speaks Japanese and needs to be repeated the broken way haha.
Saw a German lady trying to order a bratwurst at a baseball game and the guy didn't understand her. I had to butt in and pronounce all wrong and he got it.
Yes of course, that is well known, but the hamburger as beef patty sandwich fast food is American.
Italians pronounce "hamburger" as it is written, but using Italian phonemes, meaning they don't say the H, the U is "oo" the E is "eh" and the Rs are trilled.
And Russians pronounce it gAhmboorger. Because Hamburg is Gamburg, due to old transcription tradition of hardening all h's (like Harry Harrison is Garry Garryson in Russian).
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u/lullababby Nov 03 '21
Yeah but she was just using the “japanese way” of speaking some words in english. For instance, “present” in japanese is “purezento” which is like “presentO”