October 02, 2003
karaoke
a few weeks ago on a friday night at the safari pub mesh, morris, josiah, ben, beck, and i took a shot at rockstardom...
see more karaoke pictures here along with some from a recent workday.
Posted by andy at October 2, 2003 09:09 AMActually, the second syllable is, of course, a Japanese RA, which is like a "half-rolled" 'R' (with "ah" vowel) and often comes out sounding like a "flapped" 'D' in native speakers.
Also, the RA and the OH technically form a dipthong... so together they form one (longish) syllable.
Unless I'm mistaken, Morris and I went to karaoke in Japan when I knew him there (back when he was in junior high school).
You've got a good description of the pronunciation of "ra".
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Posted by: Bill at October 26, 2003 10:38 PMOmg thats right! Please come see me and my friends! ;)
Posted by: watch moi at March 18, 2005 09:17 PM