Please listen to my AudioBlog

[ricecake]

This thread becomes a daily routine for me,you all are entertaining.

Kyoko-san,the active participation validates my rep points to you earlier on and my comments there have not gone unheard hehehe.

epigene-san,I could only understood those 2 Kanji characters meaning " humble " and the rest I am clueless.One of these days,I will eventually learn how to read those little hiragana phonetic symbols.Not nosy rather my inquiring mind wanting to take a peek at what you gals and guys are writing.

 

[J44xm]

J44xm Audio Session #02

I just whipped together another audio session. This time, I'm reading from my own blog. I can't help but feel that something's a bit off with my intonation, though. This broadcasting stuff is tough, I tell you! Also, this probably wasn't the best blog entry to use since there are some Japanese words here and there, mainly when I refer to people. (I know them with their honorifics, so it seems unnatural to leave them off. In more formal writing, you should, though. It's not good to mix languages like this.) Enjoy!

 

[Glenn]

Yeah, reading from scripts isn't the easiest thing to make sound natural. I'm really enjoying these, though.

 

[leonmarino]

I like it!! I like your light southern accent.

 

[J44xm]

Thank you very much!

 

[Kyoko_desu]

doinkies-chaaaan, seems like you knew I was waiting for you to join us~~~~~! It was amazing you speak Japanese faster than I do, really! You can really speak it well, as clearly and fast as the native speakers. Please keep posting your Japanese, and if you have time, English too, for me ne!

Glenn-san and John-san, so you think I passed the dictation test? Actually, I was feeling a bit nervous because I was afraid maybe you'd said something totally different. I must confess this though... The first time I listened to it, I was like "What? what? what????? cho, cho, chotto, hayasugiru yooooo!" So I think I played it over and over, like 10 times to finish my dictation.

And John-san, you have already posted another reading, wow! It's a good idea to read your blog, cus you don't have to worry about the copyright thing and I have something to peep when I can't catch a word. Doumo arigatou gozaimashita! Oh, and this time again, I had a hard time following your speed the first time I played it, but after listening to it with 耳ダンボ (mimi danbo) several times I could catch almost all the words without peeping. Happy! (About the Japanese slang "mimi danbo", it referes to "being all ears". You know how huge Dumbo's ears are, right?)

I'm looking forward to your another reading, John-san, and of course, anyone is welcome to join us. I would really really love to hear the forum members' voice.

To the people who've come across this thread:
もしよかったら、あなたの声も聞かせてください。楽しみにしています。
Moshi yokattara, anata no koe mo kikasete kudasai. Tanoshimini shiteimasu.
(If you can, please let me hear your voice too. I'm really looking foward to hearing you.)

 

[Glenn]

Glenn-san and John-san, so you think I passed the dictation test? Actually, I was feeling a bit nervous because I was afraid maybe you'd said something totally different. I must confess this though... The first time I listened to it, I was like "What? what? what????? cho, cho, chotto, hayasugiru yooooo!" So I think I played it over and over, like 10 times to finish my dictation.

なら、よく頑張ったんですね。

Yeah, I'd say you passed with flying colors.

 

[Kyoko_desu]

Yay, yattta!

And Glenn-san, you just gave me a bonus, a new expression "flying colors". Arigatou!

memo memo memo memo.....

 

[Mars Man]

I had an error on that last one leonmarino san, and couldn't get it...I'll try again.

I'm enjoying the news !!

I'm so curious! What did you actually do in the radio world? :music:

Sorry for not getting back in so long. Yes I had a talk show on SBC radio here in Nagano from April '97 to Oct. I did play some of the music for the show's intro and breaking for CM background music (BGM), but it was mostly talking with guests. It wasn't so good, actually, because I had limitations on what I could do, and couldn't make it more of a music show.

 

[J44xm]

Glenn-san and John-san, so you think I passed the dictation test? [...] And John-san, you have already posted another reading, wow! [...] Oh, and this time again, I had a hard time following your speed the first time I played it, but after listening to it with 耳ダンボ (mimi danbo) several times I could catch almost all the words without peeping. Happy!

Oh, you definitely passed! You totally aced that test! Maybe I should slow down a little bit, though, huh? I'll try to watch my speed. Listening practice is really difficult for me, so I can sympathize with you. And thanks for telling me about 耳ダンボ too. I'd never heard that before but it makes sense!

 

[Mycernius]

I still rememeber one time when I was on an airplane and asked the attendant to get me a coke. She said "sure", and brought me a glass of milk.
That's when I started being afraid of speaking English...
Oh well. ^^;

You shouldn't be afraid to use your English. As has been said even English speakers have problems when it come to accents, either regional of from other countries. Years ago I met a driver from the Black country, an area west of Birmingham in the UK, and I had to ask him to repeat himself 4 times,as I couldn't understand a word he said. The Black country is only about 30 to 40 miles away from where I live. I don't have a problem with the accent now, I can even fake it (it annoys the hell out of my Canadian cousin, as she can't understand it at all). If eveyone had a problem with their speech we wouodn't be able to talk to anyone. I've had people take the mickey by the way I speak, just because I have a tendency to use a long "a" sound with words such as cast, last, past and fast. It is more prevalent to use the short "a" sound were I live.

 

[Cue]

Thank you, Mike san.
Your story and Glenn's story made me feel a bit better. ^^;
So, even native speakers sometimes have problems, eh.
(It's just like I have problem understanding Japanese dialect!)

A few months ago, I came across a group of non-Japanese family who looked to be at a loss, and I called up all my courage and asked them in English if they needed a help. The parents then looked at their oldest son as they prolly didn't understand my English. And I kind of regretted that I had talked to them.
And then their oldest son came up to me and asked me for some information... but in PERFECT Japanese. How embarrassed I was back then... -_-;

Oww, sorry for being off-topic. T_T

J44xm san, yes, I'd appreciate if you could kindly speak a little bit slowly next time. ^_^

 

[Tomii515]

Eeny meeny miny moe. Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollars, let him go. Eeny meeny miny moe.

=D

I want to make a voice blog, but I don't knwo how since it's in Japanese.... ^^

 

[Tomii515]

I wonder does anybody thaty is bi-lingual notice a change in thier voice when they speak a different language.

I noticed my tone gets deeper when I speak Japanese. Maybe because I am concentrating so much.

Another thread discussion maybe?

Wow! You're right! I, for some reason, have a very deep voice, and I'm 13.
-_____-
As you probabaly know, I'm obbsesed with Japanese, so I try to have to best Japanese accent I can do. I said "watashi" in my regular English voice, then I said it in my Japanese voice, and when I speak in Japanese, my voice gets much higher O.O! It's oppisite from you. Hmm... anyone else notice this with any language?

 

[Tomii515]

I like your voice blog, Kyoko-san! ^^ Your voice is good and many of the other people's voices are good as well...please listen to doinkies' VoiceBlog too: http://www.voiceblog.jp/doinkies/

Holy Crap! O.O! You sound way different than I pictured! You sound sooooo native! I heard manga ^^ I hardly understadn anything you were saying, you said stay doinky =)

-Tommy

p.s. I want to make one... how?

 

[Tomii515]

okkkk I made one!!!

http://voiceblog.jp/kyukyutsuzui/

my thing is stupid...

 

[leonmarino]

There ya go.

 

[Tomii515]

There ya go.

Holy crap! You sound sooooo Japanese =o... I speak so fast... I understood "boku" ( i think) and "deshita" =)

 

[epigene]

okkkk I madeee one!!!
http://voiceblog.jp/kyukyutsuzui/
my thing is stupid...

Tomii, are you sure you uploaded your MP3 file?
I can't hear a thing... ☝

Leon-san,

堂々と話してて、声もいいですね！
日本に住んでいないのにこれだけ話せるのは凄いです。 （ただ、自分の親を「お父さん」、「お母さん」でなく 、「父」、「母」と呼んでね！老婆心からつい言いたく なってしまいました。大きなお世話ですみません！）

ところで雑音が入っていないようですが、どんなソフト を使ってますか？

 

[Cue]

Leon, thanks for sharing! Wow you voice sounds different than I thought. ^_^
And yeah, you speak a bit faster than I usually do.
I liked the way you pronounce your "r" sound in your name, which I'd never be able to pronounce it that way. xD
Anyway, well done, Leon!
(Hey, I kinda expected to hear some Nagasaki accent, but I didn't recognize at all!)

Tomii, same here, I don't hear anything no matter how many times I clicked the play button. An accident? Would you mind recording it again??

 

[Glenn]

Leon, good stuff man! I'm glad I got to hear what you sound like speaking in Japanese, because the voice I give you in my head is a bit different.

I like the story, too.

 

[Karamuucho]

Great thread! Am amazed at how well you all speak!
Good thing I don't have a mic, or I might be tempted to make a fool of myself (esp since all the guys have deep voices, I'd sound like a girl)!!

Keep it up!

 

[leonmarino]

ただ、自分の親を「お父さん」、「お母さん」でなく、 「父」、「母」と呼んでね！老婆心からつい言いたくな ってしまいました。大きなお世話ですみません！

いえいえ！どうもありがとうございます！ってかちょっと忘れてたけど確かに自分の親の事を話すと「父」や「母」で、他人の場合は「お父さん」、「お母さん」だよね・・理由は何か知ってますか？無礼なのかな？
Ow, and about the recording equipment, I used Audacity, and the microphone on my laptop of course. Be sure to download the MP3-encoder too, instructions are really easy, it's all on the site.

Leon, thanks for sharing! Wow you voice sounds different than I thought. ^_^

Everybody seems to think I sound like Doraemon for some reason... I did a Doraemon impression in another thread but it sounds really bad haha.

And yeah, you speak a bit faster than I usually do.

Well yeah, I was kinda nervous so that makes me talk faster.. You see, I stutter sometimes, so I try to cover it up by talking fast.. Maybe this is a good therapy to try and talk slowly and clearly!

I liked the way you pronounce your "r" sound in your name, which I'd never be able to pronounce it that way. xD

Well, I couldn't pronounce it that way myself... We Rotterdam people have a really bad pronunciation of the R. But since I started learning Spanish it improved!! (I'm still bad a Spanish itself though..)

Anyway, well done, Leon!
(Hey, I kinda expected to hear some Nagasaki accent, but I didn't recognize at all!)

Yeah, the way I talk on the blog isn't really the "real me" as I always use 「俺」 instead of 「僕」,「ですけん」 instead of 「ですけど」 etc. Maybe in future "episodes" I will try to speak more naturally!!

Leon, good stuff man! I'm glad I got to hear what you sound like speaking in Japanese, because the voice I give you in my head is a bit different.

So you thought I was Doraemon too right?!

I like the story, too.

True story man!! I thought it'd be a nice way to introduce myself. So.. When are you going to start yours?

Good thing I don't have a mic, or I might be tempted to make a fool of myself (esp since all the guys have deep voices, I'd sound like a girl)!!

なんでやねん！You should start a blog too!! It's very easy really. What's a microphone these days? Not more than a few quid I guess. And I don't have a deep voice!! I kind of dislike my voice really... But hey, what the heck.

 

[Glenn]

So you thought I was Doraemon too right?!

I don't even know what Doraemon sounds like. Heheh. No, I always thought it was more of a relaxed, Kansai-version of me, I guess. I know that doesn't help at all....

True story man!! I thought it'd be a nice way to introduce myself. So.. When are you going to start yours?

*ahem* I wasn't really planning on it. I'm also microphonically deficient, and I'm not sure I can even plug one into my computer without some sort of modifications. Well, maybe if I can find some headphones with a mic built in, then I could use Skype, too. Hmm...

 

[leonmarino]

Well, maybe if I can find some headphones with a mic built in, then I could use Skype, too. Hmm...

You don't have Skype yet? You're missing out man.. I always use it to call to Japan, and it works fine. Costs hell of lot less than using a ordinary phone.