Monday, June 19, 2017

particles - Pronouncing が as 'nga'



I'm a beginner and am learning from CD (Pimsleur). There are two native speakers going through the dialogue. One, the man, pronounces が as I would expect - 'ga'. The other (female) pronounces it as 'nga'.


How common is the latter? Which should I used? Is the usage split along gender, age or geographic lines?



Answer



"Ga" and "Nga" are same in Japanese, just a personal difference. Some used to say that old Japanese people used "Nga" more frequently than "Ga"


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