Files/samples you have problems saying?

Anything with 'sh', methinks. I've listened to a bunch of Japanese utaus and they all pronounce it differently. Like, Keine Ron and Pponyo pronounce it with a little hissing s at the beginning before doing a short sh sound. Other utaus seem to have a more solid sh.

Also, my ch's always sound funny to me. I might just be paranoid.

"ch" is pronounced more like "tch".

"sh" is a cross between "s" and "sh".

Say Aster, you're giving everyone quite some advice here!

(Any advice on English r's for someone who can only pronounce them when talking English?)

English rs are:
* Best pronounced with lips flared outwards
* When dissected, come out as "er" (i.e. "ra" = "era")
* Extremely awkward for any language besides English

Thanks! I'll try it with that in mind...

nya and some r's DX

i mean.. i can say r's if i say them in a word but just the sound alone i have difficult with... and as for nya ;;;;;>.> i tend to sound more like a cat than a person i always get some kind of accent saying nya like a cat DX

You're kinda supposed to say "nya" like a cat - that's why "nya" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for meowing.

la li lu le lo lUh.
And some 'u' files
I have no idea why,I pronounce them with no problem IRL.

well umm how much like a cat ;;;>.> cause uhh... how do i explain it *scratches his head* uhh i tend to get into a character when i say the word for some reason... i guess that's it?

Im strugglin with "DE" right now, its been my 10th time rerecording it.

Yep....

...Those yodeling "H" x'O I Hate them ! And when I'm recording them, I miss air, so I can sound sick or asthmatic =.="

After th and Spanish "c" but they are more easy than H sounds...

And about roll R (but now, I find they're better now....Anyway, I pronunce them as L )

Aster Selene wrote:English rs are:
* Best pronounced with lips flared outwards
* When dissected, come out as "er" (i.e. "ra" = "era")
* Extremely awkward for any language besides English

Yeah! English R are kinda "swallowed". For Japanese R you must put the tip of your tongue in your hard palate, so there's a big diference XD

I can't roll Rs. *crais*

But anyway... I have a hard time with "ryo". xD It always sounds like "dyo" or "*nasal sound* yo".
Or sometimes my mic is just like "Lol I'm going to get rid of your consonant now *turns ryo into yo*".