How to Say “How do you pronounce that?” in Japanese

How do you say “How do you pronounce that?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

How do you pronounce that?

どうやって発音するの?

 douyatte hatsuon suruno*

*We often pronounce “するの suruno” like “すんの sunno” in casual conversation.

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

どうやって発音するんですか?

 douyatte hatsuon surundesuka

  • how = どうやって douyatte
  • you pronounce = あなたは発音する anatawa hatsuonsuru
  • that = それを soreo

We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” or “それを soreo (= that)” in everyday conversation.


どうやって
how

あなたは それを 発音するの?
do you pronounce that?