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I know that ふ is pronounced with a bilabial fricative, which is different from
an English "f" or "h". However, in 外来語 there are some words containing things
like フィ、ファ、フェ and フォ. e.g. フィクション. Seeing there is a ふ in there, I am
wondering whether I should do a bilabial fricative or the English "f". Can
Japanese people pronounce English "f"s?
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pronunciation phonology
Are フィ、ファ、フェ and フォ still pronounced with a bilabial fricative or just a normal English "f"?
Both sounds are allophone and recognized as the same sound but English "f"
sounds a foreign accent. Even if the speaker is familiar to English sound,
s/he won't pronounce it with English "f" because 外来語 is Japanese.
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