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I know that sh, ch, and j are pronounced differently in Chinese than in
English, but what about Japanese? I have read that し, ち, じ are pronounced
slightly differently than they would be in English (she, chea[p], gee),
however I'm never told how. If they (し, ち, じ) are pronounced differently than
they would be generally pronounced in English, how?
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How are し, ち, and じ pronounced differently than in English?
Are you talking about xi- and qi-? They would be read shi- and chi- by an
English speaker. The corresponding kana in Japanese would be si- and ti-.
There is no "see" or "tee" sound in original Japanese. Instead they are
prounounced shi and chi
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With the English sounds sh, j and ch, the friction occurs between the alveolar
ridge (where the flat part of the mouth located behind the teeth sharply moves
up to the palate) and the tip of the tongue. Sometimes, the tongue is a bit
further back or curled, and the back part of the tip of the tongue is involved
(ie. it is retroflex).

In Japanese, the tip of the tongue is not used for these sounds; instead, a
more posterior and wider part of the tongue is used at the point of friction,
the tip of the tongue being more or less at the intersection of the bottom
teeth and the gum, but without pressing against them.
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hiragana - romanization - IPA - Polish - another language

し - shi - [ɕi] - si [śi] 'sikorka' _tit_ - Chinase: Xi (like in '西安' _Xi’an_ )
(sh - German, like in 'ich' _I_ )

ち - chi - [t͡ɕi] - ci [ći] (cisza _silence_ - - (ch - chinase: j as in 豬 _pig_
)

じ - ji - [dʑi] - dzi [dźi] 'dziwny' _strange_ - Chinase: ji (like in 日 _sun_ )

Exemples:

し - 四国 shikoku _Shikoku_

ち - ちび chibi _little_

じ - 自転車 jitensha _bicycle_
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