Pronunciation of "keirin"
02-27-06, 10:20 PM
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So now that we know how to say it, what does it mean?
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02-28-06, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisesposito
So now that we know how to say it, what does it mean?
02-28-06, 07:54 AM
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It means "funny little Japaniese guys dressed in sweet colored cycling clothes, wearing shoulder pads, racing around a track at mach 10 looking like little super heros"
03-02-06, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bianchiboy
I'm Japanese here. But it's Keh-E-Rin (say the "E" portion a little faster than the rest).
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03-05-06, 10:17 PM
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KEIRIN : kei-ri-n it's sound looks like Ke-rin
meaning :"KEI" is racing,"RIN" is wheels
This is KEIRIN Japanese letters
About Keirin
https://nougaki001.fc2web.com/link.html
Please use it English > Japanese translate website
https://babelfish.altavista.com/
meaning :"KEI" is racing,"RIN" is wheels
This is KEIRIN Japanese letters
About Keirin
https://nougaki001.fc2web.com/link.html
Please use it English > Japanese translate website
https://babelfish.altavista.com/
03-07-06, 06:53 PM
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Japanese: kay-lin
Nihongo doesn't allow for an "rrrrrr" sound.
Trivia: Did you know Mazda is pronounced something like Matsooda?
Nihongo doesn't allow for an "rrrrrr" sound.
Trivia: Did you know Mazda is pronounced something like Matsooda?
03-08-06, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by velodrome.co.nr
lol, how does that work then? matsooda? its mazda?
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03-10-06, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by giantcfr1
Japanese: kay-lin
Nihongo doesn't allow for an "rrrrrr" sound.
Trivia: Did you know Mazda is pronounced something like Matsooda?
Nihongo doesn't allow for an "rrrrrr" sound.
Trivia: Did you know Mazda is pronounced something like Matsooda?
03-11-06, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by paloewi
Thats not true. Japanese doesn't have the 'l' sound. l's come out as r's, so it is kay-rin.
03-11-06, 10:51 AM
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Lets keep this civil.....
It is great to have feedback from people all over the world..
I think I am going to have to go with Tomity on this one...since he is an actual native Japanese Keirin competitor.
It is great to have feedback from people all over the world..
I think I am going to have to go with Tomity on this one...since he is an actual native Japanese Keirin competitor.
03-12-06, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ZappCatt
Lets keep this civil.....
It is great to have feedback from people all over the world..
I think I am going to have to go with Tomity on this one...since he is an actual native Japanese Keirin competitor.
It is great to have feedback from people all over the world..
I think I am going to have to go with Tomity on this one...since he is an actual native Japanese Keirin competitor.
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03-17-06, 09:47 PM
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While you guys are practicing how to say "keirin", repeat this sentence 3 times, fast.
Tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki ku u kyaku da...
Tonari no kyaku wa yoku kaki ku u kyaku da...
03-20-06, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Ziggurat
Takeshi Kitano's Kikujiro = sweet keirin footage
https://www.sonypictures.com/classics...ips/clips.html
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