Japanese name in Hiragana - ゆこ or ゆうこ?

To spell a Japanese name in Hiragana, you cannot blindly convert the spelling in English as is into Hiragana. You need to know if the vowel in the name a short or long vowel. Why? It can create two completely different names in Japanese!
In this lesson, I show you that the English spelling of Japanese names or words is not always accurate. My name is no exception. They spell my name YUKO in English but in Japanese, it is actually YUUKO. I will also explain about the mismatches you will encounter between the pronunciation and spelling regarding the double vowels [oo] and [ee]. Enjoy!

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