and for Japanese speakers — pronunciation and common errors

Pronunciation

Japanese phonology forbids word-final consonants other than /ɴ/, leading speakers to add an epenthetic vowel /do/ to the final /d/, resulting in /aɴdo/.

Grammar

Japanese allows sentences to end with 'to' (と) or 'te' (て) as coordinating particles, but in English, 'and' cannot terminate a sentence while expecting a following clause, resulting in abrupt sentence endings followed by long pauses.

Collocations

The Japanese phrase 'A to B no ryōhō' (AとBの両方) literally translates to 'A and B both', frequently causing speakers to place 'both' after the noun phrase ('A and B both') instead of using the standard 'both A and B' construction.

Examples

• I like tea and coffee.
• She decided to stay home and finish her book while the others went to the park.