Say the word karaoke.
Did you say “Carry-Oakie”? BAD! That’s how hick Americans say it.
The proper way is KAH RAH OH KAY. Short KAY- it’s close to KEH. Don’t stress any syllable over another; this isn’t French. Say it like a robot.
ka ra o ke .Actually you know more Japanese than you think. You know the word karate? Not only does it sound similar, but the kara part of that word is the same word.
- kara te is “empty hand”- a way of fighting that does not include weapons, which you hold in your hand
- kara oke is short for kara okesutora which is Engrish for kara ORCHESTRA- “empty orchestra.” Like the music is there but the musicians are not.
You dig? Okay lesson over.