Pronouncing さ and ざ How do you pronounce and in Japanese? I understand that they are voiced and voiceless but how do you say them? I am currently learning Japanese. I am English, I can say "bus" and "buzz". However, it's very hard to say the differences between Sa and Za in Japanese. How do I produce the sounds before I articulate them all?

How about this? In English, you can say, "he **sa** w a ghost" ("saw" sounds roughly like , at least if we're just starting to get a feel for it), and you can say, "he's a ghost" ("he' **s a** " is close to being like ).