I tried asking for a フォーク at a Mcdonalds in Japan, but the cashier just stared at me until I typed it out for him on my phone.
To my knowledge, you purse your lips and blow air, and it comes out sounding close to “hwo”. Is there more to it than that?
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Just say “foe” but don’t quite let your lip touch your teeth
here you go https://forvo.com/word/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF/#ja
Law but f
You can also try hearing their pronunciations using Google Translate by choosing Japanese.
https://translate.google.co.jp/?hl=en&tab=rT&sl=ja&tl=en&text=%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%80%82%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%80%82&op=translate
Naifu to Fohku are a sometimes used as a set phrase.
Outside of the pronunciation question: a fork at McDonald’s? Seriously curious now, they have forks??
Fohh-ku
Say “fork”