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Japanese....SinDiphthongs |
| hai (yes), taipu (typing), hitai (forehead) | ||
| omae
(familiar 'you'), aete (bravely), Sazaesan |
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| ao (blue), taoreru (fall) | ||
| mau (dance), au (meet) | ||
| eigo (English), neiro (timbre) | ||
| tearai (toilet), neage (inflation) | ||
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te o dasu (to meddle), keorimono (woollen goods) |
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| meushi (cow) | ||
| yane (roof), yasui (cheap) | ||
| îe (no)/ie (house) | ||
| yokushitsu
(bathroom), kekkyoku (after all) |
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| Tôkyô, Hyôjungo (Tokyo dialect) | ||
| kyôto (religion), kyotô (leader) | ||
| gyûniku (beef), gyûnyû (milk) | ||
| yûmei (famous)/yume (dream) | ||
|
yoake (dawn) |
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| toire (toilet) | ||
| kakoi (enclosure)/kakkoî (attractive) | ||
| koe (voice)/kôen (park) | ||
| ôu (cover)/ou (chase, follow) | ||
| ueki (plant), ue (up) | ||
| uisuki (whisky), kaisui (seawater), tsui (pair) | ||
| towaku (embarassment), warui (bad) | ||
| uoza (Pisces) | ||
Our warmest thanks go to ...
| Speaker | Geographical origin | Date of recording | Approx age |
|
Fumiaki
Ichihara |
Osaka Tokyo |
February
6th 2002 February 6th 2002 |
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