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Japanese....SnStress and Tone |
| Word Stress | ||
| saku
(to blossom), sakura (cherry blossom), sakurasô (primrose) (i.e. a slight stress is normally applied to the first syllable) |
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| hashi (chopsticks)/hashi (bridge) | ||
| sakuranbo, hikôki | ||
| Intonation | ||
| Dare? (Who's there?) Ore. (It's me) | ||
| Yokose! (Give it to me!) | ||
| Gomen nasai! (Sorry!) | ||
| Sugu
ni tsutae masu (I will tell him/her immediately) |
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| Watashi janaiyo! (It wasn't my fault!) | ||
| Anatano egaoga suki (I like your smile) | ||
| Hitono
hanashiwa kiki nasai! (Listen to me when I'm talking to you!) |
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| Kôhi
iru? (Would you like some coffee?) Un, chôdai. (Yes please) Uun, iranai. (No thanks) |
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| Iketeru! (Great!) | ||
Our warmest thanks go to ...
| Speaker | Geographical origin | Date of recording | Approx age |
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Fumiaki
Ichihara |
Osaka Tokyo |
February
6th 2002 February 6th 2002 |
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