Today’s set of similar sounding words are: かわい、かわいい and こわい I have heard many people mixing up かわいい (cute) and…

Today’s set of similar sounding words are: かわい、かわいい and こわい I have heard many people mixing up かわいい (cute) and…
Today’s set of confusing sounds are: 主家(しゅか)* one’s employer’s house 集荷(しゅうか) to pick up, to collect (produce) 出荷(しゅっか) to ship…
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: 余生(よせい) the rest of one’s life 寄席(よせ) a vaudeville show 養成(ようせい) nurture 祖父は余生を寄席芸人の養成に捧げた。…
Japanese has so many homonyms – the same sound but different meanings. Today I talk about とかい and 2 different とうかいs.
Today’s sound key words are ちず(地図) and チーズ. Listen and repeat the sound, and you will be able to pronounce them correctly.
The caption sentence: くねくね道(みち)を通(とお)るから、酔(よ)い止(ど)めの薬(くすり)を用意(ようい)した方(ほう)が良(よ)い。means: As we will go on a windy road, it’s better to have travel sickness pills ready.…
Today’s sentence with a set of similar sounding words is: 看護師さんはステッキをもった素敵なおじさんに目薬を数滴さした 。 かんごしさんはすてっきをもったすてきなおじさんにめぐすりをすうてきさした。 The nurse administered several drops of eye…
Today’s sound comparison is between かわいいそうだ, and かわいそうだ, as well as between かわいいらしい and かわいらしい. Listen and repeat the sound!
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: 資格 (qualification), 視覚 (vision) (しかく) 失格 (disqualification) (しっかく) The caption says: パイロットの資格をとろうとしたが、視覚検査で失格になった。 I…
Today’s phrase with similar sounding words is: 舅はサッカーをしていて、首都大会でシュートを決めました。 しゅうとはさっかーをしていて、しゅとたいかいでしゅーとをきめました。 My father-in-law used to play soccer and he scored a shot…
The sentence: 公開されている国会で証言したことを後悔しています。means “I’m regretting having testified in the National Diet which is open to the public. Here the confusing…
ロックバンドで労苦(ろうく)を共(とも)にした六人(ろくにん)がつくったロック装置(そうち) means a “locking device which 6 people who shared hard work together in a rock band” – again a…
Today’s post is about the sound differences among かき, カーキ and かっき. If you can pronounce them, it’s easier to hear them apart.
Today’s sound comparison is among ほる, ほうる, ホール and ボール. Listen and repeat the sound here. If you can say them correctly, it’s easier to hear them apart.
Today’s sound comparison is among しゅせき, しゅうせき and しゅっせき. Listen and repeat the sound. If you can pronounce them correctly, it’s easier to hear them apart.
ようやくりょかんのよやくがとれました means “I could finally get an inn booked.” ようやく means “finally” and よやく means “a reservation.” They both go…
Today’s sound comparison is among しょちゅう, しょっちゅう and しょうちゅう. Listen and repeat the sound. If you can say them correctly, it’s easier to hear them apart.
I’m listing up 4 words today but the first pair (かこ and かっこ) and the last pair (かこう and かっこう)…
Today’s conundrum is: かれはカレイのカレーをつくりました。 He made flounder curry. Here the key words are かれ (he)、カレイ (flounder)、カレー (curry). First, listen to…
うん and ううん may not appear in textbooks but kids in Japan use them all the time. Although sounding similar to Western ears, the meanings are completely opposite.