On Monday, I explained the meaning differences among かわいいそうだ、かわいそうだ、かわいいらしい、かわいらしい. Today, I will talk about the sounds.
If you are looking at written phrases, the differences look like whether they have い or いい in the middle, or in other words, how long you hold the sound い, but in reality, you need to pay attention to when the pitch goes up and down.
かわいいそうだ or かわいいそうだ
…seems cute
かわいいらしい or かわいいらしい
It seem … is cute
かわいそうだ
feel sorry for…
かわいらしい
… is cute (to everyone)