This page is a compilation of my past blog posts that compare sounds of similar (or identically spelt) words. Each post has audio files embedded.
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ã‹ã‚ã„ã€ã‹ã‚ã„ã„ã€ã“ã‚ã„
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: ã‹ã‚ã„ã€ã‹ã‚ã„ã„ and ã“ã‚ã„ I have heard...
ã—ã‚…ã‹ã€ã—ã‚…ã†ã‹ã€ã—ã‚…ã£ã‹
Today’s set of confusing sounds are: 主家（ã—ã‚…ã‹ï¼‰* one’s employer’s house...
よã›ã€ã‚ˆã›ã„ã€ã‚ˆã†ã›ã„
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: 余生（よã›ã„） the rest of one’s life ...
ã¨ã‹ã„, ã¨ã†ã‹ã„, ã¨ã†ã‹ã„
Japanese has so many homonyms - the same sound but different meanings. Today I talk about ã¨ã‹ã„ ...
ã¡ãšã¨ãƒãƒ¼ã‚º
Today's sound key words are ã¡ãšï¼ˆåœ°å›³ï¼‰ and ãƒãƒ¼ã‚º. Listen and repeat the sound, and you w...
よã„＆よã†ã„
The caption sentence: ããããé“（ã¿ã¡ï¼‰ã‚’通（ã¨ãŠï¼‰ã‚‹ã‹ã‚‰ã€é…”（よ）ã„æ¢ï¼ˆ...
ã™ã¦ãã€ã™ã¦ã£ãã€ã™ã†ã¦ã
Today’s sentence with a set of similar sounding words is: 看è·å¸«ã•ã‚“ã¯ã‚¹ãƒ†ãƒƒã‚ã‚’ã‚‚...
ã‹ã‚ã„ã„ãã†ã , ã‹ã‚ã„ãã†ã , ã‹ã‚ã„ã„らã—ã„, ã‹ã‚ã„らã—ã„ – sound comparison
Today's sound comparison is between ã‹ã‚ã„ã„ãã†ã , and ã‹ã‚ã„ãã†ã , as well as betwee...
ã—ã‹ãã€ã—ã£ã‹ã
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: è³‡æ ¼ (qualification), 視覚 (vision) (ã—ã‹ã)...
ã—ã‚…ã†ã¨ã€ã—ã‚…ã¨ã€ã‚·ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ãƒˆ
Today’s phrase with similar sounding words is: 舅ã¯ã‚µãƒƒã‚«ãƒ¼ã‚’ã—ã¦ã„ã¦ã€é¦–都大ä¼...
ã“ã†ã‹ã„ã€ã“ã£ã‹ã„
The sentence: 公開ã•ã‚Œã¦ã„る国会ã§è¨¼è¨€ã—ãŸã“ã¨ã‚’後悔ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚means ̶...
ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ã€ã‚ã†ãã€ã‚ã
ãƒãƒƒã‚¯ãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ã§åŠ´è‹¦ï¼ˆã‚ã†ã）を共（ã¨ã‚‚）ã«ã—ãŸå…人（ã‚ãã«ã‚“）ãŒã¤ã...
