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‹ãã€ã‚«ãƒ¼ã‚ã€ã‹ã£ã
Today's post is about the sound differences among ã‹ã, カー゠and ã‹ã£ã. If you can pronou...
ã»ã‚‹, ã»ã†ã‚‹, ホール and ボール
Today's sound comparison is among ã»ã‚‹, ã»ã†ã‚‹, ホール and ボール. Listen and repeat the ...
ã—ã‚…ã›ã, ã—ã‚…ã†ã›ã, ã—ã‚…ã£ã›ã
Today's sound comparison is among ã—ã‚…ã›ã, ã—ã‚…ã†ã›ã and ã—ã‚…ã£ã›ã. Listen and repe...
よã†ã‚„ãりょã‹ã‚“ã®ã‚ˆã‚„ããŒã¨ã‚Œã¾ã—ãŸ
よã†ã‚„ãりょã‹ã‚“ã®ã‚ˆã‚„ããŒã¨ã‚Œã¾ã—㟠means “I could finally get an inn booke...
ã—ょã¡ã‚…ã†, ã—ょã£ã¡ã‚…ã†, ã—ょã†ã¡ã‚…ã†
Today's sound comparison is among ã—ょã¡ã‚…ã†, ã—ょã£ã¡ã‚…ㆠand ã—ょã†ã¡ã‚…ã†. Listen...
ã‹ã“ã€ã‹ã£ã“ã€ã‹ã“ã†ã€ã‹ã£ã“ã†
I’m listing up 4 words today but the first pair (ã‹ã“ and ã‹ã£ã“) and the last pair (ã‹ã...
ã‹ã‚Œã€ã‚«ãƒ¬ã‚¤ã€ã‚«ãƒ¬ãƒ¼
Today’s conundrum is: ã‹ã‚Œã¯ã‚«ãƒ¬ã‚¤ã®ã‚«ãƒ¬ãƒ¼ã‚’ã¤ãã‚Šã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ He made flounder ...
ã†ã‚“ vs ã†ã†ã‚“
ã†ã‚“ and ã†ã†ã‚“ may not appear in textbooks but kids in Japan use them all the time. Although s...
ã¯ã¨ã€ãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆã€ãƒãƒƒãƒˆ
Today’s similar sounding words are: ã¯ã¨ã€ãƒãƒ¼ãƒˆã€ãƒãƒƒãƒˆ. 鳩（ã¯ã¨ï¼‰ A pigeon ã...
ãŠã‹ã—ã„ãŠã‹ã—
I talked about the word ãŠã‹ã—ã„ on Monday. As it implies something “strange,” ̶...
ãã“, ãã†ã“, ãã“ã†, ãã£ã“ã†
Today’s sound comparison is among ãã“, ãã†ã“, ãã“ㆠand ãã£ã“ã†. Listen and repeat...
ãã£ã¡, ãã†ã¡, ãã¡
Today's sound comparison is among ãã£ã¡, ãã†ã¡, and ãã¡. Listen and repeat the sound. If ...
