Sound Comparison

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.

Japanese Pronunciation

かき、カーキ、かっき

26 June, 2019

Today's post is about the sound differences among かき, カーキ and かっき. If you can pronou

ほる, ほうる, ホール and ボール

19 June, 2019

Today's sound comparison is among ほる, ほうる, ホール and ボール. Listen and repeat the

しゅせき, しゅうせき, しゅっせき

12 June, 2019

Today's sound comparison is among しゅせき, しゅうせき and しゅっせき. Listen and repe

ようやくりょかんのよやくがとれました

5 June, 2019

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 booke

しょちゅう, しょっちゅう, しょうちゅう

29 May, 2019

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

かこ、かっこ、かこう、かっこう

22 May, 2019

かれ、カレイ、カレー

15 May, 2019

Today’s conundrum is: かれはカレイのカレーをつくりました。 He made flounder

うん vs ううん

8 May, 2019

うん and ううん may not appear in textbooks but kids in Japan use them all the time. Although s

はと、ハート、ハット

1 May, 2019

おかしいおかし

24 April, 2019

I talked about the word おかしい on Monday. As it implies something “strange,” &#822

そこ, そうこ, そこう, そっこう

17 April, 2019

Today’s sound comparison is among そこ, そうこ, そこう and そっこう. Listen and repeat

そっち, そうち, そち

10 April, 2019

Today's sound comparison is among そっち, そうち, and そち. Listen and repeat the sound. If

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