Japanese mora timing
Hear how Japanese words are paced in morae, short timing units that are not always written as separate full-size kana. Read examples and try the explained exercises.
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Japanese pronunciation
Practise Japanese mora timing, long vowels and double consonants with words in context.
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Long vowels in Japanese
Hear and write the difference between a short and a long Japanese vowel. Read examples and try the explained exercises.
Read and practiseJapanese double consonants and small ใฃ
Notice how small ใฃ adds time before a consonant in words such as ใใฃใท. Read examples and try the explained exercises.
Read and practiseFive Japanese vowels: ใ ใ ใ ใ ใ
Learn the five Japanese vowels, their steady sounds and their place in everyday words, then practise with examples and explained answers.
Read and practiseThe Japanese moraic nasal ใ
Learn how ใ takes a beat in Japanese words, changes its sound with its surroundings and differs from a following ใช-row kana.
Read and practiseJapanese ใ, ใก and ใค sounds
Practise the Japanese sounds ใ, ใก and ใค in familiar words, and distinguish a full-size ใค from the small ใฃ.
Read and practiseThe Japanese r: ใ ใ ใ ใ ใ
Learn the quick Japanese r sound in all five kana, with familiar words and practice distinguishing it from a long trill.
Read and practiseVoiced and unvoiced Japanese consonants
Hear and read Japanese contrasts such as ใ and ใ, and learn how dakuten and handakuten change kana.
Read and practiseVowels inside Japanese loanwords
Notice how katakana words fit Japanese timing. Read examples, compare the reference table and try the explained practice.
Read and practiseFinding Japanese word boundaries
Find familiar words and particles in a continuous sentence. Read examples, compare the reference table and try the explained practice.
Read and practiseHearing Japanese vowel length in pairs
Compare short and long vowels in words with different meanings. Read examples, compare the reference table and try the explained practice.
Read and practiseHearing the small ใฃ in Japanese word pairs
Compare consonant length in three pairs of Japanese words. Read examples, compare the reference table and try the explained practice.
Read and practiseJapanese pitch accent: first contrasts
Explore the Tokyo pattern of two words pronounced ใฏใ. Read examples, compare the reference table and try the explained practice.
Read and practiseJapanese vowel devoicing in everyday speech
Learn why the vowels in ใใ and ใคใใ can sound quiet, then practise recognising devoicing in familiar Japanese words.
Read and practiseJapanese statement and question intonation
Practise Japanese statement and question intonation with polite sentence pairs, a reading transcript and explained exercises.
Read and practiseHow Japanese ใ changes before consonants
Learn how the Japanese mora ใ adapts to a following consonant, then practise hearing lip, tongue and back-of-mouth sounds.
Read and practiseSmall ใ, ใ , ใ: palatalised sounds
Learn how small ใ, ใ and ใ combine with kana, contrast full-size forms, and practise Japanese mora timing.
Read and practiseCounting morae in Japanese words
Count Japanese morae in everyday words, including long vowels, small ใฃ and ใ, with examples and explained practice.
Read and practisePronouncing the particles ใฏ, ใธ and ใ
Learn why written ใฏ, ใธ and ใ sound different as particles, and practise identifying their readings in everyday sentences.
Read and practiseJapanese pitch accent and stress
Compare Japanese pitch accent with stress, follow Tokyo pitch patterns through a particle, and practise hearing the difference.
Read and practiseHearing loanword sound changes
Hear how Japanese adapts loanwords through vowels, long sounds and pauses. Practise counting morae in familiar katakana words.
Read and practisePitch across a Japanese phrase
Follow Tokyo Japanese pitch from a word into its particle, then practise identifying drops in short phrases.
Read and practiseHearing a Japanese accent downstep
Learn to hear where Tokyo Japanese pitch falls, compare words with a following particle, and practise identifying the drop.
Read and practisePolite Japanese speech: common reductions
Learn how vowels can become hard to hear in Japanese polite endings and practise recognizing their full written forms.
Read and practiseCommon reductions in casual Japanese
Recognize everyday Japanese contractions such as ใฆใ, ใกใใ and ใใใ, and practise restoring their full forms.
Read and practiseRecording and comparing a Japanese phrase
Record a short Japanese phrase, compare its timing and ending with a model, and practise hearing details you can improve.
Read and practiseIntonation of Japanese listener responses
Learn how pitch and timing shape Japanese listener responses, from attentive acknowledgements to surprised questions.
Read and practiseListen for Japanese pitch-accent contrasts
Distinguish bridge from chopsticks and rain from candy by following Tokyo pitch patterns through the particle, then practise with explained answers.
Read and practiseUsing a Japanese pitch-accent dictionary
Learn to interpret Tokyo Japanese accent numbers, compare homophones with a particle, and practise reading dictionary entries aloud.
Read and practiseIntonation and information focus in Japanese
Learn how Japanese speakers highlight new or contrasting information through pitch, using questions, corrections and guided practice.
Read and practiseHearing Japanese phrase boundaries
Learn to hear phrase boundaries in natural Japanese through pitch, timing and context, then practise identifying groups in sentences.
Read and practiseRecognising regional pitch differences
Compare regional Japanese pitch patterns by listening beyond the word, and practise interpreting differences in context.
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