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yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:35 PM Jun 2020

I learned something new today....

"ええ ee (ehh sound) is a more colloquial but still polite way of saying "yes" and also carries a somewhat feminine connotation. うん un is a colloquial way of saying "yes" and is closer to the English word "yeah".

I still love learning more nihongo! by they way, I love using the DUOLINGO app. Its great for learning a new language.
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I learned something new today.... (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2020 OP
That is very cool. Also google translate comes up with "yup" with a pronunciation like "oon". erronis Jun 2020 #1
Thank you, very interesting info about language. wendyb-NC Jun 2020 #2
you may find that your memory of French will yuiyoshida Jun 2020 #3

wendyb-NC

(3,300 posts)
2. Thank you, very interesting info about language.
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 03:06 PM
Jun 2020

I will have to check out the Duolingo app. I keep imagining that someday I will re-visit my high school language choice, French. I enjoyed it many years ago.

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