TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretheedqueen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoYeah that’s what was explained to me but the differences were so subtle I can barely hear them. At least with the way the Japanese person spoke them to me.
minus-squarefarmgineer@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoYeah, you just need to practice listening. It’s hard to train your ears for sounds/features not in your native language.
Yeah that’s what was explained to me but the differences were so subtle I can barely hear them. At least with the way the Japanese person spoke them to me.
Yeah, you just need to practice listening. It’s hard to train your ears for sounds/features not in your native language.