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lizzey (Offline)
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06-21-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathan View Post
*家 → いえ → ie, not ei

えい (ei) → a few different meanings!

いい → ii -> good, well, etc ええ → ee -> the casual yes.

I think a better example would have been ie (house) -> iie (no)

But yes, there are several words with small pronounciation differences.
My mistake I got them confuse but you know what I was trying to say. Thanks for the correction.

Last edited by lizzey : 06-24-2008 at 03:12 AM.
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