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N1 Noun, No-adjective

小声(こごえ)low voice, whisper

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

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      low voice, whisper

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    小声 【こごえ】

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      授業(じゅぎょう)(ちゅう)(となり)(ひと)小声(こごえ)(ささや)く。

      To whisper to the person next to you during class.

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      (かれ)小声(こごえ)耳打(みみう)ちをしてきたが、()こえなかった。

      He leaned in and whispered, but I couldn’t make out what he said.

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      彼女(かのじょ)小声(こごえ)(はな)しているので、彼女(かのじょ)(こえ)()こえません。

      She’s speaking in such a low voice, I can't hear her at all.

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      先生(せんせい)教室(きょうしつ)(はい)ってくるなり、(はな)していた友人(ゆうじん)(きゅう)小声(こごえ)になった。

      As soon as the teacher walked in, my friend suddenly dropped to a whisper.

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      彼女(かのじょ)()ずかしがり()とあって、みんなの(まえ)だと小声(こごえ)でしか(しゃべ)れないのです。

      She's so shy, she can only speak in a whispers when she's in front of others.

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