Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(なま)accent (of one's speech), dialect, provincialism, patois, corrupted form (e.g. of word), mispronunciation

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Noun

      1.

      accent (of one's speech)

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      dialect, provincialism, patois

    3. Noun

      3.

      corrupted form (e.g. of word), mispronunciation

    All Forms

    訛り 【なまり】訛 【なまり】

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    Examples

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      田舎(いなか)(もの)言葉(ことば)には(なま)があります。

      Country folks tend to speak with an accent.

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      東京(とうきょう)使(つか)われている言葉(ことば)には(なま)がない。

      The language spoken in Tokyo has no accent.

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      (わたし)自分(じぶん)(つよ)九州(きゅうしゅう)(なま)(しゃべ)(かた)(なお)したいです。

      I want to fix the way I speak. I've got a strong Kyushu accent.

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      (かれ)英語(えいご)はドイツ(なま)(つよ)いとあって、()()るのが(むずか)しい。

      His English has a strong German accent, so it's hard to understand.

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      自分(じぶん)日本語(にほんご)(なま)英語(えいご)(なお)すべく、シャドーイングに()()んでいます。

      I've been practicing shadowing to correct my English with a Japanese accent.

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