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Speech test
Please read the following sentence.
Record it on your phone and send the audio file by email.
Speech test
Please read the following sentence.
Record it on your phone and send the audio file by email.

prominence
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日本語発音ラボ
Japanese Pronunciation Laboratory
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Prominence

If you pronounce a certain part of the sentence strongly and highly to emphasize, the message will be delivered to listeners much easier because the part you emphasize is prominent aurally. To pronounce a certain part strongly and highly to emphasize is called "Prominence."
Try to speak Japanese, which is easily understood by others, by placing prominence on the part you consider important and want to convey the most.
Listen to the audio and find where the prominence is.

The prominence is placed on the word in red and .
Listen carefully to the audio and try to imitate it.
Q1 いつ東京に行きますか。
A1 あした東京に行きます。
Q2 あしたどこに行きますか。
A2 あした東京に行きます。
Q3 あした東京に本当に行きますか。
A3 あした東京に行きます。
Listen and compare A1, A2 and A3.
Listen to the audio and find where the prominence is.
