Double Vowel Practice
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 Click on the audio icons below to contrast long and short vowels. Note that differences in vowel length result in completely different words.

Audio   Meaning

おばさん aunt
おばあさん grandmother
いえ house
いいえ No.
くき plant stem
くうき air
え picture
ええ yes
おい nephew
おおい numerous

The following are examles of double vowel words using い or う to represent the second sound of double vowels /e/ and /o/, respectively. That is, い is used to represent /e/, and う is used to represent /o/.

Audio   Meaning
きれい pretty
えいが movie
けいたい cell phone
とけい clock, watch

おはよう good morning
ありがとう Thank you
ぎんこう bank
どうも Thanks