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Languages and Linguistics

yuiyoshida

(42,722 posts) Sat Jun 13, 2020, 01:35 PM Jun 2020

I learned something new today....

"ええ ee (ehh sound) is a more colloquial but still polite way of saying "yes" and also carries a somewhat feminine connotation. うん un is a colloquial way of saying "yes" and is closer to the English word "yeah".

I still love learning more nihongo! by they way, I love using the DUOLINGO app. Its great for learning a new language.

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I learned something new today.... (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jun 2020 OP

That is very cool. Also google translate comes up with "yup" with a pronunciation like "oon". erronis Jun 2020 #1

Thank you, very interesting info about language. wendyb-NC Jun 2020 #2

you may find that your memory of French will yuiyoshida Jun 2020 #3

erronis

(16,844 posts)

1. That is very cool. Also google translate comes up with "yup" with a pronunciation like "oon".

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2020, 01:51 PM

Jun 2020

https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=en&text=%E3%81%86%E3%82%93

wendyb-NC

(3,804 posts)

2. Thank you, very interesting info about language.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Jun 13, 2020, 02:06 PM

Jun 2020

I will have to check out the Duolingo app. I keep imagining that someday I will re-visit my high school language choice, French. I enjoyed it many years ago.

yuiyoshida

(42,722 posts)

3. you may find that your memory of French will

Reply to wendyb-NC (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 13, 2020, 04:59 PM

Jun 2020

come back with Duolingo. Its a great learning app and best of all its FREE!

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/duolingo-learn-languages-for-free/9wzdncrcv5xn?ocid=9wzdncrcv5xn_ORSEARCH_Bing&rtc=1&activetab=pivot

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