Introduction to Japanese Intonation

In this video, you are going to learn Japanese intonation. If you’d like to speak like a native Japanese speaker, understanding Japanese intonation is one of the most important things along with Japanese pronunciation and Japanese pitch accent. By watching this video, you’ll be able to understand basic Japanese intonation rules and with that, you’ll be able to practice speaking Japanese correctly.


*To understand Japanese intonation, you need solid pitch accent knowledge, so if you haven’t learned pitch accent yet, please watch my pitch accent video series first.


0:00 Intro
0:45 What is intonation?
1:44 Difference between pitch accent and intonation
2:28 4 Japanese intonation rules
3:36 1. The pitch always goes up after the first mora
4:48 2. The pitch drops after the first accented mora
5:15 3. The pitch drops a little every time there’s another accented mora
6:12 4. Once the pitch drops, it never goes back up again
6:50 Japanese intonation rules with an example sentence
8:04 Outro


Japanese Shadowing Resources:    • Japanese Shadowing Resources  

Japanese Pitch Accent:    • Japanese Pitch Accent  

Japanese Pitch Accent & Verb Conjugation:    • Japanese Pitch Accent & Verb Conjugation  

Japanese Pronunciation:    • Japanese Pronunciation  

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