Does Pitch-Accent Matter?

Does pitch accent matter? The answer is an absolute YES! However, some people argue learning pitch accent is a waste of time. So in this video, I’m going to lay out the reasons why learning pitch accent is important to many Japanese learners and also why it’s not that important to some Japanese learners. After watching this video, you’ll be able to judge whether the Japanese pitch accent matters to you or not.



0:00 Intro
0:26 English stress & Japanese pitch-accent
2:04 Why learning pitch-accent is important
6:03 Why learning pitch-accent may not be important
7:08 Outro



Introduction to Japanese Pitch Accent:    • Introduction to Japanese Pitch Accent  

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

Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives (Part 1):    • Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives ...  

Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives (Part 2):    • Japanese Pitch Accent & I Adjectives ...  

Japanese Pitch Accent & Compound Nouns:    • Japanese Pitch Accent & Compound Nouns  

Introduction to Japanese Intonation:    • Introduction to Japanese Intonation  

Japanese Pitch Accent:    • Japanese Pitch Accent  

Japanese Pronunciation:    • Japanese Pronunciation  



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