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Japanese and Chinese Speakers Discuss Why Mandarin’s 啊 Can Sound Angry to Japanese Ears

A Japanese X user suggested that the Mandarin particle 啊 (a) accounts for much of why Chinese can sound “scary” to Japanese listeners. Rather than turning into an argument, Japanese and Chinese speakers joined in to compare their impressions and discuss the particle.

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Does Mandarin have a particle of anger? One Japanese X user claimed 95% of why Chinese sounds "scary" to Japanese ears comes down to a single particle, 啊 (a). Instead of a fight, Japanese and Chinese speakers agreed and started comparing notes.
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Japanese and Chinese Speakers Discuss Why Mandarin’s 啊 Can Sound Angry to Japanese Ears

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EN-ORIGINAL (1)

Does Mandarin have a particle of anger? One Japanese X user claimed 95% of why Chinese sounds "scary" to Japanese ears comes down to a single particle, 啊 (a). Instead of a fight, Japanese and Chinese speakers agreed and started comparing notes.