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26 Sep 2022
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What is the difference between えっと and ええと ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between えっと and ええと ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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26 Sep 2022
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目上の人だと「えっとぉー」とか「ええーとぉ」みたいに語尾を伸ばすと、テキトーな感じに聞こえてしまうかもしれません。(伸ばしてても「えっとー↓」みたいに下げてれば多分大丈夫🙂)
先輩・上司とかよりも目上(社長とか別の会社の人など)の場合は、そもそもそういう言葉を使わない方が好ましいですね。
「えー」だけならまぁ相手が誰でも指摘されることはないでしょう。
(音声データ)
1個目→「えっとぉー」 失礼な感じ
2個目→「えぇーっと」 OK
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- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
- Japanese
目上の人だと「えっとぉー」とか「ええーとぉ」みたいに語尾を伸ばすと、テキトーな感じに聞こえてしまうかもしれません。(伸ばしてても「えっとー↓」みたいに下げてれば多分大丈夫🙂)
先輩・上司とかよりも目上(社長とか別の会社の人など)の場合は、そもそもそういう言葉を使わない方が好ましいですね。
「えー」だけならまぁ相手が誰でも指摘されることはないでしょう。
(音声データ)
1個目→「えっとぉー」 失礼な感じ
2個目→「えぇーっと」 OK
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)

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