じゃ
ja
Be, is
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
このシャツ、色違いもありますか。
このしゃつ、いろちがいもありますか。
Do you have this shirt in a different color?
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このジャケットを着てみたら、肩がちょっときついんだ。
このじゃけっとをきてみたら、かたがちょっときついんだ。
When I tried on this jacket, the shoulders were a bit tight.
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お隣さんがいらっしゃいましたね。
おとなりさんがいらっしゃいましたね。
The neighbor has arrived, hasn't he?
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サックスでジャズを演奏します。
さっくすでじゃずをえんそうします。
I play jazz on the saxophone.
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What does じゃ mean?
Be, is.
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じゃ (ja). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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