訛り
なまり
Also written 訛
Meanings
- Noun accent (of one's speech)
- dialect; provincialism; patois
- corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
Kanji
- 訛 accent; dialect. Read as なまり.
Example sentences
- なまりから明らかであるように、彼は外国人だ。
He is a foreigner, as is evident from his accent. - なまりから判断して彼は大阪の人に違いない。
Judging from his accent, he must be from Osaka. - トムはいつもジョンの言葉のなまりを理由にからかう。
Tom always makes fun of John because of his dialect. - その男はドイツ語なまりの英語を話す。
The man speaks English with a German accent. - 言葉のなまりで彼女の国が知れた。
Her accent gave her away.