かわいいもの Double vowels (ii in this case) are pronounced long. — [What should I buy for you?] A cute thin

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かわいい もの

Double vowels (ii in this case) are pronounced long.

[What should I buy for you?] A cute thing?

Cuteness is an important concept in Japanese. There are kawaii people, kawaii objects and kawaii whatever in Japan. I even saw pink houses there.

Card 78 of 2,076 in Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar.

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かわいい  人ひと

This sounds slightly like "kawaisou" instead of "kawaii hito", but the speaker is really saying "kawaii hito".

すごい  人ひと

強つよい もの

すごくない

可愛かわいくない な

Ignore the trailing "na" in this case.

かわいい もの Double vowels (ii in this case) are pronounced long. — Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar flashcard

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かわいいもの Double vowels (ii in this case) are pronounced long. — Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar flashcard