Word stressJapan, Japanese
Say: juh-PAN. A country in East Asia.
Our school sent a team to Japan.
Say: ja-puh-NEEZ. From Japan; its language.
Diya is learning Japanese online.
Remember: Words ending in -ese stress the -ese: Japa-NESE, Chi-NESE, Portu-GUESE. Japan itself stresses PAN.
Short lessonStress & endingsIn longer words, one part is said more strongly. And the ending -ed can be said in three ways.