These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.
ちょっとのどが痛い、あまりしゃべらない方がいいな
ちょっとのどがいたい、あまりしゃべらないほうがいいなMy throat hurts a bit; I shouldn't talk much.
こいつ、のど渇いてんのか、ごくごく飲んでるね。
こいつ、のどかわいてんのか、ごくごくのんでるね。This one must be thirsty — look at him gulping it down.