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.
今年こそは広島カープが優勝してほしい
ことしこそはひろしまかーぷがゆうしょうしてほしいI hope the Hiroshima Carp will finally win the championship this year.
今年こそ優勝できそうだ
ことしこそゆうしょうできそうだIt looks like we can win the championship this year.
今年はお盆休み取れるかな
ことしはおぼんやすみとれるかなI wonder if I can get the Obon holiday off this year.