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Maximilian1st
Level: 13

I have just been quizzed on the word to say 言う and the answer was ゆう. Is there a huge difference between the two?

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2 years ago
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卵パン
Level: 839

As I know, いう is just the normal pronunciation. ゆう is used for casual speaking because it's easier to pronounce, but it's not used in writing.

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2 years ago
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ポールおじちゃん
Level: 1763

Both are pronounced [jɯ̟ᵝː] in Tokyo dialect according to Wiktionary. As far as I can tell, いう is used because it makes the inflections (いって, いった, いわない, etc) appear to be regular.

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