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zisyoapuri de onsei wo kiku to, hatuon no rensyuu ga siyasui desu.

辞書じしょアプリ　で　音声おんせい　を　聞きく　と、　発音はつおん　の　練習れんしゅう　が　しやすい　です。zisyoapuri de onsei wo kiku to, hatuon no rensyuu ga siyasui desu.
When I listen to the audio on the dictionary app, it is easy to practice pronunciation.
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Questions & Answers about zisyoapuri de onsei wo kiku to, hatuon no rensyuu ga siyasui desu.

What does the particle で in 辞書アプリで mean? Is it "at," "with," or something else?

In 辞書アプリで, the particle で marks the means or tool used to do the action.

Here it means something like:

  • "by using a dictionary app"
  • "with a dictionary app"
  • "on a dictionary app"

So 辞書アプリで音声を聞く = "listen to the audio using a dictionary app."

It’s the same で as in:

  • バスで行きます。= I go by bus.
  • パソコンで勉強します。= I study on/with a computer.
Why is 音声 used instead of 声? Don’t they both mean “voice”?

Both relate to sound, but they’re used differently:

  • 音声（おんせい）: more technical/formal, often means “audio” or “sound data”, such as recorded audio, app audio, system voice, etc.
  • 声（こえ）: more like “a person’s voice”, something you produce with your mouth.

In a sentence about a dictionary app playing sound, 音声 is more natural because it refers to the app’s audio feature, not someone’s literal, physical voice.

So 辞書アプリで音声を聞く = "listen to the audio on a dictionary app."

What does 聞くと mean here? Is this the conditional “if,” or “when,” or “and then”?

The と after a verb (聞くと) is a type of conditional. It often implies:

  • When X happens, Y naturally follows.
  • If you do X, the result is Y.

In this sentence:

  • 音声を聞くと、発音の練習がしやすいです。
    "When/if you listen to the audio, it’s easy to practice pronunciation."

It has a nuance of a regular or natural result: listening to the audio naturally leads to easy pronunciation practice.

If you used たら (聞いたら), it might feel a bit more like a one-time “when/if,” less like an automatic, general relationship.

Why is it 発音の練習 instead of something like 発音練習 or 発音を練習する?

All of these are possible in Japanese, but they have slightly different forms/uses:

  1. 発音の練習

    • Literally: “practice of pronunciation”
    • 発音 (noun)
      • の
        • 練習 (noun)
    • Very natural when you want to say “(the) practice of X” as a noun phrase.
    • Works well before がしやすい.

  2. 発音練習

    • A shorter compound noun, also used, but 発音の練習 sounds a bit more neutral and clear, especially in textbook-style sentences.

  3. 発音を練習する

    • Verb phrase: “to practice pronunciation.”
    • You would use this as a verb, e.g.
      • 毎日発音を練習します。= I practice pronunciation every day.

In the original sentence, you need a noun phrase because it’s the subject of しやすい:

  • （私は）発音の練習が しやすいです。
    = "Practicing pronunciation is easy (for me)."
Why is it 発音の練習がしやすいです and not 発音の練習はしやすいです?

Both が and は are possible, but they have different nuances:

  • が often marks:

    • the thing that is easy/difficult,
    • new, neutral information,
    • what naturally fits with ～やすい / ～にくい / 好き / できます, etc.

  • は would give a contrast/topic flavor:

    • 発音の練習はしやすいです。
      = “As for pronunciation practice, it is easy (compared to other things or in contrast to something).”

In a neutral, general statement like this, が is more natural:

  • 発音の練習がしやすいです。
    = “Pronunciation practice is easy (to do).”
How does ～やすい work in しやすい? Is it like saying “easy to do”?

Yes. ～やすい attaches to the ます-stem of a verb and means “easy to do (verb)”.

  • Verb: する
  • ます-stem: し
  • し + やすい → しやすい = “easy to do”

So:

  • 発音の練習がしやすいです。
    = “It is easy to do pronunciation practice.”

Other examples:

  • 読む → 読みやすい = easy to read
  • 覚える → 覚えやすい = easy to memorize
  • 聞く → 聞きやすい = easy to hear/listen to

The opposite pattern is ～にくい (hard to do):

  • 使う → 使いにくい = hard to use
Why is です at the end? Could I just say しやすい without です?

です makes the sentence polite.

  • しやすい by itself is the plain (informal) form of the adjective.
  • しやすいです is the polite form.

In normal polite conversation or writing (like textbooks, explanations, etc.), you usually end with です／ます:

  • 発音の練習がしやすい。 (plain, casual)
  • 発音の練習がしやすいです。 (polite, standard)

To answer your question:
Yes, you can say しやすい without です in casual speech, but it will sound informal. In a neutral explanation like this, です is expected.

What is the basic word order in this sentence? It feels different from English.

The basic pattern is:

[Tool/place]で [Object]を [Verb]と、 [Subject]が [Adjective]です。

Applied to this sentence:

  1. 辞書アプリで – with/on a dictionary app (tool, marked by で)
  2. 音声を – audio (object, marked by を)
  3. 聞くと、 – when/if (you) listen (verb + conditional と)
  4. 発音の練習が – pronunciation practice (subject, marked by が)
  5. しやすいです。 – is easy (adjective + です)

Japanese often puts:

  • modifiers and conditions before the main statement,
  • and the main verb or adjective at the end.

So literally:
“Using a dictionary app, if (you) listen to audio, pronunciation practice is easy.”
Which we naturally translate as:
“It’s easy to practice pronunciation when you listen to audio with a dictionary app.”

Could I say 辞書アプリで音声を聞けば instead of 聞くと? What would change?

You can say:

  • 辞書アプリで音声を聞けば、発音の練習がしやすいです。

聞けば is the ば-form conditional. Compared:

  • 聞くと:

    • Feels more like “when you do X, Y naturally happens.”
    • Often used for regular, automatic results.

  • 聞けば:

    • Feels more like “if you do X, then Y (will be possible).”
    • Slightly more hypothetical/conditional.

In this sentence, the meaning doesn’t change much, but:

  • 聞くと sounds a bit more like stating a general fact or natural consequence.
  • 聞けば sounds a bit more like giving advice or describing a condition: “If you (choose to) listen, then it’s easy to practice.”