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Japanese · Pronunciation Guide
How do you pronounce "どれ" in Japanese?
do-re, two short beats — a dental d, one tap, and no glide on the final e.
dore
Two beats of matching size, high then low. This completes the これ / それ / あれ / どれ set, all of which share the same two-beat shape and the same second mora — so the rhythm you build on one transfers directly to the rest of the family.
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Hear it in a sentence
どれが好きですか。
Dore ga suki desu ka?
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Listen: どれが好きですか。
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どれが好きですか contains 好き, where both vowels devoice so that it sounds close to "ski," and です, which devoices again. After the two clearly-voiced beats of どれ, the rest of the sentence turns largely into breath — a very typical Japanese distribution.
Where English speakers slip
"DOH-ray" is the standard version, with a glided first vowel, English stress, an English r and a diphthongised second vowel. Every element needs flattening. The one to prioritise is the r: a single tap, made without any lip rounding, which keeps the o and e sounding pure on either side of it.