【Skill 1】Understand whether the speaker is asking me a question or not, from the difference in the pitch of [jah-nah-ee].

If the final pitch [ee] of [jah-nah-ee] goes up as follows, the speaker is asking me a question.

■  [yah-sue-me-jah-nah-ee?] (Do you have a day off?)

While the final pitch [ee] of [jah-nah-ee] does not go up as follows, the speaker is expressing his/her opinion.

■  [yah-sue-me-jah-nah-ee.] (I don't have a day off.)

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