In Japanese, "speaker" is スピーカー (supīkā). It is a noun pronounced "soo-pee-kah".
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スピーカー is written in katakana. Romanised as supīkā, it sounds roughly like "soo-pee-kah" to an English ear.
この建物には大きなスピーカーがあります。
Kono tatemono ni wa ookina Supīkā ga arimasu.
This building has a large speaker.
Supīkā (スピーカー) means speaker in Japanese. This noun describes a feature or object found in indoor or outdoor environments.
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Buy on Steamスピーカー is romanised as supīkā. Say it roughly like "soo-pee-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
スピーカー is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
スピーカー is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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