[RaimiiChan]

Originally Posted by KyleGoetz

Speaking in monotone is not at all a good description of what is necessary. Japanese is a pitch-accent language. You need more than one tone to pull off Japanese. I've made a recording to show you the difference between them: MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

It is a five-minute audio file.

Edit: Here is a 1:20 recording of three words where pitch variation is required (and impossible if spoken in monotone): MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

Yes i listened to it and i now understand what you mean. I guess i will just have to practice not stressing my words so much and listen to recordings of myself and see if it sounds better =]