sentence: An example of this would be the Japanese words chizu, which has a short vowel (a vowel spoken for a short time), and chīzu, which has a long vowel (a vowel spoken for a long time).
modified: fix grammar: A example of this would be the Japanese words chizu, which has an short vowel (an vowel spoken for an short time), and chīzu, which has an long vowel (an vowel spoken for an long time).