In learning to speak another language, one needs to learn the rhythm, intonation, and stress in the language, not just vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, etc. If words and sentences are not spoken with the correct rhythm, intonation, and stress, they may not be comprehensible to a native speaker.
Every language has a distinctive rhythm and the rhythm of some are very different from others.
In Japanese, the rhythm is like a beautiful bubbling brook, with the water making constant noise, with little change in the pattern of the beat, i.e. regular patterned pulses. Rhythm Rhythm can be demonstrable various ways. Blowing on a kazoo. Before handing out a chant, I set the scene, tell story, and explain new vocabulary. I begin to c in 1,2,3,4, then start saying the chant as I continue clap.