聞(き)い()て() kiiteよ yo。 Listen to me! Literal Listen [emphasis-よ]. 聞いてよ uses the て-form as a casual request plus よ for emphasis. This is softer than the imperative 聞け but more insistent than 聞いて alone. Common when trying to get someone's attention. requestshearing/listening~て (casual request)sentence-final よ (assertion)
聞(き)い()て() kiiteよ yo。 Listen to me! Literal Listen [emphasis-よ]. 聞いてよ uses the て-form as a casual request plus よ for emphasis. This is softer than the imperative 聞け but more insistent than 聞いて alone. Common when trying to get someone's attention. requestshearing/listening~て (casual request)sentence-final よ (assertion)