Katakana Flashcards
1
Q
ア
A
[a]
2
Q
エ
A
[e]
3
Q
オ
A
[o]
4
Q
イ
A
[i]
5
Q
リ
A
[ɾi]
6
Q
ラ
A
[ɾa], like the t in the American pronunciation of butter
7
Q
カ
A
[ka]
8
Q
メ
A
[me]
9
Q
キ
A
[ki]
10
Q
フ
A
[ɸɯ], roughly between a short “hoo” and “foo”
11
Q
コ
A
[ko]
12
Q
マ
A
[ma]
13
Q
シ
A
[ɕi], like the shee in sheep
14
Q
ン
A
[n] or [ŋ], like the n in pink, producing a [m] when combined with a bilabial stop, hence “tempura” and not “tenpura”
15
Q
ス
A
[sɯ], although it can shorten to more of a [s] at the end of a word
