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
ri
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
16
Q
タ
A
ta
17
Q
ロ
A
ro
18
Q
ヨ
A
jo
19
Q
ー
A
long vowel mark, used to extend the vowel sound that precedes it
20
Q
ギ
A
gi
