Extended Sounds II
Katakana 2
Chapter 10 Β· Extended Sounds II
πΈ Extended Sounds II β γγ£ γγ£ γ·γ§ γΈγ§ γγ§ γ΄
The same small-vowel trick, applied to more characters: the T and D families (γγ£ γγ£ γγ₯ γγ₯), the SH, J, CH families (γ·γ§ γΈγ§ γγ§) and γ΄, the V sound. After this chapter you know every piece of katakana writing. Romaji is shown for everything.
π More Extended Sounds β ε€ζ₯ι³
Last chapter you met the F and W families. Today the same trick (a small vowel changes the vowel of the character before it) gives you the T and D families (γγ£ γγ£ γγ₯ γγ₯), the SH, J and CH families (γ·γ§ γΈγ§ γγ§) and γ΄, the V sound. All are one beat. Click any character for its stroke order.
| Character | Pieces | Romaji / sound | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| γγ£ ti "ti" as in tea | γ + small γ£ | ti | γγΌγγ£γΌ party |
| γγ£ di "di" as in dip | γ + small γ£ | di | γγ£γγΌ dinner |
| γγ₯ tu "tu" as in to | γ + small γ₯ | tu | γγ₯γΌ (rare) two |
| γγ₯ du "du" as in do | γ + small γ₯ | du | γγ₯γΌ (rare) do |
| γ·γ§ she "she" as in shell | γ· + small γ§ | she | γ·γ§γ’ share |
| γΈγ§ je "je" as in jet | γΈ + small γ§ | je | γΈγ§γγ jet |
| γγ§ che "che" as in check | γ + small γ§ | che | γγ§γγ― check |
| γ΄ vu "v", a voiced γ¦ | γ¦ + γ | vu | γ΄γ‘γ€γͺγͺγ³ violin |
π Read It β New Words
Read the Japanese first, then check the romaji and the English word it comes from.
| # | Word | Romaji | English | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | γγΌγγ£γΌ | pΔtΔ« | party | pa-a-ti-i: γ + small γ£ + γΌ |
| 2 | γγ£γΌ | tΔ« | tea (as in tea bag) | ti-i |
| 3 | γγ£γγ·γ₯ | tisshu | tissue | ti-s-shu: pocket tissues are given away on the street |
| 4 | γγ£γγΌ | dinΔ | dinner | di-na-a |
| 5 | γγ£γΉγ― | disuku | disc; disk | di-su-ku |
| 6 | γγ§γγ― | chekku | check; checking | che-k-ku |
| 7 | γγ§γ³γΈ | chenji | change | che-n-ji |
| 8 | γ·γ§γ’ | shea | share | she-a: used for sharing food or an apartment |
| 9 | γΈγ§γγ | jetto | jet | je-t-to |
| 10 | γ΄γ‘γ€γͺγͺγ³ | vaiorin | violin | va-i-o-ri-n: often γγ€γͺγͺγ³ instead |
βοΈ Try It Yourself β γγγγ γ
Say each answer out loud first, then click to check.
1. What does the small γ£ in γγ£ do?
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It changes the vowel of γ: γ (te) + γ£ = γγ£ (ti), one beat.
2. Read aloud and translate: γγΌγγ£γΌ Β· γγ£γΌ Β· γγ£γγ·γ₯
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pΔtΔ« (party) Β· tΔ« (tea) Β· tisshu (tissue)
3. Read aloud and translate: γγ£γγΌ Β· γγ£γΉγ― Β· γγ§γγ―
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dinΔ (dinner) Β· disuku (disc) Β· chekku (check)
4. Read aloud and translate: γγ§γ³γΈ Β· γ·γ§γ’ Β· γΈγ§γγ
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chenji (change) Β· shea (share) Β· jetto (jet)
5. What sound does γ΄ stand for, and how is it usually written instead?
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The V sound. It is usually replaced by γ γ γ γ γ (e.g. γγ€γͺγͺγ³).
6. Write in katakana: pΔtΔ« Β· dinΔ Β· chekku (check the small characters).
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γγΌγγ£γΌ Β· γγ£γγΌ Β· γγ§γγ―