Home › Forums › The Japanese Language › Tsu in the middle of a katakana

This topic contains 2 replies, has 2 voices, and was last updated by  Charles Grabe 11 years, 2 months ago.

Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • September 11, 2013 at 5:35 pm #41882

    Charles Grabe
    Member

    Hey everyone,

    Just started a couple months ago and am just learning katakana. I came upon the first vocabulary word using katakana, which is “shock”, and noticed there is a “tsu” right after the “sho”. I don’t seem to here the sound, so why is it there? Thanks!

    • This topic was modified 11 years, 2 months ago by  Charles Grabe.
    September 11, 2013 at 9:51 pm #41890

    Joel
    Member

    You’ve crossed it out, so I’m guessing you’ve discovered the meaning, but just in case: a small つ/ツ means the next consonant is doubled. So ショック = “shokku” – it’s pronounced with a slight hesitation on the K.

    September 12, 2013 at 10:40 am #41894

    Charles Grabe
    Member

    Thanks, Joel, for the timely response. Yeah, I figured it out the moment I posted so I tried to delete the question. ;)

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.

Bounty?