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Hiragana · PART 2 · 14 OF 15

Small っ (tsu) and long sounds

きって おかあさん

kitte okaasan

4 groups · 14 cards

Start: Small っ (tsu)

Groups

  1. Small っ (tsu) きって, ざっし, きっぷ (kitte, zasshi, kippu)
  2. Build words みっつ, はっぱ, せっけん, ちょっと (mittsu, happa, sekken, chotto)
  3. Long sounds おかあさん, おとうさん, おばあさん (okaasan, otousan, obaasan)
  4. Build words きょう, せんせい, がっこう, ひこうき (kyou, sensei, gakkou, hikouki)
  5. Revision All 14 mixed

Marks and small letters review

All 77 letters and words, mixed

Words and sentences

Small っ (tsu)

  • っ small tsu A small っ: a short stop

    A small っ is a short stop before the next sound. You hear it as a double letter: きって (kitte). Write it smaller than つ (tsu).

    きって kitte stamp
  • きって kitte stamp noun
  • ざっし zasshi magazine noun
  • きっぷ kippu ticket noun

Build words

  • みっつ mittsu three things noun
  • はっぱ happa leaf noun
  • せっけん sekken soap noun
  • ちょっと chotto a little noun

Long sounds

  • おばさん → おばあさん obasan → obaasan A long sound

    A long sound is held longer, and in hiragana it is written with one more letter: おばさん (obasan) is aunt, おばあさん (obaasan) is grandmother. A long e is often written い (sensei), a long o often う (otousan).

    おばあさん obaasan grandmother
  • おかあさん okaasan mother noun
  • おとうさん otousan father noun
  • おばあさん obaasan grandmother noun

Build words

  • きょう kyou today noun
  • せんせい sensei teacher noun
  • がっこう gakkou school noun
  • ひこうき hikouki plane noun

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