Katakana 6: Tenten + Double Consonants
introduction #20
~ 5 Minutes
Introduction
Hello! Welcome to this brief lesson on tenten and double consonants for katakana!
This will essentially all be a review, as long as you've been practicing your hiragana!
How does one "tenten" a katakana? π€
Well, in just the same way as one "tenten"s a hiragana! That's right, there are no new tricks, surprises, or characters to learn here!
Here are the charts for the katakana dakuten and handakuten:
Just as with hiragana, dakuten turns "h" sounds into "b" sounds, "t" sounds into "d" sounds, "s" sounds into "z" sounds, and "k" sounds into "g" sounds!
Yep, handakuten is the same as well, "h" to "p". (Hehe, γγ.)
And what about double consonants? Can we have those too?
Absolutely you can! Just like with hiragana, all you'll need to do is add a small γ before the consonant you want to double.
How do you type that?
When answering reviews, simply type the consonant you want to double twice, or type x then "tsu", just like with γγ£γ! Outside of reviews though, you'll need to change your Japanese IME to the "Full-width Katakana" mode if you want to type in, of course, katakana. π
Here are some examples!
1a
γ¬γ
To double the "k" sound of γ, we simply need to put a small γ before it:
1b
γ¬γγ
2a
γ³γ³
Same here! To double γ³'s "k" sound, let's add γ!
2b
γ³γγ³
3a
γΊγ
Here, we get to double γ... using γ!
3b
γΊγγ
(Disclaimer: these are just illustrations of how small katakana γ doubles a consonant, and not necessarily real words.)
With that, you're almost completely done with katakana! Just one more lesson to go...
Now go be free to drill and master these new combos!
Exercises
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Homework (Grammar SRS)
There is no homework for this lesson, yay!