Katakana extras
Building block:Words from other languages bring sounds Japanese didn't have. Katakana writes them with a long bar and small vowels.
How it works
- A long bar ー holds the vowel before it: コーヒー.
- A small ッ is the same pause as small っ: ベッド.
- A small ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ changes the kana before it: テ + ィ = ティ, フ + ァ = ファ.
Examples
テティ
フファ
ウウェ
パーティー(party)