Alphabet Course

Teacher

Marshall

In this lesson, I will teach you five katakana, which are タチツテト.

タ is pronounced as /ta/.

チ is pronounced as /chi/.

ツ is pronounced as /tsu/.

テ is pronounced as /te/.

ト is pronounced as /to/.

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9 thoughts on “Lesson 4: タチツテト”

IHateGosu says:
April 13, 2020 at 9:59 pm

why does tsu and shi look the same?

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1. Marshall says:
  April 14, 2020 at 12:37 am
  
  https://marshallyin.com/forum/topic/a-tip-to-help-you-differentiate-シ、ツ、ン-and-ソ/
  
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Shioreta says:
June 22, 2020 at 4:50 am

ta kind of looks like a shark lol

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1. Marshall says:
  June 22, 2020 at 7:59 am
  
  that’s right😂
  
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2. Hizketmar says:
  October 27, 2020 at 2:59 am
  
  also looks like “a”
  
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Penguiniey says:
November 14, 2020 at 7:43 am

I just realized this is much harder than Hiragana, アウト is spelled as “auto” in romaji, which made me think it was for “automatic” or “automobile” instead of “out”

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1. Marshall says:
  November 14, 2020 at 10:41 am
  
  auto is オート
  
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Penguiniey says:
November 14, 2020 at 7:47 am

Wait… if ウエスト is “waist” then what’s West?

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1. Marshall says:
  November 14, 2020 at 10:42 am
  
  西（にし）
  
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Tip	Titanic is sinking. タ as in “Titanic”.
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Tip	A chimp is on the ball. チ as in “chimp”.
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Tip	I have three peanuts. ツ as in “peanuts”.
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Tip	This is a tomahawk. ト as in “tomahawk”.
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