i do have one small question: for example, そのとおり, そのとーり and そのとうり. the お, う and ー have different… - Feed Post by Maddx_Etsuko
i do have one small question: for example, そのとおり, そのとーり and そのとうり. the お, う and ー have different usages and i noticed a slight diff in each pronounciation, but sometimes i cant really differentiate when and how to use them. and i notice a subscripted つ --> っ too and dont know what it means except that it alters the pronounciation to a higher pitch/note. help?
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Small っ is affect the pronounciation so you need to read it longer, e.g: がっこう, you read it as gakkou instead of gakou. (Sorry if my explanantion is not clear, I dont know how to explain it)- And if a word use ー, you need to read the last vowel (vowel before the ー) longer, e.g: そのとーり you read it sonotoori instead of sonotori.
The small つ means a double consonant. For instance: zettai (ぜったい), it kind of sounds like you're adding a very short pause before the consonant (ze tai). The dash ー is used in Katakana to lengthen vowels: ア (a) & アー(aa). In Hirgana the dash is not used, but some authors use it to imply they are dragging the word, like when you say "reeeeaaaally?" in english
