Katakana word

ガーgāリriッkクku “garlic” in Japanese

gārikku

Character by character

ガga
ーstretches the sound before it
リri
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
クku

ガーリック is made of 3 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads gārikku.

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Same script, same rules. Try before you reveal.

グレープ

gurēpu — grape · breakdown →

オニオン

onion — onion · breakdown →

グレープフルーツ

gurēpufurūtsu — grapefruit · breakdown →

More katakana words

ピーマンpīman · green pepper
ハンバーガーhanbāgā · hamburger
キャロットkyarotto · carrot
オレンジジュースorenjijūsu · orange juice
キャベツkyabetsu · cabbage
シャンペンshanpen · champagne
トマトtomato · tomato
コーヒーkōhī · coffee

All 433 katakana words → Katakana chart →

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