Katakana word

ハhaンnバーbāガーgā “hamburger” in Japanese

hanbāgā

Character by character

  1. ハha
  2. ンn
  3. バba
  4. ーstretches the sound before it
  5. ガga
  6. ーstretches the sound before it

ハンバーガー is made of 4 katakana sounds and 2 long-vowel marks. It reads hanbāgā.

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オレンジジュース

orenjijūsu — orange juice · breakdown →

グレープフルーツ

gurēpufurūtsu — grapefruit · breakdown →

シャンペン

shanpen — champagne · breakdown →

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