Katakana word

イiンnターtāネneッtトto “internet” in Japanese

intānetto

Character by character

  1. イi
  2. ンn
  3. タta
  4. ーstretches the sound before it
  5. ネne
  6. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  7. トto

インターネット is made of 5 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads intānetto.

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ウェブサイト

webusaito — website · breakdown →

ウェブカム

webukamu — webcam · breakdown →

イーメール

īmēru — email · breakdown →

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