Katakana word

パーpāトtoナーnāシshiッpプpu “partnership” in Japanese

pātonāshippu

Character by character

パpa
ーstretches the sound before it
トto
ナna
ーstretches the sound before it
シshi
ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
プpu

パートナーシップ is made of 5 katakana sounds, 2 long-vowel marks and 1 small ッ. It reads pātonāshippu.

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ボス

bosu — boss · breakdown →

パートナー

pātonā — partner · breakdown →

マネージャー

manējā — manager · breakdown →

More katakana words

ワイフwaifu · wife
テストtesuto · test
ハズバンドhazubando · husband
キャンセルkyanseru · cancel
ガールフレンドgārufurendo · girlfriend
イメージimēji · image
ボーイフレンドbōifurendo · boyfriend
チャンスchansu · chance

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