Katakana word

ペpeッpパーpā “pepper” in Japanese

peppā

Character by character

  1. ペpe
  2. ッsmall tsu: doubles the next consonant
  3. パpa
  4. ーstretches the sound before it

ペッパー is made of 2 katakana sounds, 1 long-vowel mark and 1 small ッ. It reads peppā.

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フルーツ

furūtsu — fruit · breakdown →

フライドポテト

furaidopoteto — fried potato · breakdown →

バナナ

banana — banana · breakdown →

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