Katakana word

シshiンnガgaポーpōルru “Singapore” in Japanese

shingapōru

Character by character

  1. シshi
  2. ンn
  3. ガga
  4. ポpo
  5. ーstretches the sound before it
  6. ルru

シンガポール is made of 5 katakana sounds and 1 long-vowel mark. It reads shingapōru.

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タイ

tai — Thailand · breakdown →

マレーシア

marēshia — Malaysia · breakdown →

スーパー

sūpā — supermarket · breakdown →

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