the small 「つ」at the beginning sometimes i find the small tsu at the beginning of a sentence, such as 「って」. what could that mean and how to use it? also what other letters can be preceeded by the small

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the small 「つ」at the beginning sometimes i find the small tsu at the beginning of a sentence, such as 「って」. what could that mean and how to use it? also what other letters can be preceeded by the small tsu at the beginning of a sentence? thanks.

2013年9月21日 11:48

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your question 「....×××」って？　is that right? It's hard to explain in English to me. For example A: Hi B, Oh! What's that ? B: My resume. I am looking for a new job. A: Wha...!?　Don't you mean "you'll change your job？" 　　ええっ!?　.......って、転職されるのですか？ B::That's right. Hope this helps ^^

2013年9月21日

They're called Sokuon. When its used, you have to double the consonant which follows it. ex. ちょっと　まって！(chotto matte or chi-yo-tto matte [phonetic ver.]) -> "Wait a second!" in English In this case we also have a small "yo" as well as "tsu". As far as I know "yo" is usually pronounced as it is. But notice that "tsu" doubles the "t" in "chotto" and "matte". It just means you hold the sound of letter for a bit longer when you say it. Check this link out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_l8Pmh5B8 I haven't watched the whole thing, but watch and listen to the way she says the words she has on the vid. Hope this helped!!

2013年9月21日