The glide sequences (e.g., /kya/, /kyu/, /kyo/,
etc.) are written with a small katakana ャ or ュ or ョ as shown
below. The positioning of these small symbols is the same as
those of small ッ. (Note that glides occur only with the /i/-sound
row of the katakana chart. (Namely,: キ, ギ, シ, ジ, チ, ヂ, ニ, ヒ, ビ, ピ, ミ, and リ.) In addition to ヤユヨ ending glides, there are three additional glides ending in /e/ sound. These are /she/ as in "shell," /je/ as in "jet" and /che/ as in "check" as shown below. Click on the chart below to hear the pronunciation.
Glide
Practice
Read the katakana words below and confirm your pronunciation by clicking on the audio icons. Glides are written in red.
コンピュータ
computer
ニューヨーク
New York
チャット
chat
キャッシュ
cash
ミュート
mute
Click on the audio icons below and write down what you hear on the printout of this page. Note that one hiragana needs to be written in each box. Click on the areas below the boxes to see the answers.
