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Lesson 4B Innovative Pronunciation #2
double consonants (the small ッ):
with voiced consonants and /-h/


A demonstration on how to pronounce "Midge" in Katakana
A demonstration on how to pronounce "Midge" in Katakana
ミッジ  Midge

A demonstration on how to pronounce "Greg" in Katakana
A demonstration on how to pronounce "Greg" in Katakana
グレッグ Greg

A demonstration on how to pronounce "Conrad" in Katakana
A demonstration on how to pronounce "Conrad" in Katakana
コンラッド Conrad

A demonstration on how to pronounce "Baghdada" in Katakana
A demonstration on how to pronounce "Baghdada" in Katakana
バグダッド Baghdada

Special Conversion 2 (see JWL p. 67)