Learn Katakana: ダクテン (Bonus Day) – Japanese from 0 to 100

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Bonus Day (Katakana)

Dakuten, Handakuten & Small Kana (てんてん・まる・小さいカナ)

⚠️ Important:

This lesson is essential.

Without this, you cannot read real Japanese.

Make sure you understand this before moving on.

🔤 Dakuten (゛)

K-row

S-row

T-row

H-row

🔤 Handakuten (゜)

🔤 Small Kana (ャュョ)

🔊 Pronunciation Tips

• ガ = stronger than カ
• パ = clear “pa”
• キャ = one sound (not ki + ya)

👉 Blend smoothly

📝 Example Words

• ガイド (gaido) = guide
• ザイン (zain) = sign
• デザイン (dezain) = design
• パン (pan) = bread
• キャンプ (kyanpu) = camp

❌ Common Mistakes

• キャ → “ki-ya”
• ignoring ゛ / ゜
• mixing シュ / ス

👉 Small marks change meaning

🎯 Practice

👉 ガ ギ グ ゲ ゴ
👉 パ ピ プ ペ ポ
👉 キャ キュ キョ

Repeat at least 5 times

🧪 Quiz (20 Questions)

① Read

② Write

③ Small Kana

④ Words

📝 Answers