ヒャ・リャ・ギャ・ジャ — Combined sounds 2 and foreign sounds

More combined sounds: ヒャ (hya), ミャ (mya), リャ (rya), ギャ (gya), ジャ (ja), ビャ (bya), ピャ (pya), plus extra sounds for foreign words such as ティ (ti), ファ (fa) and ウィ (wi).

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Vocabulary

  • ジャム (ジャム): jam
  • ジョギング (ジョギング): jogging
  • ミュージック (ミュージック): music
  • ギャラリー (ギャラリー): gallery
  • パーティー (パーティー): party
  • ファイル (ファイル): file
  • ティッシュ (ティッシュ): tissue

In-lesson practice

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Frequently asked questions

What does 「ジャム」 mean in this lesson?
jam
What does 「ジョギング」 mean in this lesson?
jogging
What does 「ミュージック」 mean in this lesson?
music
What does 「ギャラリー」 mean in this lesson?
gallery
What does 「パーティー」 mean in this lesson?
party
What does 「ファイル」 mean in this lesson?
file
What does 「ティッシュ」 mean in this lesson?
tissue
How do you read ヒャ?
ヒ + small ャ is read "hya".
How do you read リョ?
リ + small ョ is read "ryo".
How do you read ジュ?
ジ + small ュ is read "ju".
How do you read ティ?
テ + small ィ is read "ti". It is used to write sounds in foreign words.
How do you read ファ?
フ + small ァ is read "fa".
What does ジャム mean?
ジャム comes from the English word "jam".
Which word is read "paatii" (party)?
パーティー is read paa-tii and means party.