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Modified Sounds 3 - Youon

In this lesson you will learn the pronunciation of the last fifteen sounds of Japanese, from gya to pyo.

This lesson covers fifteen more youon sounds. These youon sounds are made of the modified sounds, gi, ji, ji, hi, bi and pi, that are changed to end with either ya, yu or yo. The modification is written in hiragana with a small character after the main character.

Note that there is no difference in the pronounciation between the ones based on ji, じ,and ji, ぢ.

Start listening, and follow the table from left to right, one row at a time.

ぎゃ

ぎゅ

ぎょ

gya gyu gyo
じゃ じゅ じょ
ja ju jo
ぢゃ
ぢゅ
ぢょ
ja ju jo
びゃ
びゅ
びょ
bya byu byo
ぴゃ
ぴゅ
ぴょ
pya pyu pyo

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