How do I pronounce 疲れ


I'm learning Japanese from (glossika), still very Beginner A1 Low (1.7%), so I
want to know how to pronounce 疲れ.

I know it's つかれ=tsu ka re, but I hear it like (tu ka re), and that the full
Sentence, 疲れました.




The 'tsu' sound is mostly pronounced as 'tsu', not 'tu'. In the International
Phonetic Alphabet, this is written as [tsɯ] ([see
here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsu_\(kana\))).

  * Description of how to make the sound: [http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/ja/en/pmod/practical/#:~:text=The%20tsu%20(%E3%81%A4)%20is%20a,back%20of%20your%20lower%20teeth](http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/ja/en/pmod/practical/#:%7E:text=The%20tsu%20\(%E3%81%A4\)%20is%20a,back%20of%20your%20lower%20teeth)

  * Native speakers pronouncing 'tsu' - <https://forvo.com/word/%E3%81%A4/#ja>

Therefore, 疲れ is pronounced as 'tsukare' (つかれ). Again, listen to the native
speakers saying the word
[here](https://forvo.com/word/%E7%96%B2%E3%82%8C/#ja).

In some Japanese dialects, there is a slight devoicing of some 'tsu' sounds,
which might make it sound like 'tu'. For example, Wikipedia lists the case of
'kutsu' being pronounced 'kutu' (described
[here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology#Devoicing)), but I
don't think this is common for the word 疲れ. Having said that, in the second
example from Forvo above, the male voice does sound a little like 'tu'.




The 'tsu' sound is mostly pronounced as 'tsu', not 'tu'. In the International
Phonetic Alphabet, this is written as [tsɯ] ([see
here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsu_\(kana\))).

  * Description of how to make the sound: [http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/ja/en/pmod/practical/#:~:text=The%20tsu%20(%E3%81%A4)%20is%20a,back%20of%20your%20lower%20teeth](http://www.coelang.tufs.ac.jp/ja/en/pmod/practical/#:%7E:text=The%20tsu%20\(%E3%81%A4\)%20is%20a,back%20of%20your%20lower%20teeth)

  * Native speakers pronouncing 'tsu' - <https://forvo.com/word/%E3%81%A4/#ja>

Therefore, 疲れ is pronounced as 'tsukare' (つかれ). Again, listen to the native
speakers saying the word
[here](https://forvo.com/word/%E7%96%B2%E3%82%8C/#ja).

In some Japanese dialects, there is a slight devoicing of some 'tsu' sounds,
which might make it sound like 'tu'. For example, Wikipedia lists the case of
'kutsu' being pronounced 'kutu' (described
[here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology#Devoicing)), but I
don't think this is common for the word 疲れ. Having said that, in the second
example from Forvo above, the male voice does sound a little like 'tu'.

