The small tsu (っ) is used to represent a pause. It actually does not sound, but is a pause in the pronunciation.
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ッ
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tsu (small)
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The small tsu (っ) creates a pause. e.g., サッカー (sakkaa) = soccer e.g., ベッド (beddo) = bed |