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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.
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How do I pronounce 疲れ
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'.
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