I just wanted to take a moment to apologize for not being here lately. I haven't forgotten, I've simply been REALLY busy.
I love studying, I really do, however, first and foremost, I am a writer. Now having said that, I have done very little writing. It's just been crazy, and then to make matters worse, I lost two people close to me.
I am also revamping the way I study. I find that I need structure, something to give me guidance, otherwise I am lost in the "There is SOOOO much to learn! Where do I start?" of it all. Well, something or someone heard me shouting that question and gave me an answer.
MIT, as in Massachusetts Institute of Technology... THAT MIT, has all of their courses online... for free. Now, that being said, you won't get a degree from them, because you are not a student (makes sense) and are not enrolled. But it is their belief, and I love them for this, that an education should not be simply for those with means. Learning should be available to anyone. And thus, I give you... Japanese 1 via MIT.
You will need Genki 1, if you don't already have it. You can purchase it through the course, and I believe they receive money for it? I hope so. If you look through the course, you will find the Syllabus, a calendar, so you can set your own 'class' and online materials. So far, I think the only thing that is missing is the listening things. But, searching online will yield a LOT of things to practice listening to. Youtube being one. I listen to a lot of Japanese music, and there was one drama that I loved, but is now no longer available in my country (thanks a lot, Youtube...). But there are many more.
So, yeah... That is where I am. I am currently setting up my study schedule and am terribly excited. I am still self studying, so, it will require discipline to see me through. I am also going to continue my kanji study apart from the class, through Anki. This is the deck I use. Though their are HUNDREDS more. And for verbs and nouns and all sorts of things. Anki is the shit.
Anyway, when I get my course set up, I will update with the results!
Happy studying!
じゃまったね！
Monday, July 18, 2016
Thursday, March 31, 2016
みんあさん、こんばんは！
(Good evening, everyone)
It has been a really long time, and you have my apologies. ごめんなさい！
I am still up to my eyeballs editing and haven't had a lot of opportunities to study.
But I will still list some "baby" sentences. These seem really simple, and they are, but by learning particals later, we will be able to connect them, and make larger ones. Those are really very important. Learning English as a child, you learned by 'baby' sentences. I promise, your first sentence was not - "Maternal figure, are we going to partake of the afternoon meal in a somewhat short amount of time?"
So, here we go. I will write each sentence twice. Once with kanji, once without. When you start to familiarize yourself with kanji, you will see how it makes Japanese... easier to read. As a language that uses no spaces between their words, this can bee seen as breaking up the sentence into... manageable bites.
Let's see it in action. And I will be using the polite version of the verbs. You wouldn't necessarily use this when talking with friends, but I would rather err on the side of caution. When I finally get to Japan, I won't have any friends, really, so I would rather start off with polite, as to not offend anyone.
わたしはほんをよみます <--- Hiragana only
The sentence reads "I book read." ALL Japanese sentences end with the verb. ALL. Unless there is a clause, that is something I am still working on.
That sentence is perfectly readable, but read a lot of that, and your eyes sort of go crossed.
私は本を読みます
This is the exact same sentence as above. Word for word. But the use of Kanji breaks up the hiragana into... bite-sized pieces.
わたし =(I) = 私
ほん = (book) 本
よみ = (read, currently reading) 読み
I book read.
Now a TINY little explanation as to particles. What is a particle, you ask? Particles are little pieces of Hiragana that tells you information about the sentence. It is what allows all the words (except for the verb) to be mixed up and the sentence still makes sense.
In the sentence above, there are two particles.
は and を
This は is pronounced the same as わ. which would be??? Yes! Wa. This particle is VERY common and it points to the topic of the sentence. It is called the topic marker. 私, in this case, is the subject.
を is the object marker. It points to the object that is receiving the action of the verb. Again, it's very common.
水を飲みます
みずをのみます
water drink. みず = 水 = water. を object marker のみます = 飲みます = drink. The を comes after the water, because it is the thing receiving the action.
I will write out some more sentences and post them tonight.
Oh! Before I forget, I conjugated the verbs to polite form. The "ます" is what makes the sentence polite.
The plain form of read is よむ (読む)
This guy explains verb conjugation FAR better than I can. The first link will show how to conjugate, the second shows the polite form.
They are short, but makes things SO clear.
Verb groups. It's easier than you think.
The Masu form Again, easier than you think. Masu form is incredibly easy to learn.
Happy learning!
(Good evening, everyone)
It has been a really long time, and you have my apologies. ごめんなさい！
I am still up to my eyeballs editing and haven't had a lot of opportunities to study.
But I will still list some "baby" sentences. These seem really simple, and they are, but by learning particals later, we will be able to connect them, and make larger ones. Those are really very important. Learning English as a child, you learned by 'baby' sentences. I promise, your first sentence was not - "Maternal figure, are we going to partake of the afternoon meal in a somewhat short amount of time?"
So, here we go. I will write each sentence twice. Once with kanji, once without. When you start to familiarize yourself with kanji, you will see how it makes Japanese... easier to read. As a language that uses no spaces between their words, this can bee seen as breaking up the sentence into... manageable bites.
Let's see it in action. And I will be using the polite version of the verbs. You wouldn't necessarily use this when talking with friends, but I would rather err on the side of caution. When I finally get to Japan, I won't have any friends, really, so I would rather start off with polite, as to not offend anyone.
わたしはほんをよみます <--- Hiragana only
The sentence reads "I book read." ALL Japanese sentences end with the verb. ALL. Unless there is a clause, that is something I am still working on.
That sentence is perfectly readable, but read a lot of that, and your eyes sort of go crossed.
私は本を読みます
This is the exact same sentence as above. Word for word. But the use of Kanji breaks up the hiragana into... bite-sized pieces.
わたし =(I) = 私
ほん = (book) 本
よみ = (read, currently reading) 読み
I book read.
Now a TINY little explanation as to particles. What is a particle, you ask? Particles are little pieces of Hiragana that tells you information about the sentence. It is what allows all the words (except for the verb) to be mixed up and the sentence still makes sense.
In the sentence above, there are two particles.
は and を
This は is pronounced the same as わ. which would be??? Yes! Wa. This particle is VERY common and it points to the topic of the sentence. It is called the topic marker. 私, in this case, is the subject.
を is the object marker. It points to the object that is receiving the action of the verb. Again, it's very common.
水を飲みます
みずをのみます
water drink. みず = 水 = water. を object marker のみます = 飲みます = drink. The を comes after the water, because it is the thing receiving the action.
I will write out some more sentences and post them tonight.
Oh! Before I forget, I conjugated the verbs to polite form. The "ます" is what makes the sentence polite.
The plain form of read is よむ (読む)
This guy explains verb conjugation FAR better than I can. The first link will show how to conjugate, the second shows the polite form.
They are short, but makes things SO clear.
Verb groups. It's easier than you think.
The Masu form Again, easier than you think. Masu form is incredibly easy to learn.
Happy learning!
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Post Nano
こんにちは！
元気ですか？ (Basically, are you well? Are you healthy?)
A breakdown of the kanji: 元 - げん 気 - き = 元気 - げんき (healthy, lively, full of spirit)
です = copula. I still don't exactly know what that means... But the VERY simplified explanation is that it is the 'to be' verb in English. It is a linking verb. Sort of. This is the best explanation I found in a couple of google pages. です. It is used frequently. One last thing about the word. The 'u' is either silent, or extremely soft. When we get to ます, the same thing happens. The 'u' is dropped. But we will talk about that later.
か = in this case, is the particle for question. The question marker.
And that is EXACTLY how easy it is to make a question in the Japanese language.
Sentence + か = question.
Examples:
いちごですか = Is it a strawberry?
いちごです = It is a strawberry.
As you may have guessed, いちご = strawberry
犬ですか = Is it a dog?
いぬです = It is a dog.
犬 = いぬ = dog
(Yes, I mean to use 漢字 (かんじ）kanji where I can. I don't think it it ever to soon to start learning it. If I had started when I started my studies, I think I would be a lot further along.
猫ですか = Is it a cat?
ねこです = It is a cat.
猫 = ねこ = cat
But what if you have no idea what "it" is... ?
なに/なん = what.
なんですか = What is it?
There are rules for when to use なん vs なに. This explains it very well なん vs なに
This may all seem daunting at first, but the more you walk around talking to yourself, the easier it gets.
And I definitely recommend talking to yourself. No matter the stares you may get!
Okay, so, that wraps up my impromptu lesson for today. Please feel free to comment with any questions. If I don't know the answer, I will find it. Let us learn together!
がんばってください (Do your best, please)
P.S.
I almost forgot to link to this. It is a fantastic collection of words. It has come in very handy for learning new vocabulary! 1000 words. Have fun!
元気ですか？ (Basically, are you well? Are you healthy?)
A breakdown of the kanji: 元 - げん 気 - き = 元気 - げんき (healthy, lively, full of spirit)
です = copula. I still don't exactly know what that means... But the VERY simplified explanation is that it is the 'to be' verb in English. It is a linking verb. Sort of. This is the best explanation I found in a couple of google pages. です. It is used frequently. One last thing about the word. The 'u' is either silent, or extremely soft. When we get to ます, the same thing happens. The 'u' is dropped. But we will talk about that later.
か = in this case, is the particle for question. The question marker.
And that is EXACTLY how easy it is to make a question in the Japanese language.
Sentence + か = question.
Examples:
いちごですか = Is it a strawberry?
いちごです = It is a strawberry.
As you may have guessed, いちご = strawberry
犬ですか = Is it a dog?
いぬです = It is a dog.
犬 = いぬ = dog
(Yes, I mean to use 漢字 (かんじ）kanji where I can. I don't think it it ever to soon to start learning it. If I had started when I started my studies, I think I would be a lot further along.
猫ですか = Is it a cat?
ねこです = It is a cat.
猫 = ねこ = cat
But what if you have no idea what "it" is... ?
なに/なん = what.
なんですか = What is it?
There are rules for when to use なん vs なに. This explains it very well なん vs なに
This may all seem daunting at first, but the more you walk around talking to yourself, the easier it gets.
And I definitely recommend talking to yourself. No matter the stares you may get!
Okay, so, that wraps up my impromptu lesson for today. Please feel free to comment with any questions. If I don't know the answer, I will find it. Let us learn together!
がんばってください (Do your best, please)
P.S.
I almost forgot to link to this. It is a fantastic collection of words. It has come in very handy for learning new vocabulary! 1000 words. Have fun!
Friday, November 13, 2015
NaNoWriMo
こんにちは！
Hey, just wanted to say that I haven't forgotten about this page.
I am a writer first and foremost and this is NaNoWriMo. A writers month of pleasure and pain.
Write 50,000 words in a month. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, it's not always. Especially when it comes to internet being worked on, illnesses, (I have been sick) and just life in general.
I just wanted to drop in and let you know how much I miss this, and that as soon as I am able, I will be returning to it. I owe you guys some words. And Kanji, which is not as terrifying as it seems. In some ways, anyway.
I have recieved conflicting opinions on how best to go about studying this, so I might try a mixture of both. I don't know.
I can say this. I know all of grade 1 Kanji on sight, and I USED to know the readings to about 70 of the 103. That has been awhile though. I did these through flashcards.
Then I found this awesome Kanji deck for Anki. I will post the link in my next post, due to time constraints now. I have to take my sick self to work. Anyway, the idea behind the Kanji deck is to learn the 2200 Kanji approved for everyday use, through news papers and whatnot, in 97 days. This is ONLY knowing what they mean. NOT the readings. And honestly, I love the idea.
The hardest part is remembering what the darn things mean. So, let's get that out of the way, then, you can go back and learn the readings.
I will kick this around in my head tonight while I am working, see if I can find a good way to explain it. The readings part can get confusing, as reading can change with the combination of Kanji. I will try to come up with some examples.
Anyway, I hope to be able to post again tonight, ot tomorrow. It depends on how deep the hooks of the story I am writing are sunk in.
じゃまったね！
Hey, just wanted to say that I haven't forgotten about this page.
I am a writer first and foremost and this is NaNoWriMo. A writers month of pleasure and pain.
Write 50,000 words in a month. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, it's not always. Especially when it comes to internet being worked on, illnesses, (I have been sick) and just life in general.
I just wanted to drop in and let you know how much I miss this, and that as soon as I am able, I will be returning to it. I owe you guys some words. And Kanji, which is not as terrifying as it seems. In some ways, anyway.
I have recieved conflicting opinions on how best to go about studying this, so I might try a mixture of both. I don't know.
I can say this. I know all of grade 1 Kanji on sight, and I USED to know the readings to about 70 of the 103. That has been awhile though. I did these through flashcards.
Then I found this awesome Kanji deck for Anki. I will post the link in my next post, due to time constraints now. I have to take my sick self to work. Anyway, the idea behind the Kanji deck is to learn the 2200 Kanji approved for everyday use, through news papers and whatnot, in 97 days. This is ONLY knowing what they mean. NOT the readings. And honestly, I love the idea.
The hardest part is remembering what the darn things mean. So, let's get that out of the way, then, you can go back and learn the readings.
I will kick this around in my head tonight while I am working, see if I can find a good way to explain it. The readings part can get confusing, as reading can change with the combination of Kanji. I will try to come up with some examples.
Anyway, I hope to be able to post again tonight, ot tomorrow. It depends on how deep the hooks of the story I am writing are sunk in.
じゃまったね！
Saturday, October 17, 2015
こんにちは！
げんきですか
はい、げんきですよ！
Sorry it has been so long. This time I have a fairly valid reason or two.
I went to visit my ex father-in-law. While I was there, I left my charger for my laptop. Oops! It was a few days before I could get it back. Then, during the time I DIDN'T have my charger, my laptop SOMEHOW came down with a virus. It took some time to finally get rid of it. But, I did it.
Okay, enough with that.
I hope during the break you reviewed everything, because today is going to be packed.
Today, we start with, in my opinion, the most important kana.
You remember 'tsu', right? つ = (tsu). Well, THIS kana has a special purpose. When you see it in it's smaller form, you double the consonant that follows it. ONLY THE CONSONANT! Do NOT double the complete kana.
Example: saka = さか = hill. sakka = さっか = author. See the difference in the sizes of the kana? The っつ. When inputting the romaji for writing it on the IME keyboard, you simply double the consonant.
Now, the slightly harder part, READING the sokoun (small tsu). Keeping in mind that Japanese is a stress-less language, this little thingy seems to add stress. What you do when reading it is to add a slight pause (VERY SLIGHT) before reading the rest of the word. Doing this makes it a hard consonant.
Examples: いった = itte = this is the te-form of 'say'. You read it like い(pause)て. The て will have a hard t sound.
もうゆっくりいってください。 There are two in that sentence. Let me break it down for you.
もう = mou = again. ゆっくり = yukkuri = slowly. いって = say. ください = kudasai = please.
Please say again slowly.
まって = matte. This again is the te-form of to wait. ま(pause)て.
I honestly believe that the sokoun is probably one of the most fun things to use. I enjoy the sound it makes, lol. I am a nerd.
Okay, now, strap in. This are going to get... interesting. I have to admit I still have problems with these sometimes. I have to think about them way to hard when using them. But, like everything else, they come with time.
The glides.
The 'y' kana you learned before? These are what are used to make the glides. You combine the smaller form with the 'i' kana. And here is where I get confusing. When I refer to the 'i' kana, I don't mean い. I mean all of the others. The き and the し and the り and ALL of the others...
Here we go!
き+ (small や) = きゃ = one smooth sound of kya. NOT kiya. Kiya would be きや (notice the sizes of the や)
Actually, I have a better idea. You can see the way they are written AND how they sound. This will also be less confusing than me typing them out and trying to explain how they sound.
Here you go!
And with that, we wrap up the Hiragana. Congratulations! おめでとう! (Congratulations)
I will not be giving out vocab this time as this is quite a bit to take in. I will return in a couple of days with words for you!
I will also be adding kanji to these lessons. At least the ones I know, lol. Until then, じゃまったね!
げんきですか
はい、げんきですよ！
Sorry it has been so long. This time I have a fairly valid reason or two.
I went to visit my ex father-in-law. While I was there, I left my charger for my laptop. Oops! It was a few days before I could get it back. Then, during the time I DIDN'T have my charger, my laptop SOMEHOW came down with a virus. It took some time to finally get rid of it. But, I did it.
Okay, enough with that.
I hope during the break you reviewed everything, because today is going to be packed.
Today, we start with, in my opinion, the most important kana.
You remember 'tsu', right? つ = (tsu). Well, THIS kana has a special purpose. When you see it in it's smaller form, you double the consonant that follows it. ONLY THE CONSONANT! Do NOT double the complete kana.
Example: saka = さか = hill. sakka = さっか = author. See the difference in the sizes of the kana? The っつ. When inputting the romaji for writing it on the IME keyboard, you simply double the consonant.
Now, the slightly harder part, READING the sokoun (small tsu). Keeping in mind that Japanese is a stress-less language, this little thingy seems to add stress. What you do when reading it is to add a slight pause (VERY SLIGHT) before reading the rest of the word. Doing this makes it a hard consonant.
Examples: いった = itte = this is the te-form of 'say'. You read it like い(pause)て. The て will have a hard t sound.
もうゆっくりいってください。 There are two in that sentence. Let me break it down for you.
もう = mou = again. ゆっくり = yukkuri = slowly. いって = say. ください = kudasai = please.
Please say again slowly.
まって = matte. This again is the te-form of to wait. ま(pause)て.
I honestly believe that the sokoun is probably one of the most fun things to use. I enjoy the sound it makes, lol. I am a nerd.
Okay, now, strap in. This are going to get... interesting. I have to admit I still have problems with these sometimes. I have to think about them way to hard when using them. But, like everything else, they come with time.
The glides.
The 'y' kana you learned before? These are what are used to make the glides. You combine the smaller form with the 'i' kana. And here is where I get confusing. When I refer to the 'i' kana, I don't mean い. I mean all of the others. The き and the し and the り and ALL of the others...
Here we go!
き
Actually, I have a better idea. You can see the way they are written AND how they sound. This will also be less confusing than me typing them out and trying to explain how they sound.
Here you go!
And with that, we wrap up the Hiragana. Congratulations! おめでとう! (Congratulations)
I will not be giving out vocab this time as this is quite a bit to take in. I will return in a couple of days with words for you!
I will also be adding kanji to these lessons. At least the ones I know, lol. Until then, じゃまったね!
Thursday, October 8, 2015
みなさん、こんにちは
おげんきですか。
はい、げんきですよ
And we have reached the end of the regular Hiragana kana. Just ご (5) more. Crazy, right? Okay, let's get to it! But of course, the recap first.
あ = (a) ah か = (ka) が = (ga) さ = (sa) ざ = (za) た = (ta) だ = (da)
い = (i) ee き = (ki) ぎ = (gi) し = (shi) じ = (ji) ち = (chi) ぢ = (ji)
う = (u) ou く = (ku) ぐ = (gu) す = (su) ず = (zu) つ = (tsu) づ = (zu) (dzu or du)
え = (e) eh け = (ke) げ = (ge) せ = (se) ぜ = (ze) て = (te) で = (de)
お= (o) oh こ = (ko) ご = (go) そ = (so) ぞ = (zo) と = (to) ど = (do)
な = (na) は = (ha) ば = (ba) ぱ = (pa) ま = (ma) ら = (ra)
に = (ni) ひ = (hi) び = (bi) ぴ = (pi) み = (mi) り = (ri)
ぬ = (nu) ふ = (fu) ぶ = (bu) ぷ = (pu) む = (mu) る = (ru)
ね = (ne) へ = (he) べ = (be) ぺ = (pe) め = (me) れ = (re)
の = (no) ほ = (ho) ぼ = (bo) ぽ = (po) も = (mo) ろ =(ro)
The last five are in two groups. They are the 'w' kana and the 'y' kana.
や = (ya)
ゆ = (yu)
よ = (yo)
わ = (wa)
を = (wo) *This is really only used as a particle. You will rarely (if ever) see it used any other way.
Tomorrow will be interesting. We will be going over glides. The 'i' kanas combined with the 'y' kana. But that is tomorrow.
For now, vocabulary for the new kana.
やさい = (yasai) = vegetable
ゆき = (yuki) = snow
よん = (yon) = four
やすい = (yasui) = cheap (inexpensive)
やさしい = (yasashii) = easy, simple
およぐ = (oyogu) = to swim
よむ = (yomu) = to read
やすむ = (yasumu) = to rest, take a break
ゆ = (yu) = hot water
ゆげ = (yuge) = steam
じゃまったね！(jamattane) See you later!
おげんきですか。
はい、げんきですよ
And we have reached the end of the regular Hiragana kana. Just ご (5) more. Crazy, right? Okay, let's get to it! But of course, the recap first.
あ = (a) ah か = (ka) が = (ga) さ = (sa) ざ = (za) た = (ta) だ = (da)
い = (i) ee き = (ki) ぎ = (gi) し = (shi) じ = (ji) ち = (chi) ぢ = (ji)
う = (u) ou く = (ku) ぐ = (gu) す = (su) ず = (zu) つ = (tsu) づ = (zu) (dzu or du)
え = (e) eh け = (ke) げ = (ge) せ = (se) ぜ = (ze) て = (te) で = (de)
お= (o) oh こ = (ko) ご = (go) そ = (so) ぞ = (zo) と = (to) ど = (do)
に = (ni) ひ = (hi) び = (bi) ぴ = (pi) み = (mi) り = (ri)
ぬ = (nu) ふ = (fu) ぶ = (bu) ぷ = (pu) む = (mu) る = (ru)
ね = (ne) へ = (he) べ = (be) ぺ = (pe) め = (me) れ = (re)
の = (no) ほ = (ho) ぼ = (bo) ぽ = (po) も = (mo) ろ =(ro)
The last five are in two groups. They are the 'w' kana and the 'y' kana.
や = (ya)
ゆ = (yu)
よ = (yo)
わ = (wa)
を = (wo) *This is really only used as a particle. You will rarely (if ever) see it used any other way.
Tomorrow will be interesting. We will be going over glides. The 'i' kanas combined with the 'y' kana. But that is tomorrow.
For now, vocabulary for the new kana.
やさい = (yasai) = vegetable
ゆき = (yuki) = snow
よん = (yon) = four
やすい = (yasui) = cheap (inexpensive)
やさしい = (yasashii) = easy, simple
およぐ = (oyogu) = to swim
よむ = (yomu) = to read
やすむ = (yasumu) = to rest, take a break
ゆ = (yu) = hot water
ゆげ = (yuge) = steam
じゃまったね！(jamattane) See you later!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Lesson 13 (The 'R' Kana. How fitting )
みなさんこんにちは！
This is the last group of five. This is also the one that most people have trouble pronouncing. The dreaded 'r'. This sound isn't 'r'.
A lot of people want to compare it to an 'L', but it isn't quite that either. It's more of a 'd' 'r' and 'l' all rolled into one. But we will get to that. First, let's review.
あ = (a) ah か = (ka) が = (ga) さ = (sa) ざ = (za) た = (ta) だ = (da)
い = (i) ee き = (ki) ぎ = (gi) し = (shi) じ = (ji) ち = (chi) ぢ = (ji)
う = (u) ou く = (ku) ぐ = (gu) す = (su) ず = (zu) つ = (tsu) づ = (zu) (dzu or du)
え = (e) eh け = (ke) げ = (ge) せ = (se) ぜ = (ze) て = (te) で = (de)
お= (o) oh こ = (ko) ご = (go) そ = (so) ぞ = (zo) と = (to) ど = (do)
な = (na) は = (ha) ば = (ba) ぱ = (pa) ま = (ma)
に = (ni) ひ = (hi) び = (bi) ぴ = (pi) み = (mi)
ぬ = (nu) ふ = (fu) ぶ = (bu) ぷ = (pu) む = (mu)
ね = (ne) へ = (he) べ = (be) ぺ = (pe) め = (me)
の = (no) ほ = (ho) ぼ = (bo) ぽ = (po) も = (mo)
And now for the 'r' kana
ら = (ra)
り = (ri) *you will see this one written another way as well. Just letting you know so you don't freak out like I did. My keyboard will only type it the way shown.
る = (ru)
れ = (re)
ろ = (ro) Be careful with this one, as it is very similar to る (ru).
As for pronunciation, give this a listen. The 'r' sounds
And now for some words.
あびる = (abiru) = to take a shower
はじまる = (hajimaru) = to start, begin
くる = (kuru) = to come. *This is an irregular verb
する = (suru) = to do. *This is the other irregular verb
きる = (kiru) = to cut
たべる = (taberu) = to eat
あたたまる = (atatamaru) = to warm up; to get warm
しる = (shiru) = know
かす = (kasu) = lend
みる = (miru) = to see
Learn these well. Tomorrow is a big day. The last of the regular kana. Yay!
じゃまったね！(ja mattane) See you later!
This is the last group of five. This is also the one that most people have trouble pronouncing. The dreaded 'r'. This sound isn't 'r'.
A lot of people want to compare it to an 'L', but it isn't quite that either. It's more of a 'd' 'r' and 'l' all rolled into one. But we will get to that. First, let's review.
あ = (a) ah か = (ka) が = (ga) さ = (sa) ざ = (za) た = (ta) だ = (da)
い = (i) ee き = (ki) ぎ = (gi) し = (shi) じ = (ji) ち = (chi) ぢ = (ji)
う = (u) ou く = (ku) ぐ = (gu) す = (su) ず = (zu) つ = (tsu) づ = (zu) (dzu or du)
え = (e) eh け = (ke) げ = (ge) せ = (se) ぜ = (ze) て = (te) で = (de)
お= (o) oh こ = (ko) ご = (go) そ = (so) ぞ = (zo) と = (to) ど = (do)
に = (ni) ひ = (hi) び = (bi) ぴ = (pi) み = (mi)
ぬ = (nu) ふ = (fu) ぶ = (bu) ぷ = (pu) む = (mu)
ね = (ne) へ = (he) べ = (be) ぺ = (pe) め = (me)
の = (no) ほ = (ho) ぼ = (bo) ぽ = (po) も = (mo)
And now for the 'r' kana
ら = (ra)
り = (ri) *you will see this one written another way as well. Just letting you know so you don't freak out like I did. My keyboard will only type it the way shown.
る = (ru)
れ = (re)
ろ = (ro) Be careful with this one, as it is very similar to る (ru).
As for pronunciation, give this a listen. The 'r' sounds
And now for some words.
あびる = (abiru) = to take a shower
はじまる = (hajimaru) = to start, begin
くる = (kuru) = to come. *This is an irregular verb
する = (suru) = to do. *This is the other irregular verb
きる = (kiru) = to cut
たべる = (taberu) = to eat
あたたまる = (atatamaru) = to warm up; to get warm
しる = (shiru) = know
かす = (kasu) = lend
みる = (miru) = to see
Learn these well. Tomorrow is a big day. The last of the regular kana. Yay!
じゃまったね！(ja mattane) See you later!
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