Saturday, August 29, 2015

こんにちは!

ごめんなさい。(I'm sorry)

Sorry it has been so long since the last lesson. I, in all my adulting brilliance, forgot to pay the internet bill...

So, in review. Again, keep in mind the romaji is in parenthesis. The pronunciation is NOT the same as English. And make sure you keep the sound short.

あ = (a) ah     か = (ka)     が = (ga)     さ = (sa)     ざ = (za)
い = (i) ee      き = (ki)      ぎ = (gi)      し = (shi)     じ = (ji)
う = (u) ou       く = (ku)     ぐ = (gu)     す = (su)     ず = (zu)
え = (e) eh      け = (ke)     げ = (ge)     せ = (se)     ぜ = (ze)
お= (o) oh       こ = (ko)     ご = (go)     そ = (so)     ぞ = (zo)

Awww, aren't they so pretty, all lined up in a row? And you can read them! It's okay, do the happy dance in the chair. I'll wait.

Done? A little more?

Okay.

The 't' kana.

た = ta
ち = chi (Another tricksey one. There is no 'ti' in the Hiragana. There is in the Katakana.)
つ = tsu (Another one! This kana is going to be very important in words so pay attention to it!)
て = te
と = to (For some reason, I had the hardest time with 'te' and 'to'. Hopefully, you won't have the same.)

Now for some vocabulary.

とおい = (tooi) = far.  This is a long 'o' as you can see from the romaji.
あつい = (atsui) = hot (air)
とき = (toki) = time, when used by itself.
たかい = (takai) = expensive
いたい = (itai) = hurt, painful (physical)
あたたかい = (atatakai) Warm. (That is a fun one to say!)
あつい = (atsui) thick, flat object. (I know, it also means hot, that is where kanji comes in.)
うすい = (usui) thin, flat object
おいしい = (oishii) = tasty, delicious.
ぎんこう = (ginkou) = bank

さよなら! (sayonara)

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