Lesson 2

こんにちは！

I mean to have this posted before I go to work, but my computer is acting flakey when I switch to the Japanese keyboard, so... we will see.

Last lesson we learned the 'base' kana. Remember, every sounds ends with these sounds, except the exception.

Quick review.
あ= ah (read as'a'in romaji, but pronounced as 'as')
い = ee (reads as 'i' in romaji, but pronounced as 'ee')
う = oo (read as 'u' in romaji, but pronounced as 'oo')
え = eh (read as 'e' in romaji, but pronounced as 'eh')
お = oh (read as 'o' in romaji, but pronounced as 'oh')

I realized I should include the romaji reading, and there is quite a bit of it in the US. But keep in mind, in Japan, you would rarely see it. And it is NOT like reading in English as the sounds are so different.

Now, on to the 'k' sounds. Remember what I said about the above Kana.

か = 'ka'
き = 'ki'
く = 'ku'
け ='ke'
こ ='ko'

And there are 5 more! And in the list there, are more vocabulary words.

か = ka = mosquito.
け = ke = fur
ここ= koko = here
かく = kaku = to write (one of my favorites)
き = ki = soul, spirit. (It actually has quite a few menings, but those are just a couple.)
あか = aka = red
あき = aki = fall, autum
えき = eki = station
きく = kiku = to listen
かう = kau = to buy.

And there you go! Another 10 words.

Please keep in mind, the verbs up there ( the to words) are in dictionary form. To be used in a sentence, they need to be conjugated to the correct form. It's surprisingly easy, but we will wait until after the Hiragana.

I hope that after a couple of days, I will be able to upload pronunciation clips, but in the meantime, you can find videos all over Youtube.

Happy learning and さよなら！(sayonara)