こんばんは。

がんきですか？

I know it has been a while and you have my apologies. I am horrible.

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)
に = (ni)     ひ = (hi)
ぬ = (nu)     ふ = (fu)
ね = (ne)     へ = (he)
の = (no)     ほ = (ho)

Now, for more dakuten!

Watch as I wave my magic wand and turn the 'h' kana into 'b' kana!
Voila!

ば = (ba)
び = (bi)
ぶ = (bu)
べ = (be)
ぼ = (bo)

Let's learn some vocabulary! I am trying my best to not repeat words, though I might fail. Please forgive me!

こんばんは = konbanwa = Good evening. Okay, I know. は = ha... BUT! when used as a particle, it is read 'wa'. こんばんは used to be part of a longer sentence, but that part was dropped over time. The は was a particle in that sentence and was kept.

あそぶ = (asobu) = to play
もつ = (motsu) = to have
まつ = (matsu) = to wait
たつ = (tatsu) =  to stand
いつも = (itsumo) = always
たぶん = (tabun) = probably
わかい = (wakai) = young
かたい = (katai) = hard
せいけつな = (seiketsunai) = clean (That was a long one!)

Have fun with these words and I will be back とても (totemo) soon!