Friday, September 4, 2009
HIRAGANA
It is the main alphabet for Japanese. The Japanese language also consists of Chinese characters (Kanji), which we will get into later, and another alphabet, Katakana, which is mainly used for foreign words. Katakana will be covered in the next few lessons.
There are 5 vowels in the Japanese language. (a), pronounced "ahh", (i), pronounced like "e" in "eat", (u), pronounced like "oo" in "soon", (e), pronounced like "e" in "elk", and (o), pronounced "oh". All Hiragana characters end with one of these vowels, with the exception of (n). The only "consonant" that does not resemble that of English is the Japanese "r". It is slightly "rolled" as if it were a combination of a "d", "r", and "l". { source }
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This lesson will tackle aboout the VOWELS of the HIRAGANA ALPHABET,
The "A" "I" "U" "E" & "O"
This lesson will tackle aboout the VOWELS of the HIRAGANA ALPHABET,
The "A" "I" "U" "E" & "O"
Like what we said earlier, the pronunciation of these vowels are also the same as the pronunciation of the vowels in the english alphabet, A= like AHHH, I= like EAT, U= like MOON, E= like EGG, O=like DOG !
Now that you know how to pronounce these vowels, now we will tell you how to write them in Japanese. Here's how:
Now that you know how to pronounce these vowels, now we will tell you how to write them in Japanese. Here's how:
A = あ
I = い
U = う
E = え
O = お
NOTE: It would be a lot easier to write them nex time, when you keep on practicing.
Labels: LESSON 1