Japanese

[Sunako_Nakahara_Girl]

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Introduction:

Japanese writing:

A script is a way of writing. In English we use the Roman script. Japanese writing uses three scripts. These are called Kanji, hiragana and katakana.

Hiragana has 46 basic symbols or sounds in the hiragana “table” , which is like the English alphabet. It is also the easiest of all the script writings.


Katakana is also a set of sounds which can be out in a table like hiragana. The difference between hiragana and katakana is that katakana is used for writing foreign words. For example chocolate, it is written as “チョコレート” (read as “Choo Ko Re To”) sounds almost the same as when you say it in English.


Kanji came from China and is the most difficult script writing. I still haven’t learned it very well.


Here is the hiragana “table”. Each hiragana letter represents a syllable or sound- either a vowel, a consonant, or a consonant and a vowel.

When a Japanese person looks at a word like hiragana they would say that it has four letter or four syllables.

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Ok So here is The Alphabet(read from right to left):


あ　A
い　I
う　U
え　E
お　O
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K
か　Ka
き　Ki
く　Ku
け　Ke
こ　Ko
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S
さ　Sa
し　Shi
す　Su
せ　Se
そ　So
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T
た　Ta
ち　chi
つ　Tsu
て　Te
と　To
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N
な　Na
に　Ni
ぬ　Nu
ね　Ne
の　No
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H
は　Ha
ひ　Hi
ふ　Hu
へ　He
ほ　Ho
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M
ま　Ma
み Mi
む　Mu
め　Me
も　Mo
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Y
や　Ya
い　I
ゆ　Yu
え　E
よ　Yo
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R
ら　Ra
り　Ri　
る　Ru
れ　Re　
ろ　Ro
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W
わ Wa
い　I
う　U
え　E
を　(o)
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N
ん N




K sound -> G Sound with “

か --> が
き --> ぎ
く --> ぐ
け --> げ
こ --> ご

S Sound --> Z Sound with “

さ --> ざ
し --> ？
す --> ず
せ --> ぜ
そ --> ぞ


T Sound --> D sound with “

た --> だ
ち --> ？じ？
つ --> ？づ/ず？
て --> で
と --> ど


H Sound --> B sound with “


は --> ば
ひ --> び
ふ --> ぶ
へ --> べ
ほ --> ぼ

H Sound --> P sound with (little circle)


は --> ぱ
ひ --> ぴ
ふ --> ぷ
へ --> ぺ
ほ --> ぽ

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Twisted Sound

Ki

Kya　きゃ
Kyu　きゅ
Kyo　きょ
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Shi

Sha　しゃ
Shu　しゅ
Sho　しょ
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Chi

Cha　ちゃ
Chu　ちゅ
Cho　ちょ
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Ni

Nya　にゃ
Nyu　にゅ
Nyo　にょ
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Hi

Hya ひゃ　
Hyu　ひゅ
Hyo　ひょ
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Mi

Mya　みゃ
Muy　みゅ
Myo　みょ

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Ri

Rya　りゃ
Ryuu　りゅう
Ryo　りょ

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Gi

Gya　ぎゃ
Gyu　ぎゅ
Gyo　ぎょ

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Ji

Ja　じゃ
Ju　じゅ
Jo　じょ

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Bi　

Bya　びゃ
Byu　びゅ
Byo　びょ


If you do not know how to pronounce the letters(sounds) go to this site and click on the letter and it will tell you how to say it: http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/doc/kana.html


Numbers :

One – ichi – いち　

Two – ni – に　

Three – san – さん　

Four – shi/yon –　し/よん　

Five – go – ご　

Six – roku – ろく　

Seven – shichi/nana – しち/なな　

Eight – hachi – はち　

Nine – ku/kyuu – く/きゅう　

Ten – jyu – じゅう　

Kanji Numbers:

One - 一

Two - 二

Three -三

Four -四

Five - 五

Six - 六

Seven -七

Eight -八

Nine -九


A Few Simple Useful phrases you should learn:


はい - hai - Yes


いいえ - iie - No


おはよございます - ohayo gozaimasu - Good Morning.


こんにちわ - Konnichiwa - Good After Noon


こんばんは - Konbanwa - Good evening


さよなら - Sayonara - Good-bye( this is usually said to teachers and people older than yourself and it also shows that you have respect. )


なに？- nani - Means : What?


あい - ai - Love


おうちo u chi - Home


あお - ao - Blue


あか - aka - Red


うえ - u e - up/above or upstairs


おなまえは？- onamae wa - What’s your name.?


Yen - en - えん


What - nani - なに


English – erigo- えいご 　英語


Man – otoko no hito -　おとこのひと　　男の人


Love it – daisuki - だいすき　


Japan – nihon－にほん　


Japanese – nihongo　にほんご　


How do you do? – Hajimemas.shi.te –　はじめまして


I(females) – Watashi –　わたし


I(males) – Boku –　ぼく


[particle marking topic of sentence] – wa(ha) –　は


Am, is, are – desu –　です


Off/absent – yasumi –　やすみ


I’d like to introduce my family. – watashi no kazokuwo shoukaishi masu.-　わたしのかぞくをしょうかいします。


I have # of people in my family – [number of people you have in your family] nin kazoku desu. –にんかぞくです。(just add the number you have in your family to the front of the sentence)


How many people do you have in you family? – nannin kazoku desu ka? –　なんにんかぞくですか？


My parents love music. –Ryoushin ha ongakuga daisuki desu.–りょうしんはおんがくがだいすきです。


My older brother loves chocolate.- Onii-chan ha chokore-toga daisuki desu. –おにいちゃんはチョコレートがだいすきです。

I don’t like……. Very much. – [something you don’t like] sukijyanai. –　すきじゃない (just add what ever you don’t like to the front of the sentence)


I’m home. – tadaima.! –ただいま！


Welcome back! – okae rinasai- おかえりなさい


How many people? –nannin–なんにん？？


How much does it cost? – ikura desu ka – いくらですか？


How many? – ikutsu – いくつ？



おげんきですか - O-Genki desu ka - How are you? (Literally "Are you well?").



ありがとうございます。げんきです - Arigatou gozaimasu. Genki Desu - Fine, thank you.


おめでとうございます - Omedetou gozaimasu - Congratulations!


おだいじに - O-daijini - Take care of yourself.


どうも　ありがとうございます - Doumo arigato gozaimasu - Thank you very much.


どいたしまして - Dou itashima****e - You're welcome.


すみません - Sumimasen - Excuse me. I'm sorry.


ちょっと　まってください - Chotto matte kudasai - Wait just a moment please.


もういちどおねがいします - Mou ichido onegaishimasu - Once more, please.


きおつけて - Ki o tsukete - Take care!/Be careful!


あぶない - Abunai - Look out!


だめです - Dame desu - Out of the question./Impossible./No good


がんばってください　- Gambatte Kudasai. - Keep your chin up! (Said to encourage someone).

Mother(when referring to someone elses mother) – Okaasan –　おかあさｎ

Mother(when referring to your own) – haha –　母

Father(when referring to someone elses father) – Otou-san 　おとうさｎ

Father(when referring to your own) - chichi –　父

Sushi – sushi –　すし

Moon – tsuki –　つき

Desk – tsu kue –　つくえ

Chair – isu –　いす

Shoes – kutsu –　くつ

Clock – tokei –　とけい

Hand – te-　て

Map – chizu　ちず

Box – hako-　はこ

Person – hito –　ひと

Mt.fuji – Fujisan-　ふじさｎ

True/really? – hontou –　ほんとう

Weird – hen –　へん

Snake – hebi –　へび

So-So – maamaa –　まあまあ

See – mimasu-　みます

Bug/ignore – mushi –　むし

Glasses – megane –　めがね

Peach – momo –　もも

Wait a minute – Cho to ma te –ちょつとまて

Years old- sai – さい

Phone number – denwabangou –　でんわばんごう

Cell Phone Number – haitai no bangou –　はいたいのばんごう

What is your phone number? – denwabangouwa nan desuka? –　でんわばんごうわなんですか？

My Number is_________. – watashi/boku no denwabangouwa 632 no 3516 desu. –　わたし/僕の電話ばんごうわ６３２の３５１６です。(example number not real)



きょうのことば(- kyou no kotoba-word of the day)：

はれ(-hare -sunny)

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Some Kanji’s

Yen – en -円

What – nani -何

Man – otoko no hito - 男の人

Boy – otoko no go - 男の子

Japan – nihon -日本

Japanese – nihongo -日本語


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Please Tell me If you see any grammar mistakes or mistakes with the hiragana.

Also if you see something that needs to be added or fix please tell me.

I will be making new lessons every week if at least 20 people like this.

[Edit] STILL not finished fixing everything.!