Lesson 1: Hiragana
As you may know, the Japanese alphabet consists of three different alphabets: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.
I'm not quite sure how to put it int words but basically, hiragana is the main alphabet, katakana is the alphabet used for foreign words, and kanji consists of "more complicated" characters which each own a meaning or "statement". (I apologize if that made no sense... I wasn't sure how to explain them. Please ask me if there are questions!)
We will be beginning with the hiragana alphabet:
While it is fine to go through the entire chart, I found it was easiest to memorize the characters by taking a few at a time and practicing.
For lesson 1, we will begin with:
- a i u e o
- ka ki ku ke ko
- sa shi su se so
What I would suggest is,
- Go through each character and write it 5-10 times each. (This is where the whiteboard becomes useful.)
- Make your own charts (like the one shown above) and write each character in it's place. This is a good way to test your memory.)
- Quiz yourself by writing the words provided: sekai (world), asa (morning), akai (red), aoi (blue), ike (pond), eki (station), kao (face), okashi (confectionary), akai kasa (red umbrella), aoi isu (blue chair)
You can leave a comment with your email if you would like the answers. (That may be the best way to this... I think...)
Here are some extra phrases and such:
〜さん (~san) which is used at the end of a name. ユキナーさん (Yukina-san). By the way, in Japan, the family name, or last name is what people go by.
せんせい (sensei): teacher - This can also be used to replace (~san) EX. ナカムラーせんせい (Nakamura-sensei) Keep in mind that this should only be directed at a teacher.
はじめまして。(なまえ)〜です。どおぞ よろしく。(hajimemashite. (namae)~desu. doozo yoroshiku.): How do you do? I am (name). Pleased to meet you. (This is basically what it means....)
That's all for now!
Until next time~!
- ミc h e l l e ★
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