J131 L. 1 Hiragana Reading III, p. 15

 

あたま　head

はれ　clear

みみ 　ear

とり 　bird

め　eye

むすめ　daughter

ひる　afternoon

かわ　river

よる　night, evening

やま　mountain

あめ　rain

からし　mustard

ゆき　snow

くすり　medicine

くも　cloud

うま　horse

しろい　white

しろい　とり　white bird

くろい　black

くろい　め　black eyes

Let's employ the pattern for asking for "Equivalents," i.e.,

How do we say "Head" in Japanese?

 

「Head」 wa Nihongo de Nan to iimasuka?

「Head」は　にほんご　で　なん　と　いいますか？

Ans: 「あたま」　と　いいます。

OR

What is "yuki"? /What does "yuki" mean?

「ゆき」って　なん　です　か。

 

Ans: 「Snow」 です.

 

Let's Practice!

 

Hiragana Reading IV: Voiced Consonants

--we add a 「てんてん」symbol " to the K, S, T and H lines to generate a G, Z, D, or B sound:　

か　becomes ーー＞　が

きーー＞ぎ　

くーー＞ぐ　

けーー＞げ　

こーー＞ご

さーー＞ざ　

But しーー＞じ　sounds like JI

すーー＞ず

せーー＞ぜ　

そーー＞ぞ

た　だ

[ち、　つ　not used much with "/てんてん]

てーー＞で　

とーー＞ど

H line also goes with " for

Ba, Bi, Bu, Be, Bo

ば、び、ぶ、べ、ぼ

But H line also uses a small circle for ぱ

Pa, Pi, Pu, Pe, Po　

ぱ、ぴ、ぷ、ぺ、ぽ

Long Vowel Sounds

ああ、いい、うう、ええ／えい、おお／おう

- mostly "O" sound is extended by "U"(う) as in こう、そう、とう、etc.

Doubling consonants: use a small Tsu つ　like っ

にっき、いって、きっぷ、ざっし、ゆっくり

See here.

 

 

 

Instructions