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Hiragana

Lesson 2


Next Group of 5 (SA, SHI, SU, SE, SO)

HiraganaPronunciationDescriptionHow to Write
(sa) "sa" Say the English word "sock" and now drop the CK and you got it.
(si)"shi" Be sure that it is not "si" but "shi". You pronounce it like the English word of "she".
(su)"su" Say this like the word sue. As in "I'm going to sue you".
(se)"se" Just like you are going to say the word send, just drop the final "nd".
(so)"so" Another easy one. Guess how to say it.

Hiragana:(a)(sa)
Pronounced:ahsa
Translated:morning

The 5 Dakuon that go with above (ZA, ZI, ZU, ZE, ZO)

HiraganaPronunciationDescription
(za)"dza" Be sure that it is not "za" but "dza". Say the word "za" but add a slight "d" sound at the beginning.
(zi)"ji" Be sure that it is not "zi" but "ji". Like in the word gee. As in "gee whiz".
(zu)"dzu" Be sure that it is not "zu" but "dzu". Just like "ZA" above. The sound is ZU but with a slight "D" at the beginning.
(ze)"dze" Be sure that it is not "ze" but "dze".
(zo)"dzo" Be sure that it is not "zo" but "dzo".

Hiragana:(zo)(ku)
Pronounced:dzoku
Translated:World, people. (zoku na/worldly)

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