
Hiragana
Lesson 1
First Group of 5 (A, I, U, E, O)
Hiragana | Pronunciation | Description | How to Write
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| "ah"
| The sound is ah. It is like the "a" in father and like the "a" in cat.
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| "e"
| The sound is like the letter "E" in English. It is also like the sounding of the letters "ea" in the word eat.
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| "oo"
| The sound is similiar to the "oo" in the English word boo, but don't have to round your lips as tightly as you do in the word boo. The pronounciation is more relaxed.
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| "eh"
| The sound is similiar to the first sound in the English word end.
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| "oh"
| The sound is similar to the first sound in the English word of owe. Pretty much like the first word in the phrase "Oh nuts"
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Hiragana: |  |
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Pronounced: | oo | eh
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Translated: | up, above
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Next Group of 5 (KA, KI, KU, KE, KO)
Hiragana | Pronunciation | Description | How to Write
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| "ca"
| Sounds like the first two letters in the word car or the word "card".
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| "key"
| Just like the thing you open a door with, a key
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| "coo"
| Along the lines of the sound made when doves "coo". Or take the word cool and drop the L.
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| "ke"
| Like the first two letters in the sneakers Keds.
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| "co"
| Similiar to the first two letters in the word cold.
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Hiragana: |  |
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Pronounced: | ah | key
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Translated: | autumn
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The 5 Dakuon that go with above (GA, GI, GU, GE, GO)
Notice that all we do is take Ka, Ki, Ku, Ke and Ko and add two dashes to them and they change to Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge and Go.
Hiragana | Pronunciation | Description
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| "ga"
| This sound is more along the lines of when a baby says "ga-ga". Or like the G sound in the word "God"
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| "gi"
| Similiar to the first two letters of the word geek.
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| "goo"
| Again, this is like a baby sound of goo-goo.
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| "ge"
| Take the English word of get and drop the "t".
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| "go"
| Ok, an easy one (finally). This is just like the word of go. Like "go home" or "go away".
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Hiragana: |  |
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Pronounced: | ka | gi
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Translated: | key
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