Our next set of characters are the R-series. Japanese pronounces the “R” like it’s somewhere in between “L” and “R”. Your tongue should only slightly touch the top front part of your palate. Watch the video below for the pronunciation and the stroke order. See you in the next lesson! またね！
Today’s set only has three characters! The Y-series is made up only of YA, YU, and YO. Please check the video for how to pronounce and write these characters. Here’s a greeting which is used when you say goodbye, but with the nuance of seeing each other again soon – can you read it? またね！ […]
Here is the next set of characters – the M-series. Please watch the video for the stroke order and the pronunciation. Can you still remember all 35 characters so far? Keep reviewing! 🙂
Hello again! Today’s lesson is on the H-series. Note another unique syllable in this set which is FU. HU is pronounced similar to how we pronounce FU in English, but with lesser pressure. Think of the middle ground between HU and FU. Pronunciation and stroke order below. Almost halfway there! See you in the next […]
I know, I’ve said this many times for different songs – but I can’t help that all the songs in this album are good! This is one of my favorites. Kuchigenka nanka shitaku mo nai karaSaishin no chuui wo haratte ikitetaSossen shite jibun no koto wo kenasu no waRaku dakedo munashikute Kanashii kako nanka hitotsu […]
I can’t exactly remember when I started liking Japanese pop culture. Was it the first time I watched Voltes V or Dragon Ball back when I was just 7 years old? However, I vividly remember the first time I liked a Japanese song. They used to play it on the radio back then. It was […]
Saigo no koiwazurai wo hajimeyouNando mo “kore ga saigo” tte ii aou Me o tojitatte miotosenai darouHibi no kokyuu ga midaredasu shunkanMaa ikka nante houtte oitaraMassaka sama THE ENDSore dake wa kaihishinaku cha na Tokudai no basei mo uketoru kara issoii hito nante yamechae yoSeizen souyo no sasshi no hyoushi wo kazaru you na toshigoro […]
Here is the next set of characters for you to learn. Please watch below video on how to pronounce and write down the characters correctly. Again, please practice writing down the words you’ve learned so far in Hiragana!
This is another fun song, about that one person who’s bad for you – you have so many reasons to stay way…but you go back to them in the end. Sounds familiar? Enjoy singing! 🙂 Waracchimau hodo yumemigachi na no saKimi ni atte kara yokei ni hidoku natta naTodome wo sasareta gunjou iro no namidaYubi […]
Konnichiwa! <- This is how you say hello, or Good Day! in Japanese. 🙂 We’re now on our 4th set of Hiragana characters! We have two “special” pronunciation for the T-series, CHI instead of TI, and TSU instead of TU. Again, no special reason for this other than this is just how Japanese pronunciation is! […]