Hiragana Lesson 二: Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So-Ta-Chi-Tsu-Te-To

[Garnet Guardian]

This Lesson is learning about the next 10 Hiragana!

Remember when we added the 'K' in front of the vowels? This also applies for other letters like...

'S'

さしすせそ

さ - Sa - Pronounced 'Sah'
し - Shi - Pronounced 'Shee'
す - Su - Pronounced 'Soo'
せ - Se - Pronounced 'Seh'
そ - So - Pronounced 'Soh'

**As you can tell, the odd one out is 'し' because it is pronounced with an 'SH' sound instead of just an 'S' sound. Remember this!!! **

The next 5 are...

'T'

た - Ta - Pronounced 'Tah'
ち - Chi - Pronounced 'Chee'
つ - Tsu - Pronounced 'Tsoo'
て - Ge - Pronounced 'Teh'
と - To - Pronounced 'Toh'


**Again, there are oddballs in this grouping, but there are 2 this time. Instead of 'Ti', we have 'Chi' and instead of 'Tu', we have 'Tsu'. Remember these is easy with this:
'Shichi' means Seven, and uses both Shi and Chi in chronological order.
'Tsunami' Has 'Tsu' in it instead of 'Tu.'

Easiest way to remember these is Shichi Tsunami, or Seven Tidal Waves**

It is getting a bit trickier, but I know you will be fine!


EXAMPLES:

しち - [shi-chi] Seven
つなみ - [tsu-na-mi] Tidal Wave
せんせい - [se-n-se-i] Teacher
せいと - [se-i-to] Student

You are learning Japanese pretty fast if I do say so myself! You already know 20 Hiragana letters! Soon you will know all of them


Next Kana Lesson we will be learning the next 10 Hiragana Kana.
 

[Issendai Xanthias]

Student can be call Gakusen too~  

[Garnet Guardian]

Laureate1028

Student can be call Gakusen too

~

I know. I am listing examples, and what the Japanese word means, not nessisarily the english word  

[il Kaori li]

I like this.
n_n
Though, is the main focus learning the sounds and such, or do you want us to memorize how you write the letter.

It's probably best to memorize how to write it also, huh?

 

[Garnet Guardian]

il Kaori li

I like this.
n_n
Though, is the main focus learning the sounds and such, or do you want us to memorize how you write the letter.

It's probably best to memorize how to write it also, huh?

Well writing over the internet is hard... but i will try and make sheets that will teach you how to write it.. maybe on Black Friday...  

[Lelouchsz]

o-o schol start already??  

[Garnet Guardian]

BLackCatzs

o-o schol start already??

I had lessons before I started this... ^^;; are they any good, Sensei?  

[Amyroth]

Garnet Guardian

il Kaori li

I like this.
n_n
Though, is the main focus learning the sounds and such, or do you want us to memorize how you write the letter.

It's probably best to memorize how to write it also, huh?

Well writing over the internet is hard... but i will try and make sheets that will teach you how to write it.. maybe on Black Friday...

There are plenty of websites that show you how to write.
You can watch animations of stroke orders.