日本語を勉強しましょう！
Today, I would like to do a little introduction on Japanese language. Do you know that Japanese people use three different types of characters or alphabets for writing? They use HIRAGANA, KATAKANA and KANJI (chinese characters). For a start, today I'm going to introduce you to Hiragana. The materials that I put in the post today (charts and videos) are not mine, I get them when googling the internet. Anyway, hopefully they can assist you in learning basic Japanese.
Well, let's start!
Hiragana is used to write native words for which there are no Kanji to represent them.
Below is the Hiragana chart:
These basic characters can be modified in various ways.
1) Inserting "dakuten":
2) Small version of the hiragana for ya, yu or yo:
3) Small tsu ( small っ):
The "small tsu" (っ) indicates double consonants. The consonant after "small tsu" will be doubled when the word is pronounced. For example this word - きっぷ (ticket) --> it will be pronounced as KIPPU. The consonant that comes after "small tsu" is ぷ(romaji: Pu), therefore the consonant 'P' is doubled.
PRONUNCIATION
To give you a clear idea of how to pronounce the letters of Hiragana, view the video below. You can find other videos in youtube too if you have time to browse. Anyway, check this video out:
WRITING
I'm sure afte you learn to recognize the characters of Hiragana, you would want to learn how to write. You cannot simply write Hiragana, there are certain stroke orders that you must follow. Below are the videos that show you how to write them correctly:
Hope all these will help you to learn Japanese.
がんばってね！
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