HIRAGANA PART 6 |
HIRAGANA PART 6 |
Are you still with me? You can do it! Just a little more...
Today's lesson will teach the 'H' line.
It has only one strange pronunciation. ha-hi-fu-he-ho
は
- ha - as
in HA! |
NOTE:
ふ fu is not 'hu' as you would expect.
Therefore Japanese people don't YaHOO but "YaFoo"
Also へ he is pronounced as 'e' when used
as a particle. -- Just for your info; don't stress about that now!
SILLY ASSOCIATIONS: (What do the characters look like to you?)
は - It looks like
____________
ひ - It looks like HE has both hands
raised
ふ - It looks like ____________
へ - It looks like "HEY that's an
upside down 'V'
ほ - It looks like ____________
| STOP!!! |
Did you write the above hiragana 10 times? Did you sound them out as well? Well, do it again! And then take the following test & Javascript quiz...
TEST & REVIEW
How do you read these Hiragana characters?
へた ______________ This
means poor, not good at
ひ ______________ This means sun
or day
へ ______________ This is a
particle which means to, forward... It is pronounced 'e' not 'he'
はし ______________ This means
chopsticks
とうふ ______________ This means
tofu
ほね ______________ This means
bone
は ______________ This means
tooth
ほしい______________ This means to
want, to desire (something)
NOTE: See the above へ is pronounced as 'e' when used as a particle
Click here or go to the bottom to check your answers
NOW TAKE A QUIZ ON
THE HIRAGANA YOU HAVE LEARNED!
There are 8 questions. Gambatte!
Gambatte!
へた heta This means poor, not good at ひ hi This means sun or day へ e This is a particle which means to, forward... It is pronounced 'e' not 'he' はし hashi This means chopsticks とうふ toufu This means tofu ほね hone This means bone は ha This means tooth ほしい hoshii This means to want, to desire (something)