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HIRAGANA PART 8
YA YU YO

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Today's lesson will teach the 'Y' line.  You will notice there are only 3 letters for today, but they are important. They allow us to combine letters. As we will see in lesson 11. ya-yu-yo

- ya    - as in YAk
- yu    - as in YOU
- yo    - as in YO-YO

NOTE: Maybe it's ok!


SILLY ASSOCIATIONS: (What do the characters look like to you?)

- It looks like ____________
- It looks like ____________
- 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? 

やま ______________ This means mountain
ゆめ ______________ This means a dream
ゆうめい ______________ This means famous
ようす ______________ This means condition of things, a look
おはよう ______________ This means Good Morning
ゆき ______________ This means snow
よこ ______________ This means the side
よし______________ This means All right! or Good!

NOTE: See the above 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!

INSTRUCTIONS: I will test your knowledge by giving you a Hiragana in the left box.
Type the sounds in roman characters in the box on the right and press Tab to submit your answer.
Nihongo-san will tell you if you were right or wrong.
Use the Tab key or the Continue button to continue.
USE ONLY LOWERCASE --> like this


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Nihongo-san says:


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Gambatte!

 

ANSWERS:
やま  yama  This means mountain
ゆめ  yume  This means a dream
ゆうめい   yuumei  This means famous
ようす  yousu This means condition of things, a look
おはよう  ohayou This means Good Morning
ゆき  yuki  This means snow
よこ   yoko  This means the side
よし  yoshi  This means All right! or Good!
Click here to take the Quiz