Hiragana: Ta Gyo

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Daily Dose: Grade 7 // SA Gyo

Ticket In: Year 7

1. What are the first five letters in the Japanese alphabet?
2. TRUE or FALSE: Romaji is the English way of writing a Japanese character (letter).
3. How many strokes are there in this character: あ
4. BONUS: Draw a Japanese car robot person.

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Daily Hiragana: A I U E O

Hiragana Alphabet Songs

Practice your Japanese alphabet by singing along and using your Hiragana chart. The FIRST video is the classic slower song. The SECOND video is more challenging with a speed round at the end. Can you keep up?

• remember the RA RI RU RE RO are more like a hard r sound.
• GYO is the row, therefor KA GYO is the row that reads KA KI KU KE KO
• use your HIRAGANA chart and follow along

Japanese Alphabet Song

Time to sing along to your favorite Japanese song! Follow the link here!

Chon Chon and Maru // Hack

If you need a good Japanese life hack, try this one to remember your CHON CHON and MARU:

KONGRATS SUZIE TODAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

K + chon chon = G // ga gi gu ge go

S + chon chon = Z (except SHI=JI) // za ji zu ze zo

T + chon chon = D (only TA, TE, TO = DA, DE, DO)

H + chon chon = B // ba bi bu be bo

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H + maru = P // pa pi pu pe po

Ticket In

1. How do you say “I don’t understand” in Japanese?
2. List all the ぎょう (gyou pronounced GYO) on the Hiragana Chart?
3. What does KONGRATS SUZIE TODAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY mean?
4. EXTRA: What Japanese city is this?

Ticket In

1. How do say/count “one person” and “two people” in Japanese?
2. What does “Gyo” mean on a Hiragana chart? Can you give an example?
3. Why is it important to be silent when the teacher is talking and when you are asked to do silent individual work?
4. EXTRA: Draw this!

Stroke Order A-KA / Video

Click on this link for at-home hiragana stroke order practice. Listen to the video repeat the sounds while you practice your stroke order.