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
This term is all about organization and tiny goals each week.
You can expect to:
learn or review the alphabet, HIRAGANA and ROMAJI.
speak and comprehend basic greetings, example, SENSEI, ARIGATO, etc.
write Hiragana legibly
participate in weekly quizzes about Hiragana and vocabulary
study outside of class
prepare for term finals in Japanese and English
Big takeaway:
Japanese is a language that requires you to STUDY small chunks at a time. You must be able to WRITE and READ the basic alphabet in order to pass this subject.
Your mantra:
REPEAT TO REMEMBER – REMEMBER TO REPEAT
What you need in class:
blue Hiragana chart
Japanese notebook
blue/black and red pen
diary
Why Japanese?
Make an effort in Japanese so you can travel and speak the language even on a small scale. Even if you know just the basics, it can take you places and make you feel pretty awesome. Plus, it is cool to speak another language. It also makes your brain age slower. If you don’t believe me, just read this article that backs up what I’m telling y’all!
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