Japanese Lesson 1 [Raivu]
This is Lesson 1 of my Japanese class (I decided to do one out of boredom, and I think it'll be easier for me to learn as well if I re-teach)
Ok. First off, to get by, you will need to learn Hiragana and Katana.
What are the differences?
Hiragana - Main Japanese stream of language
Katana - English translations, usually found outside.
example:
English - Milk
Katakana - Miruku ミルク
NUMBERS 1-10
You will need to know your numbers. Its' easy to pick up from there
1 - Ichi 一
2 - Ni ニ
3 - San 三
4 - Yo 四
5 - Go 五
6 - Roku 六
7 - Shichi 七
8 - Hachi 八
9 - Kuu 九
10 - Juu 十
Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈａｔ， ｆｏｒ １１ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｓ １0＋1．Ｓｏ ｉ ｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ”ＪｕｕＩｃｈｉ”。Ｊｕｕ ＝ １０
Ｉｃｈｉ ＝ １
Ｔｈｅｎ ｉｔ’ｓ ｊｕｓｔ Ｊｕｕｎｉ， Ｊｕｕｓａｎ， Ｊｕｕyo， ｅｔｃ．
VOWELS
a - ah あ
i - ee い
u -oo う
e - eh え
o - oh お
CHARTS
Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ ａ ｃｈａｒｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｏ ＰＲＡＣＴＩＣＥ ｔｈｉｓ， ｔｈｅｎ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｔｈｉ ｓ ｗｅｂｓｉｔｅ： http://www.realkana.com/
Hiragana
K S T N H M Y R W G Z D B P
ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa ga za da ba pa
か さ た な は ま あ ら わ が ざ だ ば ぱ
ki shi chi ni hi mi ri gi ji ji bi pi
き し ち に ひ み り ぎ じ び ぴ
ku su tsu nu fu mu yu ru gu zu zu bu pu
く す つ ぬ ふ む ゆ る ぐ ず ぶ ぷ
ke se te ne he me re ge ze de be ｐe
け せ て ね へ め れ げ ぜ で べ ぺ
ko so to no ho mo yo ro o n go zo do bo ｐo
こ そ と の ほ も よ ろ お ん ご ぞ ど ぼ ぽ
Katakana
K S T N H M Y R W G Z D B P
ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa ga za da ba pa
カ サ タ ナ ハ マ ヤ ラ ワ ガ ザ ダ バ パ
ki shi chi ni hi mi ri gi ji ji bi pi
キ シ チ ニ ヒ ミ リ ギ ジ ビ ピ
ku su tsu nu fu mu yu ru gu zu zu bu pu
ク ス ツ ヌ フ ム ユ ル グ ズ ブ プ
ke se te ne he me re ge ze de be ｐe
ケ セ テ ネ ヘ メ レ ゲ ゼ デ ベ ペ
ko so to no ho mo yo ro o n go zo do bo ｐo
コ ソ ト ノ ホ モ ヨ ロ オ ン ゴ ゾ ド ボ ポ
SENTENCE STUCTURE
1. Subject at the beginning of the sentence. (Raivu, my name is)
2. GREETINGS: Most commonly used is "Watashi wa" then "Raivu desu"
**BE CAREFUL WHEN WRITING JAPANESE Because they don't use Spaces.
so it would be "watashiwaRaivudesu"
わたしわＲａｉｖｕです
*Also Remember to use "Yoroshiku" as a polite way to greet anybody of higher authority
*Finally, to conclude this lesson, never use "Oro" when introducing yourself. It's a very rude term and it'll most likely end you on your ass. it's like saying "Hey. My name is Joe. Want to do something about it, bitch?"
:p but not quite like that.
Just take my word for it, don't use it. ^_^
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Well that concludes this first lesson of Japanese. :p Take notes and start practicing.
~Raivu
ジョ一
