Hiragana, first lesson
The reason that I’ve started earlier than expected with the syllabary, as I realized that it’s very important and I should learn it in order to continue my studies and therefore better understand what I’m reading.
Hiragana is designed to learn easily and the Japanese kids start practice writing this syllabary. The Japanese adults also use them when they don’t remember a certain word in Kanji, so it could be very helpful for me.
The first and most important step is having a look at this Hiragana table:
| あ A | い I | う U | え E | お O |
| か KA | き KI | く KU | け KE | こ KO |
| さ SA | し SHI | す SU | せ SE | そ SO |
| た TA | ち CHI | つ TSU | て TE | と TO |
| な NA | に NI | ぬ NU | ね NE | の NO |
| は HA | ひ HI | ふ FU | へ HE | ほ HO |
| ま MA | み MI | む MU | め ME | も MO |
| や YA | ゆ YU | よ YO | ||
| ら RA | り RI | る RU | れ RE | ろ RO |
| わ WA | を WO (o) | |||
| ん N | ||||
| が GA | ぎ GI | ぐ GU | げ GE | ご GO |
| ざ ZA | じ JI | ず ZU | ぜ ZE | ぞ ZO |
| だ DA | ぢ DI | づ DU | で DE | ど DO |
| ば BA | び BI | ぶ BU | べ BE | ぼ BO |
| ぱ PA | ぴ PI | ぷ PU | ぺ PE | ぽ PO |
Well, now I don’t have any excuse not to learn this table, but for now I will continue to explore other uses for these syllables.
Hiragana is used for:
-Grammatical forms
-Conjugation of verbs
-Particles
-Kanji in disuse
Ok, from what I’ve read on the internet, I should learn this syllabary within 2 weeks.
Starting countdown… tic, tac.. tic, tac.. あ=A
