JAPAN 3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hiragana, Zaka, Watashi Wa
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Basic hiragana syllables a k s t n h m y r w n a ka sa ta na ha ma ya ra wa n. Voiceless hiragana a k s t h ka sa ta ha. Voiced hiragana i i i ki shi chi ni hi mi ri ki shi chi hi. Written with the letters in the second column (i column) Use small when transcribing double consonants. Double consonant nn is written with and a hiragana syllable with an initial n sound. Placed at the end of a sentence. Mearii-san wa amerikajin desu. (mary is an american. ) Mearii-san wa amerikajin desu ka? (is mary american?) Senkou wa nihongo desu. (my major is japanese. ) Senkou wa nihongo desu ka? (is your major japanese?) Senkou was arimasen. (i don"t have a major. ) Daigaku wa doko desu ka? (where is your university?)