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N5Lesson 0.3

Katakana โ€“ Part 2 (taโ€“n)

๐Ÿ‘‹ Introduction

๐Ÿ”Š

ใ“ใฎใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใงใฏใ€ใ‚ฟ่กŒ ใ€œ ใƒฏ่กŒ ใจใ€Œใƒณใ€ใ‚’ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ซใ‚ฟใ‚ซใƒŠใ‚’ ใŠใผใˆใ‚‹ ใจใ€ใŒใ„ใ‚‰ใ„ใ” ใ‚’ ใ‚นใƒฉใ‚นใƒฉ ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Kono ressun de wa, ta-gyou ใ€œ wa-gyou to 'N' o benkyou shimasu. Katakana o oboeru to, gairaigo o surasura yomeru you ni narimasu.

In this lesson, you will learn the TA to WA rows and ใƒณ. Mastering katakana makes it much easier to read loanwords smoothly.

ใ‚ข Katakana Characters

๐Ÿ”Š
ใ‚ฟ
ta
๐Ÿ”Šใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผ
takushii
taxi
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ
chi
๐Ÿ”Šใƒใƒผใ‚บ
chiizu
cheese
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ„
tsu
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผ
tsuaa
tour
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ†
te
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆ
tesuto
test
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒˆ
to
๐Ÿ”Šใƒˆใƒžใƒˆ
tomato
tomato
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒŠ
na
๐Ÿ”ŠใƒŠใ‚คใƒ•
naifu
knife
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ‹
ni
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚น
nyuusu
news
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒŒ
nu
๐Ÿ”ŠใƒŒใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซ
nuudoru
noodles
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ
ne
๐Ÿ”Šใƒใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใ‚ค
nekutai
necktie
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒŽ
no
๐Ÿ”ŠใƒŽใƒผใƒˆ
nooto
notebook
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ
ha
๐Ÿ”Šใƒใƒณใƒใƒผใ‚ฌใƒผ
hanbaagaa
hamburger
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ’
hi
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ’ใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผ
hiitaa
heater
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ•
fu
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„
furuutsu
fruits
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ˜
he
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ˜ใ‚ข
hea
hair
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ›
ho
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซ
hoteru
hotel
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒž
ma
๐Ÿ”Šใƒžใƒณใ‚ฌ
manga
manga
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒŸ
mi
๐Ÿ”ŠใƒŸใƒซใ‚ฏ
miruku
milk
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒ 
mu
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ ใƒผใƒ“ใƒผ
muubii
movie
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒก
me
๐Ÿ”Šใƒกใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผ
menyuu
menu
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒข
mo
๐Ÿ”Šใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซ
moderu
model
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒค
ya
๐Ÿ”Šใƒคใƒณใ‚ฐ
yangu
young
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒฆ
yu
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฆใƒผใƒขใ‚ข
yuumoa
humor
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒจ
yo
๐Ÿ”Šใƒจใƒผใ‚ฐใƒซใƒˆ
yooguruto
yogurt
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒฉ
ra
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ช
rajio
radio
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒช
ri
๐Ÿ”Šใƒชใƒœใƒณ
ribon
ribbon
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒซ
ru
๐Ÿ”Šใƒซใƒผใƒ 
ruumu
room
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒฌ
re
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฌใƒขใƒณ
remon
lemon
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒญ
ro
๐Ÿ”Šใƒญใƒ“ใƒผ
robii
lobby
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒฏ
wa
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฏใ‚คใƒณ
wain
wine
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒฒ
wo
๐Ÿ”Šใƒฒ๏ผˆใ‚ช๏ผ‰
o (particle)
object marker 'o'
๐Ÿ”Š
ใƒณ
n
๐Ÿ”Šใƒ‘ใƒณ
pan
bread

๐Ÿ’ก Pronunciation Tips

๐Ÿ”Š

ใ‚ซใ‚ฟใ‚ซใƒŠ่ชž ใฏ ่‹ฑ่ชžใซ ใกใ‹ใ„ ้ŸณใŒ ใŠใŠใใ€ใชใŒใ„ใƒœใ‚ฆใ‚คใƒณใ€Žใƒผใ€ใซๆณจๆ„ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Katakanago wa eigo ni chikai oto ga ooku, nagai bouin 'ใƒผ' ni chuui shimashou.

Many katakana words sound similar to English. Pay special attention to the long vowel mark 'ใƒผ'.

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒ๏ผˆchi๏ผ‰ใจใƒ„๏ผˆtsu๏ผ‰ใฎๅฝขใ‚’ ใพใกใŒใˆใ‚„ใ™ใ„ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ˆใ ่ฆ‹ใฆ ใŠใผใˆใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

Chi to tsu no katachi o machigaeyasui node, yoku mite oboemashou.

CHI (ใƒ) and TSU (ใƒ„) look similar, so check them carefully.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Practice Reading

๐Ÿ”Š

ใ‚ฟ ใƒ ใƒ„ ใƒ† ใƒˆ

ta chi tsu te to

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒŠ ใƒ‹ ใƒŒ ใƒ ใƒŽ

na ni nu ne no

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒ ใƒ’ ใƒ• ใƒ˜ ใƒ›

ha hi fu he ho

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒž ใƒŸ ใƒ  ใƒก ใƒข

ma mi mu me mo

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒค ใƒฆ ใƒจ

ya yu yo

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒฉ ใƒช ใƒซ ใƒฌ ใƒญ

ra ri ru re ro

๐Ÿ”Š

ใƒฏ ใƒฒ ใƒณ

wa o n

๐Ÿ”ค Kana Chart

ใ‚ฟ
ta
ใ‚ฟใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒผ
ใƒ
chi
ใƒใƒผใ‚บ
ใƒ„
tsu
ใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผ
ใƒ†
te
ใƒ†ใ‚นใƒˆ
ใƒˆ
to
ใƒˆใƒžใƒˆ
ใƒŠ
na
ใƒŠใ‚คใƒ•
ใƒ‹
ni
ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚น
ใƒŒ
nu
ใƒŒใƒผใƒ‰ใƒซ
ใƒ
ne
ใƒใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใ‚ค
ใƒŽ
no
ใƒŽใƒผใƒˆ
ใƒ
ha
ใƒใƒณใƒใƒผใ‚ฌใƒผ
ใƒ’
hi
ใƒ’ใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผ
ใƒ•
fu
ใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒ„
ใƒ˜
he
ใƒ˜ใ‚ข
ใƒ›
ho
ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซ
ใƒž
ma
ใƒžใƒณใ‚ฌ
ใƒŸ
mi
ใƒŸใƒซใ‚ฏ
ใƒ 
mu
ใƒ ใƒผใƒ“ใƒผ
ใƒก
me
ใƒกใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผ
ใƒข
mo
ใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซ
ใƒค
ya
ใƒคใƒณใ‚ฐ
ใƒฆ
yu
ใƒฆใƒผใƒขใ‚ข
ใƒจ
yo
ใƒจใƒผใ‚ฐใƒซใƒˆ
ใƒฉ
ra
ใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ช
ใƒช
ri
ใƒชใƒœใƒณ
ใƒซ
ru
ใƒซใƒผใƒ 
ใƒฌ
re
ใƒฌใƒขใƒณ
ใƒญ
ro
ใƒญใƒ“ใƒผ
ใƒฏ
wa
ใƒฏใ‚คใƒณ
ใƒฒ
wo
ใƒฒ๏ผˆใ‚ช๏ผ‰
ใƒณ
n
ใƒ‘ใƒณ
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