If you’d like to build up your vocabulary, Anki is one of the best apps. Not only me, but many Japanese learners choose it. Anki is an intelligent flashcard app. You can customize it, add new words easily and quickly and use it on any device, anywhere, anytime. As a teacher, I saw many times …
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Want to know Japanese New Year? You can learn Japanese New Year vocabulary, say appropriate New Year greetings and understand Japanese New Year culture. Watch the video. Do you want ALL New Year vocabulary for your reference? Download Japanese New Year Vocab List Please enter your email to receive your Japanese New Year Vocabulary List …
Have you ever been wondered, “What is the best way to self-study Japanese?” Actually, this is the question I have been asked by my students again and again. They are so motivated that they want to learn more. I am really proud of them. :) However, it is a bit difficult for me, a teacher, to …
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As Katakana is used to represent the sounds of foreign words, there are several extra sounds only for Katakana. Here is the table. You can download the PDF, “Katakana-only-sounds“. Audio イェ ウィ ウェ ウォ クァ クィ クェ クォ グァ グィ グェ グォ …
In this lesson, we will learn Katakana long vowels and small “ッ”. Long vowels Long vowels is called “chōon”. Katakana long vowels are very easy. You just add “ー”! For example, アイスクリーム (ice cream) エスカレーター (escalator) カード (card) See? Very easy! Small “ッ” Small “ッ” is called “hatsuon”, which means a pause, same as Hiragana …
Katakana yōon is same as Hiragana yōon. Yōon is that one i-sound Hiragana letter and one small や, ゆ or よletter join together and represent one sound. Here is the table. You can download the PDF file, “More+ Katakana Letters“. Please listen to the audio and repeat afterwards. “キャ、キュ、キョ” “シャ、シュ、ショ” “チャ、チュ、チョ” “ヒャ、ヒュ、ヒョ” …
