User blog:1caiser/Kai の日本語 - 第一週

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Welcome to Kai Socrius's first Nihongo lesson!

This lesson will introduce:

Hiragana Table
Please take the time to memorize the hiragana table. This is the most essential part of the Japanese Language, as all words and syllables are derived from this "alphabet."



The Correct Pronunciation
あ/ア, い/イ, う/ウ, お/オ are not pronounced as English users would pronounce them. え/エ is the only exception, with pronunciation "eh" as in " e gg".

However, the K, S, T, N, H, M, Y, R, and W Hiragana all follow their standard English pronunciations.
 * Note:There is no yi (replaced with い/イ) and ye (replaced with え/エ).
 * The same goes for wi (い/イ), wu (う/ウ), we (え/エ). Though these W pronunciations used to exist in the Japanese language, but have since been superseded.

Pronouns
"This," "That," and "That over there" will be re-introduced later, for lack of vocabulary.

Particles
The sentence structures of most of the particles will be addressed later, for lack of vocabulary.

Examples
''This concludes Lesson One. If you do not fully understand something, please feel free to leave a comment below. I will reply in 24-hour's time.''

では, 次回　まで. (では、　じかい　まで. // Then, until next time.)

- Kai Socrius (1caiser) (talk)

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