あ え い う お Genki Textbook page 24 Three types of writing 私 は カナダ に 行 きます Watashi wa kanada ni ikimasu Kanji Hiragana ID: 783208
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Slide1
Japanese Sounds and Pronunciation
あ
え
い
う
お
Genki
Textbook page 24
Slide2Three types of writing
私 は カナダ に 行
きます。Watashi wa kanada ni ikimasu.
KanjiHiraganaKatakana*Romaji
Slide3Kanji 漢字
Chinese or native-Japanese originused for whole words used for parts of words such as verbs
中国
行きます
勉強します
日本
練習
Slide4Hiragana ひらがな
48 charactersphonetic syllabaryused for Japanese words with no kanji
used for grammar such as prepositions, verb conjugations こんにちは
話します
から
Slide5Katakana カタカナ
48 charactersphonetic syllabaryused for foreign words
used to show emphasis ie onomatopoeia ジュース
オーストラリア
ピカピカ
Slide6Romaji ローマ字
roman alphabet used to show the pronunciation of Japanese wordsused for learners of Japanese only
benkyō
go-
shujin
Igirisu-jin
Slide7Pronunciation はつおん
5 main vowels (short and long)
Similar to: Ah, we soon get old.
SHORT SOUNDS
LONG SOUNDSaあāああ
iいii or īいいu
う
ū
うう
e
え
ē or
ei
ええ えい
o
お
ō
おう おお
Slide8Hiragana
Chart
Genki
Textbook
front cover
Slide9Hiragana – basic sounds
Mnemonics from:
http://www.canyouchopstick.com/2011/01/katakana-mnemonic/
Animations from:
http://japaneselanguageculturefood.com/japanese-language-katakana.htm
Genki workbook pg 117-121
Slide10Genki
workbook pg 117 – Practice writing as we go!
Slide11Slide12A
あAn antenna is up on the roof. あ as in ‘u
p on the roof’.
Slide13I
いThere are two eels.い as in ‘eels’.
Slide14U
うOoo! This is heavy! う as in ‘Ooo!’
Slide15E
えI have to exercise. え as in ‘exercise’.
Slide16O
おA golf ball is on the green. お as in ‘o
n the green’.
Slide17*
NOTE:
Handwritten Print
Slide18KA
かA kite is flying in the sky. か as in ‘kite’.
Slide19KI
きI have a key. き as in ‘key
’.
Slide20KU
くHere comes a cuckoo bird.く as in ‘cu
ckoo’.
Slide21KE
けA keg of beer. け as in ‘ke
g’.
Slide22KO
こAn apple core. こ as in ‘co
re’.
Slide23Genki
workbook pg 117II and III - Can you write the words?
Slide24*
NOTE:
Handwritten Print
Slide25Genki
workbook pg 118 – Practice writing as we go!
Slide26SA
さI love sake! さ as in ‘sa
ke’.
Slide27SHI
しShe has a ponytail. し as in ‘she
’.
Slide28SU
すThe pigs tail will soon fall off. す as in ‘soon’.
Slide29SE
せSensei’s hat. せ as in ‘se
nsei’.
Slide30SO
そZig-zag sewing. そ as in ‘se
wing’.
Slide31Slide32TA
たA letter ‘t’ and ‘a’ make ta. た as in ‘
ta’.
Slide33CHI
ちShe’s a cheerleader. ち as in ‘chee
rleader’.
Slide34TSU
つTsunami is a tidal wave.つ as in ‘tsunami’.
Slide35TE
てThe dog is wagging his tail.て as in ‘tail’.
Slide36TO
と Ouch! A nail is in my toe. と as in ‘to
e’.
Slide37Genki
workbook pg 118II and III - Can you write the words?
Slide38Slide39Genki
workbook pg 119 – Practice writing as we go!
Slide40NA
なA nun is kneeling in front of the cross. な as in ‘nun’.
Slide41NI
にA needle and thread. に as in ‘
needle’.
Slide42NU
ぬThe egg fell out of the bowl with noodles and chopsticks. ぬ as in ‘noodles’.
Slide43NE
ねI caught a big fish in my net. ね as in ‘net’.
Slide44NO
のDo not enter! の as in ‘not’
.
Slide45Slide46HA
はI live in a house. は as in ‘hou
se’.
Slide47HI
ひHe is on the wall. ひ as in ‘he’
.
Slide48FU
ふI climbed Mt Fuji. ふ as in ‘Fuji’.
Slide49HE
へThere is a haystack. へ as in ‘haystack’.
Slide50HO
ほA house becomes a home with a satellite. ほ as in ‘home’.
Slide51Genki
workbook pg 119II and III - Can you write the words?
Slide52Slide53Genki
workbook pg 120 – Practice writing as we go!
Slide54MA
まMum loves music. ま as in ‘mum’.
Slide55MI
みWho’s 21? Me! み as in ‘me’.
Slide56MU
むMoo-moo cow.む as in ‘moo’.
Slide57ME
めChopsticks and noodles without any mess.め as in ‘mess’.
Slide58MO
もThe more worms, the more fish. も as in ‘more’.
Slide59Slide60YA
やYay, I’m on a yacht.や as in ‘ya
y’.
Slide61YU
ゆMake a U-turn. ゆ as in ‘U
-turn’.
Slide62YO
よYoga is hard. よ as in ‘yo
ga’.
Slide63Genki
workbook pg 120II and III - Can you write the words?
Slide64*
NOTE:
Handwritten Print
Slide65Genki
workbook pg 121 – Practice writing as we go!
Slide66RA
らI love steamy ramen noodles. ら as in ‘ramen’.
Slide67RI
りA pretty ribbon. り as in ‘ribbon’.
Slide68RU
るCatch a kangaroo with a loop in the rope.る as in ‘kanga
roo’.
Slide69RE
れReady, set, go. Let’s race! れ as in ‘Re
ady’.
Slide70RO
ろNo loop in the rope. The kangaroo got away! ろ as in ‘rope
’.
Slide71Slide72WA
わWow! A magic wand. わ as in ‘
Wow’.
Slide73O
をOh! A cheerleader is on my toe. を as in ‘oh
!’.
Slide74N
んThe letter ‘n’ in end. ん as in ‘en
d’.
Slide75Genki
workbook pg 121II and III - Can you write the words?
Slide76ん
‘n’ is the only independent soundnasal soundWhen ‘n’ is followed by b, m, p the ‘n’ sound is more like ‘m’
n
an-ban
なんばん
べんきょう
benkyō
Slide77Dropping sounds
The
‘u’ sound at the end of verbs is often dropped:です desu
= des_ ございます gozaimasu
= gozaimas_When pronouncing ‘shite’ the ‘i’ sound is often dropped:はじめまして
hajimemashite = hajimemash_teしつれい
shit
surei
=
sh
_
tsurei
Particles – Hiragana changes
waoe
は
(
not
わ)を (not
お)
へ
(
not
え)
Particles
are grammatical markers and are put before or after Japanese words to make a sentence. Eg. In romaji particles are written on their own separate from other words.
Ie. Watashi
wa
kōen
e
ikimasu.
Slide79Hiragana – other sounds
Ten ten and maruCombined sounds
Slide80Tenten and Maru
Slide81Slide82*
NOTE
じ ず mostly usedぢ づ
rarely used
Slide83Combined sounds
The hiragana line ending in ‘
i’ sound
can be combined with small:‘ya’ や‘yu’ ゆ
‘yo’ よThese create combined soundsand represent 1 syllable.Compare these sounds:きや vs きゃしゆ
vs しゅちよ vs ちょ
big
small
big
big
Slide84ひ
や
big
small
Slide85Genki
textbook pg 290 A-D (Basic sounds revision)Genki textbook
pg 291 E-F(Listening)Workbook
pg 122
Slide86Hiragana – other sounds
Small ‘tsu’ and Long sounds
Slide87Long soundsā
ii or īūei or ēōkyā,
kyū, kyō
ああ
いい
うう
ええ
OR
えい
おう
OR
おお
(less common)
きゃ
あ、
きゅ
う、
きょ
う
etc
Slide88four double consonants -
kk, pp, ss, and tt
in hiragana they are represented by a small tsu っ double consonants indicate
a small pause so the mouth can prepare for the pronunciation of the next syllable
kekkon
massugu
kippu
まっすぐ
けっこん
き
っ
ぷ
Slide89Pause sound
(small tsu つ)kk
ppsstt
け
っこ
ん
kekkon
(marriage
)
き
っぷ
kippu
(tickets
)
ま
っす
ぐ
massugu
(go
straight)
き
って
kitte
(ticket
)
Slide90Genki
textbook pg 292 G-H
Workbook
pg 123