Hiragana 2 is the second skill in the Japanese language course. It has five lessons and teaches new hiragana and vocabulary words, building on the characters taught in Hiragana 1.
Alphabet notes[]
Again, most hiragana characters sound similar to English, except the following:
- The r of る (and similar characters) is closer to the t in "butter" than the r; and
- The character す often just sounds like s followed by a puff of air rather than su when it comes at the end of a word.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- む = mu
- る = ru
- き = ki
- よむ (yomu) = read
- よる (yoru) = night
- きる (kiru) = wear
Lesson 2[]
- や = ya
- け = ke
- の = no
- やさい (yasai) = vegetables
- おさけ (osake) = alcohol
- のむ (nomu) = drink/drinks
Lesson 3[]
- す = su
- て = te
- り = ri
- すき (suki) = like
- すし (sushi) = sushi
- てりやき (teriyaki) = teriyaki
Lesson 4[]
- ま = ma
- ほ = ho
- た = ta
- あまい (amai) = sweet
- ほしい (hoshii) = want
- きたない (kitanai) = dirty
Lesson 5[]
- わ = wa
- ら = ra
- こ = ko
- わたし (watashi) = I/me
- さようなら (sayounara) = goodbye
- こんにちは (konnichiwa) = hello, good afternoon
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/ja/Hiragana-2
